Kosovo, Albania join 110th anniversary of independence, is what was said at joint meeting

With the presence of prime ministers Edi Rama and Albin Kurti, other members of the government cabinets of both states and other guests, the meeting began with the analysis of the Albanian national anthem and the anthem of the Republic of Kosovo.

Co-chairmen of this meeting, Speaker of the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo Glauk Konjufca and the head of the Republic of Albania's Parliament, Lindita Nikola, in their welcoming speeches stressed the importance of this joint meeting as the cornerstone of a new tradition of interparliamentary co-operation.

Nikola, in her address, said this is a blessed day and that the Albanian community in the region must co-operate more to create not only a better future for Albanians, but for the entire region.

And we couldn't even dream of this moment because of the obstacles in history. Albania and Kosovo are today two independent states with big friends and allies and shared aspirations towards Brussels”, Nikola said, adding that the challenges of Albanians in the century that we entered are common.

The more co-ordinated the Albanian community progresses in the Balkans. The more stable the Albanian community, the more stable the Balkans and Europe will be. Our two frameworks should contribute to the area of legislation for a better life”, Nicolai stressed.

Konjufca, congratulating MPs and the entire Albanian nation for Flag Day, said 28th November holds all our collective dreams in its bosom, but also our shared aspirations, the long struggle for freedom, as well as our nation's great love.

This day, Chairman Konjufca added, has its entire symbol needed to keep us alive by the deepest emotions, the highest pride, the most determined readiness, and our most precious memories.

A single, clear and strong thread runs through our glorious history, from Skenderbe to Kruja, and through the proclamation of Albanian independence in Vlora to the KLA war. November 28th is Albania's as much as Kosovo's, since it is of all Albanians. Our national history is like a conscious substance that unfolds through 28 November“, we stressed Conjufca.

Recalling the birthday of Legendary Commander Adem Jashar and the first public appearance of the KLA, Konjufca said that the glorious liberation struggle of our people removed the Serbian occupier from Kosovo, and this paved the way for Kosovo's declaration of independence, just as a century ago the Prizren League gave way to Albania's declaration of independence.

The closer Albania and Kosovo are closer, the easier it will be to protect the vital interests of our nation“, the chairman of the Assembly said.

Pointing to the session, Prime Minister Albin Kurti, as he highlighted Albania's historic importance of independence 110 years ago, spoke of the common achievements and concrete plans that exist between the two states, in the post of strengthening co-operation and relations.

Kurti said Kosovo and Albania should be together more often.

We need to be together more often and not just on creams and not just on politicians. We need to work together, share ideas, accept criticism, so work together. Our public space, politics, culture and economics are not the closed-down tap conflict, but the common one, the fortress where we all put it from one stone”, the executive's first said.

According to him, Albania has made major steps forward, is a NATO member, has started negotiations with the EU, and has moved forward in many areas.

The head of the government said Kosovo enjoys Albania's successes and Albania enjoys Kosovo's successes.

We hope Albania's successes will not stop, but only increase every day. I am convinced that just as we and Albania rejoice in Kosovo”, Kurti said.

On behalf of the Albanian government, Prime Minister Edi Rama named today a beautiful day, adding that relations between Albania and Kosovo are not only excellent but also productive.

Rama also added that the two states should give the right place in books and public spaces to 40 firms of the Albanian Declaration of Independence.

He also stressed that the final recognition of Kosovo will come.

Kosovo will not wait as long as it has waited to be recognised and present in every instance of the world we live in. Relations between Albania and Kosovo today are not only excellent, but are also more productive than they have ever been. As long as we look at the commercial exchange data or the freedom of movement that until yesterday seemed impossible, or the joint abservary, or the joint work for encyclopedia”, Rama said

From government cabinets, the state minister for co-operation with the Parliament in Albania's Government also received the word, Elisa Spiropali, and Minister of Internal Affairs in the Government of Kosovo Jelal Sfecla.

Ministers Spiropali and Sefchla during their speeches also highlighted the up-to-date achievements that have been noted in the realm of co-operation between Kosovo and Albania and projections for the future.

According to the previous agenda, the speakers of the Parliamentary Groups of Albania and the Kosovo Assembly also appeared at the speaker.

