President Osmani met with the President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam
The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, met yesterday in Davos with the President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam. President Osmani wrote: Following our initial meeting in Singapore, yesterday in Davos I had the pleasure of meeting again with the President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam. We discussed our excellent interstate relations, the possibilities for intensifying economic cooperation, as well as coordination in the international arena. After the liberalization of visas for our citizens with diplomatic and official passports, I proposed that the next step be the full liberalization of visas for all our citizens, a step that would further strengthen the cooperation between the two states and bring our peoples closer together. We also discussed the organization of a joint economic forum, and the importance of opening new chapters of cooperation between our two countries in numerous areas of mutual interest.
President Osmani met with the President of Armenia, Vahagn Khachaturyan
The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, during her stay in Davos last week, met with the President of Armenia, Vahagn Khachaturyan. President Osmani said that Kosovo remains committed to strengthening cooperation with Armenia and strengthening of bilateral relations.
Madam President: The Jashari family never surrendered, Prekaz is the altar of freedom and the cradle of the KLA
On this day of remembrance and pride, we mark the 28th anniversary of the second attack of the Serbian genocidal regime on the Jashari family. The day when Prekaz did not bow, but rose as a bell of freedom for the entire nation. The Serbian murderous machine was faced with heroic resistance from the Jashari family, which never surrendered. Prekaz spoke through a rifle, because freedom is not given, but earned. This attack was only a warning before an epopee. On March 5th, 1998, Serbia attacked again. Three days of war. 59 members of the Jashari family fell heroically, along with the legendary KLA commander, Adem Jashari. They did not fall to die, but to become immortal and to make Kosovo free. Prekaz is the altar of freedom, the cradle of the KLA, while the Jashari Family, the flag that waves eternally!
President Osmani met with the Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borjana Krišto
The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, during her stay in Davos last week, met with the Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borjana Krišto , with whom she discussed the close ties between our citizens and the work ahead toward our shared Euro-Atlantic future.
President Osmani: When America leads, peace is always more enduring!
The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, signed today in Davos on behalf of the Republic of Kosovo, the Charter of the Board of Peace, as a founding member, equal and with full rights, side by side with the United States of America. President Osmani wrote: When America leads, peace is always more enduring! Today, in Davos, on behalf of the Republic of Kosovo, I signed the Charter of the Board of Peace as a founding member, equal and with full rights, side by side with the United States of America. Membership in international peace organizations led by our strategic ally strengthens our sovereignty, our international position, and is in the highest interest of the Republic of Kosovo. Therefore, this historic agreement will be sent to the Assembly of Kosovo for ratification, in accordance with the Constitution of Kosovo, to receive the final approval of the people’s representatives. Grateful to President Trump for his leadership and for the invitation to represent the Republic of Kosovo at this historic moment. Kosovo will stand in service of peace, today and always!
President Osmani: BECAUSE ALLIANCE WITH UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS THE ONLY WAY !
