Tony Blair Denies Involvement in Kosovo Project

After Hashim Thaci announced that he had a meeting with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair earlier last week, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change said on Tuesday that Blair met the Kosovo President in a personal capacity. 

"Mr. Blair has known President Thaci for a long time and met him in a personal capacity," the Tony Blair Institute told BIRN in a written response. 

The institute denied it has any form of project in Kosovo.

"As we have previously said, Mr. Blair's interested in the region and knows the key people there but his only wish is to see a solution which is agreed by everyone and which brings stability to the region," it said. 

Thaci posted a picture of himself and Tony Blair on Twitter on December 8, saying that the two politicians had met in London. 

I had a great meeting in London w/ my friend Tony Blair. His contribution to our freedom & independence is extraordinary. He fully supports dialogue process for a final comprehensive deal between Kosovo & Serbia leading to mutual recognition & NATO, EU, UN membership for #Kosovo. pic.twitter.com/YXqFENkC9k

— Hashim Thaçi (@HashimThaciRKS) December 8, 2018

The meeting took place four days after BIRN reported that the former UK prime minister's institute was seeking to hire a senior advisor for a Belgrade posting, to advise top officials on governance issues.

"The Institute has an on-going project in Serbia, which helps support public service delivery. This forms part of the Institute's broader not-for-profit work supporting governments around the world and it is provided at no cost to the Serbian government," the Institute told BIRN.

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