BELGRADE, Serbia

Kosovo’s President Hashim Thaci on Thursday sought help from Turkey to mitigate the spread of the new coronavirus known as COVID-19.

Thaci said on Twitter that he had a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “to discuss bilateral cooperation and to seek help to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Kosovo”.

Thaci also praised Turkey’s fight against the virus.

“Kosovo enjoys Turkey’s operational and logistical assistance in efforts to defeat COVID-19. Immensely grateful to Turkey and President Erdogan for the support,” he added.

Kosovo confirmed the first case of coronavirus on March 13.

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