20th anniversary of Kosovo liberation in focus of international media

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kosovo's liberation and NATO intervention once in Kosovo, former US President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Commander of State NATO, General Wesley Clark.

The holiday of the 20th anniversary of Kosovo's liberation has today been the focus of the best known international media.

The daily news The York Times, referring to the Associated Press report, has written that 20 years ago NATO forces decided to make intervention in Kosovo to stop Serbia's bloody crackdown on the Albanian majority people.

“, but although it is now an independent state, Kosovo and its 1.8 million people still do not have full international recognition. NATO forces are still there and relations with Serbia remain bad despite mediation efforts”, the New York Times writes.

The Guardian) writing for days of Kosovo's liberation has mentioned that NATO's presence in Kosovo is still needed because of the still unresolved conflict between Kosovo and Serbia.

“11 years after NATO troops first entered Kosovo at the end of a 78-day bombing, 3,500 troops from the military alliance still remain there in the new country, where the conflict has not yet been finally resolved. But, the US has recently considered reducing the presence in Kosovo.

The scope of the Western bombings forced the withdrawal of Serbian forces in June 1999. Fifty thousand troops, led by Sir Mike Jackson, entered Kosovo. Almost 10 years later, independence was declared, although Serbia and Russia still do not recognise the country and are recently lobbiing against Kosovo integration. A total of 13,517 people were killed or disappeared during the war in Kosovo”, writes The Guardian.

The “, however, is not seen as the agreement between the two countries is near. In recent months there was increased tension in reports when Kosovo police arrested a large number of people for corruption”, the Guardian wrote.

While British The Independent has also written about the Recak massacre, citing that in Kosovo to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the liberation, leaders like Clinton, Albright and General Clark will remain.

The 20-year anniversary of the end of the war, in which 15,000 people died and some 2.7 million were deported, is marking this week with pride and ceremonies with Western leaders at the time, including Bill Clinton”, writes the Independent newspaper, bringing Rame Shaban's confession of the Recak massacre.

Even France24 has written about the 20th anniversary of Kosovo's liberation, saying Clinton is beloved in Kosovo for intervention which forced Serbian forces to withdraw from the war with ethnic Albanians, who claimed 13 thousand lives, mainly Albanians, writes the news.net.

“Belgrade still refuses to recognise Kosovo. While Kosovo has US support and much of the West. Russia and China refuse its citizenship. Clinton, who is almost considered the founding father of the state of Kosovo. Kosovo President Hashim Thaci honoured it with medals, saying it was a sign of appreciation for the freedom that brought to us”, writes France24.

They also mentioned the bust set up for the sake of American Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.