
The World Bank Regional Coordinator for the Western Balkans, Linda Van Gelder, and the World Bank Country Manager for Kosovo, Marco Mantovanelli, met in Washington DC on October 17 with Ms. Vjosa Osmani Sadriu, Board Member of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and the IMF and senior official of the second largest political party in Kosovo, the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). Ms. Osmani Sadriu is a former Member of Parliament and was recently the first woman to run for Prime Minister of Kosovo in recent elections, for which results are still pending. They discussed the transition to a new government in Kosovo, priorities for economic development, and ongoing World Bank programs in the country. Ms. Osmani Sadriu was in Washington to participate in the Global Parliamentary Workshop on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings.