Kosovo prime minister in Japan

Kosovo prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (L) shakes hands with his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe, ahead of talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on April 14, 2014.

Kosovo prime minister in Japan

Kosovo prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R front) holds talks with Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (L front) at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 14, 2014.

Kosovo premier in Japan

Kosovo premier in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on June 8, 2012.

Kosovo premier in Japan

Kosovo premier in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meet in Tokyo on June 8, 2012.

Japan-Kosovo talks

Japan-Kosovo talks

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Kosovar President Hashim Thaci shake hands ahead of their talks at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2019. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kosovo President Thaci in Japan

Kosovo President Thaci in Japan

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci (L) and Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kosovo President Thaci in Japan

Kosovo President Thaci in Japan

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci (L) and Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kosovo President Thaci in Japan

Kosovo President Thaci in Japan

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci (3rd from L) and Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kosovo President Thaci in Japan

Kosovo President Thaci in Japan

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (L) and Kosovo President Hashim Thaci hold talks at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kosovo President Thaci in Japan

Kosovo President Thaci in Japan

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (R) escorts Kosovo President Hashim Thaci at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kosovo President Thaci

Kosovo President Thaci

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci is interviewed in Pristina, Kosovo, on Aug. 26, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan-Kosovo talks

Japan-Kosovo talks

Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (C) shakes hands with Manabu Horii (L), a Japanese parliamentary vice foreign minister, along with Kosovo Foreign Minister Behgjet Pacolli, in Prishtina, Kosovo, on Feb. 18, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo