Tonga is reported to have officially recognized the independence of the Republic of Kosovo, according to a post made by Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi on a Facebook social media page this month.

It has been reported that Prime Minister Thaçi posted that he had been informed that Tonga has recognized the independence of the Republic of Kosovo.

“This is the 105^th country to acknowledge Kosovo as an independent state and the first one for 2014”, he stated on the post.

The Republic of Kosovo is the Government and civil authority administering all of the Kosovo region in the Balkan Peninsula of Southeastern Europe.

However, there has been no official statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Nuku'alofa regarding the Kosovo recognition.

The Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Vainga Tone, was not available for comment this week to confirm or deny Tonga's recognition of Kosovo.

A press statement from the Prime Minister's Office this evening stated that the Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano, who is also Tonga's Minister for Foreign Affairs is currently attending the Blue Economy Summit in Abu Dhabi, UAE.