Obama's photo published his photo of the war, confessed Rasim Mehmet

Obama's photo published his photo of the war, confessed Rasim Mehmet

They were photographed by the personal photograph of former US President Barack Obama, Pete Souza, at the Blace border, in the event known as Blace “” in 1999. Rasim Mehmeti with two boys, one three-year-old and the other seven, has told Express about the moment of shooting photography and his family experiences during the time [...]

Rasim Mehmeti with two boys -- one 3-year-old and the other 7-year-old -- has shown Express the moment of shooting photography and his family experiences during wartime in Kosovo

Rasim Mehmeti, who in his arms holds his son's patience and with one hand shakes the other son Behar, has confessed to Express the very moment the photograph was taken, where he was asking the Macedonian army to join his wife and other children.

I was 37 years old at the time, even though 20 years have passed I remember very well. Where I see you in the picture I've been telling Macedonian soldiers that I want to join my wife and other children. The military has stopped us and told us to get on the bus, because we're all going to be taken to a place of”, Mehmet relates.

But the Mehmet family did not succeed. The army split them up. The woman and three other children were taken to Turkey, meanwhile, Rasim with the two boys in Stankovac.

We were taken by bus, but we were separated by our wife and other children. We've been told that everyone has to take us to one place, but they don't take us, the wife of Blace's children, straight to Turkey, while I and the other two boys in Stankovac”, he has shown.

He has shown how his wife has spoken about Turkish media where she has told the whole story, and then has come to the Mahmeti family union.

“The woman has talked about a television in Turkey and tells them the story, they have brought the letter to Stankovac, and she has informed us that the woman with children is in Turkey. After a few days I went with the children to Turkey, after three months we returned to Kosovo”, Rasim Mehmeti indicated.

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