Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Kosovo's new prime minister to reconsider the Balkan nation's recent opening of an embassy in Jerusalem.
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Erdogan made the request in a letter congratulating Prime Minister Albin Kurti, who took office earlier this week. Kurti's media office released a copy of the letter Thursday.
Kosovo formally opened an embassy to Israel in Jerusalem last month following the establishment of diplomatic ties with Israel on Feb. 1 and a White House summit Kosovo's now-former prime minister attended in September with then then-US President Donald Trump and Serbian President Aleksander Vucic.
Kosovo became the first European country and the first Muslim-majority one to establish an embassy in downtown Jerusalem, following the United States and Guatemala.
Erdogan had warned Kosovo's government earlier that the move could damage future relations with ally Turkey.
Under Trump, the US was the first country to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, followed by Guatemala.
Several other countries have either opened or pledged to open lower-level diplomatic offices in the city.
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