IOWA, Des Moines 1 November 2021
Minister of MLGA Elbert Krasniqi at the invitation of the IOWA Major General Ben J. Corell and the Executive Director of the IOWA Sister States Karla Weilbrenner Mcollum, is on an official visit in the state of IOWA, on the occasion of 10th anniversary of the partnership between Kosovo and IOWA, as well as the implementation of the cooperation/twinning agreements between the municipalities of Kosovo with the cities from the state of IOWA.
In this official visit Minister Krasniqi will meet the IOWA Secretary of State Paul Pate, and the mayors of 7 cities with which the municipalities of Kosovo have a partnership/twinning, to discuss progress in the implementation of activities arising from the agreements, as well as to create new opportunities for cooperation/twinning between municipalities/cities of both countries.
Minister Krasniqi will also meet Mr. Christofer Williams Head of UN-Habitat at the New York Headquarter, with whom it will be discussed the finalization of the joint 4-year program 2022-2025 in a total amount of over 15 million euros for the capital investments in the municipalities of Kosovo.