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Kosovan–Malaysian relations are foreign relations between Kosovo and Malaysia. Formal relations between the two countries first began in 2000, when Malaysia became the first Asian country to establish a liaison office in Kosovo.〔 〕 Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and Malaysia recognised it on 30 October 2008.〔 〕 ==Pre-independence relations== In June 1999, immediately after Kosovo became an international protectorate, Malaysia agreed to send sixty peacekeepers to join the UN Mission. The 60 peacekeepers included 50 policemen and 10 military officers, holding ranks from major to colonel. Later that year, in September, Malaysia began to make plans for "a centre to coordinate medical relief aid and missions to help Kosovo war victims," and began raising funds for assistance to Kosovo. In September 2000, these plans finally took effect when Malaysia established a liaison office in Kosovo "to coordinate Malaysian assistance and to liaise with the Malaysian security personnel assigned to the United Nations," becoming the sixth country, and the first in Asia, to establish such an office. The establishment of the office was in line with a broader Malaysian policy of self-determination in the Balkans, and a concern for the large Muslim population of Kosovo. The liaison office in Kosovo quickly began to disburse Malaysian aid, totalling more than $700,000 in the first year, including money to construct a mosque and purchase medical supplies for a hospital in Pristina. In the fall of 2000, the Malaysian government also strongly supported holding elections in Kosovo as soon as possible. On 28 September 2000, the Malaysian ambassador to the United Nations, Datuk Hasmy Agam, praised the progress towards elections, but told the UN that free and fair elections could "only be guaranteed by the active support of the international community." In the same speech, Agam also strongly advocated for new UN efforts to promote security and stability in Kosovo, and expressed a strong desire to work on the issue of missing persons. After successful municipal elections in Kosovo in October 2000, Malaysia pushed for a Kosovo-wide general election. On 18 September 2000, the first group of Malaysian policemen sent to Kosovo returned home. The next month, Malaysia sent a deployment of one hundred policemen to continue assisting the UN security effort. In 2001, Malaysia sent a third deployment, this time of 33 policemen to participate in the international peacekeeping forces in Kosovo. In November 2001, all of the Malaysian forces to serve in Kosovo up to that time received a medal and letter of appreciation in recognition of their services. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kosovo–Malaysia relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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