From the Vetevendosje Movement Parliamentary Group, the group's leader, Mimoza Kusari-Lila, received the word.

Praising today's impressive appearance, she stressed that for him it is a great privilege that today can be addressed to the Albanian people. Kusari-Lila also gave a historical view of important events, adding that this joint event preserves the dream of hundreds of thousands of people who sacrificed for the country.

Kusari-Lila added that Albanians are together here thanks to the girls and boys who gave their lives with the red and black flag in their chest. Therefore, according to it, it is now the duty of representatives of institutions to live up to the national project.

Speaking on behalf of Albania's Socialist Party Parliamentary Group, President Taulant Balla stressed that if Commander Adem Jashari were present today, he would celebrate two holidays, Albania's 110th anniversary of independence and his 67th birthday. Balla also stressed that small nations win because the right lies behind them and that so was the fate of Albanians.

According to him, Kosovo's freedom has been a great dream and that today Adam Jashar would like to see us free and united. Balla also stressed that massacres and Purges are monument to terror of darkness and that justice must be established, defending the legitimacy of the historic war.

The chairman of the Democratic Party of Kosovo Parliamentary Group, Abelard Tahiri, congratulating all Albanians for the day of the flag, said the way up here has been long, difficult, glorious and hopeful.

He said that our story has stories of glory, but there are also historical accounts.

Tahiri also mentioned KLA leaders Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi, who he named living heroes of Kosovo's freedom and independence, and who are being held unjustly in The Hague.

The head of the PDK Parliamentary Group said that November 28th of Skenderbeu, as a foundation, the 28th November of Ismail Qemail, as the project and November 28th of Adam Jashar and KLA, as a final act, are the three 28 Novembers that have given the stamp of our historic right.

In his speech, the chairman of Albania's Democratic Party Parliamentary Group, Enkeleed Alibeaj, stressed that this meeting is unique and unique because, as he said, it has done together representatives of the nation to celebrate the flag celebration. Alibeaj also said that Kosovo was washed in blood and that the numerous wars and uprisings make it where we are today.

He also stressed that Albania's path towards freedom and independence was difficult and of great sacrifice, while added that friendship with the US and the interest of Albanian institutions in foreign policy will prevent Kosovo's state integrity from being violated.

Alibeaj, added that he would support any initiative from the range of culture, economy and other areas, while speaking of the draft resolution to challenge and condemn charges against the Kosovo war and the KLA.

Welcoming all Albanians, the chairman of the Democratic League of Kosovo Parliamentary Group, Arben Gashi, stressed that with this flag, for this flag and around it, Albanians have always remained united.

He also said that the Albanian people are an old people and that history, language and national figures, such as Skenderbeu and Mother Teresa, Adem Jashar and many others, remind us of our glorious historical past, and they also force us to work and build our bright future.

Speaking of prime and institutional life, Gashi stressed that the Republic of Kosovo is a success framework, both on the national and international plains, with a stable democracy, thus mentioning former President Ibrahim Rugova and supporting international friends.

Parliamentary Group for Democracy and Integration head Mesila Doda said that November 28th 1443 is the day on which Sknghmeur raised the flag in Kruja declared the start of a joint state, November 28, 1912, marks the official start of the Albanian state, while this third November must give life to the greatest project, the one of the union, the unification of an Albanian, modern and prosperous nation.

She added that free Kosovo is the most beautiful dream made by any Albanian, but the dream, as she said, should not be interrupted. According to her, it should be worked to increase more and united by giving life to the modern Albanian nation.

Faithful Tahiri, chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo Parliamentary Group, said November 28th marks a major historic achievement. He said this century is the century of Albanians, adding that being together today in a Albania that is now a member of NATO, a candidate country in the EU and its citizens moving freely, should be the moment of reflection with the conclusion that this journey has not been easy.

Tahiri added that as long as the Albanian state celebrates its 110th anniversary, Kosovo has yet to push the process forward. He said Kosovo needs Albania's support for the processes it faces.

Fatmir Mediu of the Parliamentary Group Alliance for Change stressed that Albanians are the oldest nation in the Balkans and that Kosovo and Albania are currently two states in a divided nation. According to him, