<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Abkhazia </Td> <Td> In February 2008 Abkhazian de facto president Sergei Bagapsh, regards "the promotion of Kosovo by the U.S.A. and some European states towards the declaration of independence as a visible demonstration of the policy of double standards". "Why does not the world community put any attention to the violent actions against ethnic minorities living in Kosovo..., the lack of interethnic reconciliation ...", Sergey Bagapsh noted . "We are solidly convinced of the fact that (now) we have got an even wider moral base for the recognition of our independence ." On 5 September 2008, the Abkhazian Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba said he was ready to recognise Kosovo's independence, "if Kosovo agrees to recognize our own (Abkhazia) independence, we will certainly recognize them as well". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Artsakh </Td> <Td> In February 2008, Georgiy Petrosyan, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Nagorno - Karabakh, said that he does not regard the conflict between his motherland and Azerbaijan, and the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia as completely similar . He noted that "approaches and solutions, which have recommended themselves while regulating one problem, can be used when looking for a solution to another one". Petrosyan stated that "the recognition of independent Kosovo will become an additional factor strengthening the status of (the) Stepanakert government" that he represents . On 12 March 2008 following Kosovo's declaration of independence, the National Assembly of Nagorno - Karabakh adopted a statement calling on the world's parliaments to be consistent in their recognition of states established on the basis of the right for self - determination and not to use double standards . The statement commended the stance of the international community respecting the human and civil rights of the majority of Kosovo's population . In December 2011, it was reported that Vasily Atajanyan, the acting foreign minister of Nagorno - Karabakh, had said that Nagorno - Karabakh would recognise Kosovo if recognition were reciprocated . In response, Enver Hoxhaj, Foreign Minister of Kosovo, said that Kosovo can only have formal relations with members of the UN . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Holy See </Td> <Td> Main article: Holy See's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence The reaction of the Holy See has been unclear . Since Kosovo's declaration there has been information suggesting de facto recognition, and information suggesting that this was not the case . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northern Cyprus </Td> <Td> In February 2008, the President of Northern Cyprus Mehmet Ali Talat welcomed Kosovo's independence, but a presidential spokesman said that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was not planning to recognise Kosovo . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palestine </Td> <Td> In February 2008, two senior Palestinian officials representing the Mahmoud Abbas West Bank - controlling government, who also are part of the team negotiating with Israel, disagreed on what the Kosovo events implied for Palestine . Yasser Abed Rabbo said, "If things are not going in the direction of continuous and serious negotiations, then we should take the step and announce our independence unilaterally . Kosovo is not better than us . We deserve independence even before Kosovo, and we ask for the backing of the United States and the European Union for our independence". Saeb Erekat responded that the Palestine Liberation Organization had already declared independence in 1988 . "Now we need real independence, not a declaration," said Erekat, "We need real independence by ending the occupation . We are not Kosovo . We are under Israeli occupation and for independence we need to acquire independence". During a July 2009 state visit to Serbia, President of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, when discussing both the situations in the Middle East and Kosovo said, "We are looking for a way to resolve these problems in a peaceful way, by upholding international law . We cannot impose solutions nor can we accept imposed solutions . That is why we must negotiate". In June 2011, Khraishi Ibrahim, Palestine's representative to the UN in Geneva, stated that Palestine supports Kosovo's integration into the European and international communities, and supports its independence . In September 2011, during the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Belgrade, the Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour said that Palestine was a "typical foreign occupation which cannot be compared to the issue of Kosovo" as confirmed by international law and the UN . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic </Td> <Td> The Polisario Front, which governs the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, has stated that the speedy recognition of Kosovo's independence by many countries shows the double standards of the international community, considering that the Western Sahara issue remains unsolved after three decades . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somaliland </Td> <Td> In 2010, the President of Somaliland, Ahmed Mahamoud Silanyo, said, "We are heartened by Kosovo and what's happened to Southern Sudan that means it opens the door for us . The principle that countries should remain as they were at the time of independence has changed so why should it not work for us as well". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Ossetia </Td> <Td> In February 2008, the South Ossetian de facto president, Eduard Kokoity, stated that it is not fair to compare this breakaway region with Kosovo because South Ossetians have far more right to a state of their own than Kosovo Albanians . He said that "Kosovo Albanians got independence after NATO's aggression on Serbia . Americans and NATO member countries took away Serbia's province . I feel sincerely for the Serb people," and that "Serbs had a well - organized state that provided for a normal life for Albanians . For this reason, what Americans have done to the Serbs is injustice". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Transnistria </Td> <Td> Transnistria has no policy towards Kosovo, but the Transnistrian Foreign Ministry has said that "The declaration and recognition of Kosovo are of fundamental importance, since thereby a new conflict settlement model has been established, based on the priority of people's right to self - determination . Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) holds that this model should be applicable to all conflicts which have similar political, legal, and economic bases". </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Position </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Abkhazia </Td> <Td> In February 2008 Abkhazian de facto president Sergei Bagapsh, regards "the promotion of Kosovo by the U.S.A. and some European states towards the declaration of independence as a visible demonstration of the policy of double standards". "Why does not the world community put any attention to the violent actions against ethnic minorities living in Kosovo..., the lack of interethnic reconciliation ...", Sergey Bagapsh noted . "We are solidly convinced of the fact that (now) we have got an even wider moral base for the recognition of our independence ." On 5 September 2008, the Abkhazian Foreign Minister Sergei Shamba said he was ready to recognise Kosovo's independence, "if Kosovo agrees to recognize our own (Abkhazia) independence, we will certainly recognize them as well". </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Artsakh </Td> <Td> In February 2008, Georgiy Petrosyan, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Nagorno - Karabakh, said that he does not regard the conflict between his motherland and Azerbaijan, and the conflict between Kosovo and Serbia as completely similar . He noted that "approaches and solutions, which have recommended themselves while regulating one problem, can be used when looking for a solution to another one". Petrosyan stated that "the recognition of independent Kosovo will become an additional factor strengthening the status of (the) Stepanakert government" that he represents . On 12 March 2008 following Kosovo's declaration of independence, the National Assembly of Nagorno - Karabakh adopted a statement calling on the world's parliaments to be consistent in their recognition of states established on the basis of the right for self - determination and not to use double standards . The statement commended the stance of the international community respecting the human and civil rights of the majority of Kosovo's population . In December 2011, it was reported that Vasily Atajanyan, the acting foreign minister of Nagorno - Karabakh, had said that Nagorno - Karabakh would recognise Kosovo if recognition were reciprocated . In response, Enver Hoxhaj, Foreign Minister of Kosovo, said that Kosovo can only have formal relations with members of the UN . </Td> </Tr>

List of countries that don't recognize kosovo