President Osmani is participating in the fourth edition of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum. In her speech, the president spoke about the permanent alliance with the US, the dialogue with Serbia and a number of other topics. During her stay in Antalya, she also met with the Turkish and Syrian presidents.
The United States and Turkey are the two allies that have helped Kosovo a lot over the years. This is what the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, said at the fourth edition of the Antalya Diplomatic Forum, on the theme “Returning Diplomacy in a Fragmented World”.
Osmani, who is staying in Antalya at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, spoke about Kosovo’s journey from the war onwards.
“We are a good example that grew from scratch, from ashes, some things that were completely destroyed because of the dictator, because of the regime and the genocide, but again our nation is an example of how the world came together and did not close its eyes to the suffering and repression of the people who were suffering for centuries,” said Vjosa Osmani, president of Kosovo.
Regarding the recognition of Kosovo’s independence, Osmani said that after the recognition by Kenya, the country has begun a new momentum for new recognitions, but that this is being made difficult by the propaganda of Serbia and other dictatorial states.
The head of state also spoke about the dialogue with Serbia and the agreements reached.
“When we talk about dialogue with Serbia, I reiterate that dialogue is about mutual recognition, so far we have discussed freedom of movement, goods, missing persons, for which Serbia should open its archives from the 90s in order to find the bodies of the missing, most of whom are children. But Serbia is proving that it is not about dialogue, but only about us,” said the country’s president.
Osmani reiterated the important role that the US has in the dialogue.
“I have always sought involvement from the US because this shows that in these years of work, the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia has continued and the stronger the role of the US, the more feasible the agreements will be, and if the US is not involved, the process will be weaker,” she added.
During his stay in Turkey, Osmani also met with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he said is a leader who has always stood by Kosovo, in every challenge and every success.
She emphasized that Erdogan is a proven friend of Kosovo, a powerful voice for our rights, and a strong pillar of support at every stage of our state-building.
Osmani also met with the President of Syria, Ahmet al Sharaa (Ahmed al Shirau), with whom he discussed opening new chapters of cooperation between the two countries.
According to her, Kosovo and Syria share the same wounds, the pain of war, displacement, and the challenge of reconstruction.