<Tr> <Td> Balochistan </Td> <Td> In August 2010, Baloch separatist leader Jumma Khan Marri welcomed the independence of Kosovo and the ruling by the ICJ that the declaration of independence by Kosovo was not in violation of international law . He also said that he hoped that the west would do the same thing and force Pakistan to give self - determination to the Baloch people . In October 2010, former Minister of Fisheries and opposition member of the Balochistan Assembly Kachkol Ali hailed the decision of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo's declaration of Independence as "a glorious judgment for the national liberation movements". He said that it was a beacon of hope for enslaved nations . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Basque Government </Td> <Td> The regional Basque government, unlike the central Spanish government in Madrid, responded very positively to Kosovo's declaration of independence . A regional government spokeswoman said that "It's a lesson to be followed when it comes to peaceful and democratic solutions of the identity and allegiance problems...It shows that respect of the citizens' will is the key to solving difficult political problems". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Catalonia </Td> <Td> In July 2010, following the ICJ decision, the Catalan nationalist parties expressed that there are clear parallels between their case and Kosovo's . Joan Puigcercós, the President of the Republican Left of Catalonia, stated that the ICJ decision shows that Catalonia's independence could be legal and recognised at an international level . The Democratic Convergence of Catalonia party asked the Spanish Government to recognise Kosovo's independence and the right of self - determination of the people . On 23 July 2010, José Montilla, President of the Generalitat of Catalonia, said that Catalonia and Kosovo have little in common . In March 2012 during a fierce debate with Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy, Convergence and Union general secretary Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida asked for the immediate recognition of Kosovo by Spain, and stated that the reasons for non-recognition "are not international but internal". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Central Tibetan Administration (government in exile) </Td> <Td> In June 2008, an article was published on the website of the Central Tibetan Administration saying that if Kosovo has a right to independence then Tibet has every right to become an independent nation and Tibetans are fully entitled to the right of self - determination . In April 2010, the 14th Dalai Lama, then joint executive authority within the government in exile, sent a telegram of congratulations to Kosovo's prime minister, Hashim Thaçi, saying that he is satisfied with the independence of Kosovo and that he prays that Kosovo's democratic state will be a model for others to follow . </Td> </Tr>

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