Israel and Kosovo officially established diplomatic ties Monday in a ceremony held via Zoom, The Jerusalem Post reports.
The ceremony, which according to Israel's Foreign Ministry is the first of its kind in the world, saw agreements signed by Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, and then scanned and sent to his Kosovar counterpart Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla in the capital of Pristina.
According to Ashkenazi, Haradinaj-Stublla also submitted a formal request to open an embassy in Jerusalem - which was accepted.