The President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, accompanied by the ambassadors of the QUINT countries, paid tribute at the NATO Memorial for the soldiers fallen for the freedom of Kosovo, on the 24th anniversary of the beginning of the NATO intervention which ended the genocide of the Serbian genocidal regime, perpetrated upon the citizens of Kosovo.
President Osmani emphasized that the will of the people of Kosovo for freedom received the appropriate support from the western world, the free world, which was placed on the right side of history, on the side of justice.
“Kosovo’s great friend, the president of the United States of America Bill Clinton, on the day of issuing of the order to commence the bombing declared in his historic speech: “our armed forces joined our NATO allies in airstrikes against Serbian forces responsible for the brutality in Kosovo,” emphasized President Osmani.
President Osmani also potentiated that NATO prevented the criminal regime from ethnically cleansing the people of Kosovo.
“That’s why we are always grateful to them. March 24th is the day of the reversal, of hope and freedom. We will repeat again and again that the people of Kosovo were victims in 1999, while Serbia was the aggressor. This is how it will always be in the annals of history,” said President Osmani.
According to President Osmani, freedom is a foundation stone of human dignity.
“However, these values are not always easy to maintain. We are living in a time of threats to all of us. For this reason, the free world needs unity against tyrants, autocrats and dictators. We must prove that peace and freedom are not just desired ideals, but lived realities. We appreciate the contribution of our friends, and by maintaining the alliance with our partners we will safeguard our freedom and our future,” stated President Osmani.
President Osmani thanked the men and women of the NATO member states for their contribution in 1999 to the freedom of Kosovo and emphasized that each one of them enjoys the deep and perpetual gratitude of the people of Kosovo.
