{"id":102881,"date":"2024-03-26T18:26:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T17:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president-ksgov.net\/?p=102881"},"modified":"2026-01-22T10:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:27:21","slug":"president-vjosa-osmanis-address-at-the-commemorative-ceremony-of-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-krushe-e-madhe-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president-ksgov.net\/en\/president-vjosa-osmanis-address-at-the-commemorative-ceremony-of-the-25th-anniversary-of-the-krushe-e-madhe-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"President Vjosa Osmani’s address at the commemorative ceremony of the 25th anniversary of the Krush\u00eb e Madhe Massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/strong>Dear families of Krusha e Madhe,<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Honourable Mayor Latifi,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honourable Ambassadors,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ambassador of the United States,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ambassador of Germany,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ambassador of Albania,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honourable President Sejdiu,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honourable Minister Haxhiu,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honourable Village Mayor, Mr. Hoti,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honourable Representatives of Organizations Emerging from the KLA War,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honourable Chairmen of Political Parties,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deputies of the Kosovo Assembly,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Representatives of the Security Force and Other Institutions,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Representatives of the Religious Clergy,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Family Members,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honourable Participants,<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today we all gathered here together, to remember an atrocity that occurred here 25 years ago, when the genocidal regime of Serbia came to Krusha e Madhe and the surrounding villages and brutally executed hundreds of men and boys, many children and women, including pregnant women.<\/p>\n

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Today, we are here to once again raise our voices for the bringing to light of the fate of the forcibly disappeared, among whom are over 60 residents of Krusha e Madhe, who are still among the missing, and are found in the mass graves of Serbia.<\/p>\n

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Today, we are also here to remember the extraordinary intellectual and activist Ukshin Hoti, who is also among the forcibly disappeared.<\/p>\n

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Above all, today we are here to institutionalize our collective memory, for one of the most terrible massacres of the war of 1999.<\/p>\n

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The Museum of Atrocities is a testament to one of the darkest chapters of our history from the last war. This Museum is in the function of shaping our collective memory, honouring the victims, and above all in the function of our common call for justice, which is still missing.<\/p>\n

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The importance of such a Museum is extraordinary. By shedding light on the dark events of our past, we ensure that the voices of the victims are never silenced, and are never forgotten in our history.<\/p>\n

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We must not forget the path we have travelled, but we must learn from the past in order to achieve a brighter future and lasting peace.<\/p>\n

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And it was precisely at the forefront of this mission that the people of Krusha were.<\/p>\n

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When we hear the voices of the children around us, when we see the iconic woman personified in Fahrije Hoti and all the women of Krusha, when we see how this village was reborn, we see that they did not succeed in their mission of exterminating the Albanian people.<\/p>\n

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Therefore, within the space of this Museum, the stories of each of the victims are preserved, not only for our generation, but also for all the generations that will come after us.<\/p>\n

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In remembering the victims of atrocities, we honour their lives, we honour their dignity, and above all their sacrifice.<\/p>\n

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The families of these victims need justice. Kosovo needs justice. Because this is the fundamental principle upon which every society must function, and without which peace is never just.<\/p>\n

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This Museum personifies our unwavering determination, the resilience of the human spirit in the face of such unimaginable tragedies. The voices of the victims still ring out. They demand recognition of their suffering, honour and remembrance.<\/p>\n

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With this Museum we are doing exactly that, not only on anniversaries, but every day. From today, this Museum will be in daily use, for all those who want to learn about the horrific crimes that Serbia committed against the citizens of Kosovo, and above all, to get to know the truth.<\/p>\n

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This Museum, as well as our freedom, are the result of the sacrifice of our people for freedom, but also the result of the support of our precious allies. As Mayor Latifi said, in addition to the work of the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo to build this Museum, the United States of America has also supported us. Therefore, thank you for supporting us in preserving our collective memory.<\/p>\n

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Honourable participants,<\/p>\n

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The Museum of Atrocities and Massacres of Krush\u00eb e Madhe should serve as a memory not only for the families of the victims, not only for Kosovo, but as a memory for all humanity. This Museum is our painful history, but I hope that it will not be the history of tomorrow for anyone, in any country in the world.<\/p>\n

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Today we are inaugurating the Museum that is not only a memory for the victims, but is also a guardian of the truth for the generations that will come after us.<\/p>\n

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This is because the Museum is proof of our collective determination to protect the truth of our liberation war at all costs, to protect our dignity, and to protect our country.<\/p>\n

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The war crimes and genocide that aimed to exterminate the Albanian people of Kosovo by the Milosevic regime never get old, so we never stop demanding that the perpetrators be brought to justice.<\/p>\n

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We bow before the sacrifice of all the victims, before the selflessness and courage of all the sons and daughters of the KLA, who, supported by the North Atlantic Alliance, led by the USA, made possible the realization of the dream of many generations for freedom.<\/p>\n

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In the renewed Krush\u00eb, we must keep the story of the truth alive forever.<\/p>\n

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The museum of these atrocities against the people of Krusha must inspire us to strive for a world where such atrocities are never allowed to happen again!<\/p>\n

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As the Museum will serve our collective memory, we will serve the eternal memory of all the victims, of all the heroes of the KLA and the maintenance of the freedom of the state and the alliances that have always stood by us!<\/p>\n

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Thank you!<\/p>\n

Glory to all the heroes, all the fallen and freedom martyrs!<\/p>\n