The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, has travelled to Calabria, Italy, at the invitation of the Arbëresh community of this region.
In a special ceremony, which will be organized in the municipality of Frascineto, the President will be awarded the “Gjergj Kastrioti” award.
During her stay in Calabria, President Osmani will have separate meetings with the president of the Calabria Region, in Catanzaro, with the president of the Province of Cozenza, as well as with the mayors of Arbëresh municipalities of this region, with whom she will discuss the possibilities of further expanding the cooperation of our country with the Arbëresh municipalities of this region.
President Osmani will also have a conversation with the students and teachers of the University of Calabria.
In all these meetings, the President will raise the possibility of Kosovo’s cooperation with the municipalities of Calabria, in which Arbëresh people live, as well as the possibilities for Kosovo’s institutions to help them preserve their linguistic and cultural identity. The collection of the Arbëresh oral tradition, as well as the registration of linguistic assets, as part of preserving their identity, will be the focus of President Osmani’s visit.
The president will take part in numerous activities that focus on Arbëresh tradition, rites and culture.
