The President of the Republic of Kosovo Dr. Vjosa Osmani commemorated Kosovo's historic President Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, on the 16th anniversary of his death.
President Osmani said that the name of President Rugova is ingrained in every sinew of the state.
“He is the face of the state. “We will continue to look after the state with friends, as he advised, and we will hold Rugova as a guide on how to work for a state”, said President Osmani.
Below is President Osmani's entire post:
When he spoke of the independent state of Kosovo, the realization of the idea seemed not only difficult but also distant. He was the man who laid the path of becoming a state, transforming the trinomial: freedom, independence and democracy into the axis of activity for Kosovo as a state.
All three became a reality together with the state of Kosovo.
Today, on the 16th anniversary of his departure to eternity, we respectfully and humbly remember the founding father of the state of Kosovo, the historic president Dr. Ibrahim Rugova.
He not only worked for the state of Kosovo but lived with this idea.
Rugova had a vision for Kosovo then, but also for Kosovo now.
“My vision is to have an independent, democratic Kosovo, with a politically tolerant society and a solid economy, integrated into the European Union and NATO and to continue our good relations with the United States of America,” he stated in one of his statements fully convinced that “Kosovo's independence should and will be fully recognized”.
President Rugova's name is ingrained in every sinew of the state. He is the face of the state. We will continue to look after the state with friends, as he advised, and we will hold Rugova as a guide on how to work for a state