title: Bulgaria–Kosovo relations
text: # Bulgaria–Kosovo relations
  
  Bulgaria–Kosovo relations refer to the bilateral relations of Bulgaria and Kosovo.
  
  ## Relations
  
  Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008 and after an evenly split vote in the legislature, Bulgaria recognised it on 20 March 2008 despite objections from Russia. Bulgaria has an embassy in Pristina and Republic of Kosovo has opened its embassy in Sofia as of January 2010.
  
  Throughout the Middle Ages, Kosovo had been part of the vast Bulgarian Empire.
  
  ## Military
  
  Bulgaria currently has 48 troops serving in Kosovo as peacekeepers in the NATO led Kosovo Force.
  
  ## ICJ
  
  Bulgaria supported Kosovo at the International Court of Justice's oral debate on the legality of Kosovo's independence.
  
  