Osman’s request to lift tariffs draws praise in the US
Republican Congressmen Carlos Gimenez and Keith Self have praised President Vjosa Osmani’s request to the government to lift the tariff on imports of US products, emphasizing that Europe should follow Kosovo’s example.
“Thank you, Madam President! This is being well received in the United States and our other allies in Europe should follow your example,” Gimenez wrote on the social network X, reports KosovaPress.
Another Republican congressman, Keith Self, also welcomed President Osmani’s request.
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“This is a tremendous lesson in leadership for our European partners to take note of,” Self wrote on the X platform.
President Osmani today asked the government to suspend tariffs on American products, saying that doing so would open new opportunities for job creation, technology exchange, and long-term economic growth.
“More than an economic move, this is a foreign policy objective, reaffirming our enduring commitment to the Kosovo-US alliance, built on shared values of freedom and decades of unwavering support,” she wrote in X.
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Her request has caused a strong reaction from the acting Minister of Finance, Hekuran Murati, who said that they have already considered such a thing and that “whenever a decision is made, we will definitely inform you in a timely manner.”
US President Donald Trump on April 2 signed a decision to impose 10% tariffs on almost two hundred countries around the world, including Kosovo and Albania.