Madam President: Good morning from Davos, where we are currently upon invitation by President Trump, at the Board of Peace establishment ceremony
President Osmani’s address at the Memorial Academy on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the passing of the historic President Dr. Ibrahim Rugova
Dear Mrs. Fanë, Honored members of the Rugova family, Honored President Sejdiu, Honourable ministers, deputies, heads of political parties, President of the Academy of Sciences, Mayor of the Municipality of Prishtina, Dear representatives of all institutions and collaborators of our Historical President, Honourable attendees and of course, excellencies, ambassadors of amicable countries, Today, twenty years after the passing of our Historical President Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, we gather together to remember and honor his figure and to mark the moment when the idea of freedom also became a political culture, when resistance became ethics, and when politics was elevated to the level of a historical mission. Today we do not commemorate just a date, but an era that forever changed the course of our history. No one embodied the phrase “I, your son Kosovo” more deeply and better than President Ibrahim Rugova. He was its son in obedience, in dedication and in sacrifice, connected to his land, to its people and to its values, dedicating his entire life and, as Mrs. Fanë says, “every cell of his” to the construction and defense of the free, independent and democratic state of Kosovo. Gentle in manner, but unwavering in his stance, Rugova gave Kosovo everything and Kosovo returned it with love and eternal glory. President Rugova’s trinomial: freedom, independence, democracy is a political manifesto and at the same time a profound philosophical and humane concept. For Rugova, freedom was not simply the absence of restrictions, but also the ability of the people to decide on their own destiny and their own orientation, independence was not simply a legal act, but also the realization of a historical right. Meanwhile, democracy was not simply an instrument of power, but a mechanism for dialogue and the realization of fundamental rights and freedoms for all, without distinction. This vision made Rugova not only a political leader, but also a thinker and architect of our state. In the battle for freedom, for dignity and state, Rugova chose peace not as weakness, but as the highest form of political courage. For Rugova, freedom of thought was the foundation on which physical freedom was also built. As early as the 1980s, Rugova raised the question that would become a political ideology: How can the Albanian intellectual experience freedom when the denial of himself, history and social reality is imposed on him? This was the starting point of a political thought that would lead Kosovo towards freedom. And this was not a rhetorical question. It was free thought and the foundation of our national cause. This is because for Rugova, freedom was not a gift, but a responsibility, and an obligation towards the generations that come after us. Thus, he raised politics to the level of philosophy, doing it with wisdom and making peace with courage and freedom with responsibility. Freedom and democracy were guides throughout his life, so pluralism for Rugova was not a compromise, but a guarantee of our own freedom. At a time when politics was being stripped of its human dimension, Rugova gave it precisely this, gave politics its moral dimension and its human dimension. He transformed politics into a service, bringing it closer to the most universal human values, that of dignity, respect and humanism. Honourable Rugova family, Honourable participants, President Rugova was not only our leader, but also a well-known and extremely respected figure in international politics, and remains so today, a powerful voice at the most important decision-making tables of the democratic world. The strategist of peace and freedom, used the power of the mind and perseverance to build the state. He did not need noisy rhetoric. A few words were enough to convey great messages. From the beginning of his political engagement, President Rugova understood that the freedom of Kosovo was not only an internal issue, but a cause that had to be explained, defended and won in the decision-making centers of the democratic world. Therefore, his pro-Western orientation was not a tactic of the moment, but a deep political and moral conviction. In December 1994, in Washington, D.C., in front of foreign policy experts and international media, President Rugova spoke clearly about the need for the leading role of the United States of America in resolving the Kosovo issue. He saw Kosovo as a small state, but with an important voice, an open, democratic state and a factor of stability, with a vision that clearly placed our country in the Western family of free nations. This belief was visionary, because as Rugova himself would say a few years later, thanks to the people of Kosovo who fought for liberation, NATO, the International Community and especially the United States, those early demands became reality and Kosovo became free. Even during the later stages of institutional consolidation, President Rugova remained with the same orientation. In his speech to the Assembly of Kosovo, on the occasion of his election as President, he clearly and forcefully articulated the future of our country: Kosovo, a free, democratic, independent state, integrated into the European Union, into Euro-Atlantic structures and in special friendly relations with the United States of America as an expression of the political will of its citizens. This straight political line, this clear orientation is the essence of Rugovism as a state-building policy. Rugova did not seek the West simply as a refuge, but above all as a value. He did not see America and Europe as casual allies, but as strategic and permanent partners in building and preserving peace, democracy, freedom and independence. Twenty years on following his death, Historical President Dr. Ibrahim Rugova remains not only the architect of independence, but also the guide of Kosovo’s Euro-Atlantic orientation. He made this orientation irreversible, transforming it into our state identity. Kosovo had the historical fate of being led by such a person, prudent, far-sighted and visionary. His name became synonymous with patience, stability and the belief that freedom is won with sacrifice and also with wisdom, consistency, vision and the right alliances. President Rugova
Media Pronouncement by President Osmani following the Memorial Academy on the 20th anniversary of the passing of the historic President, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova
Media pronouncement by President Osmani following the tributes with the Rugova family and the Diplomatic Choir at the tomb of the Historical President, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova
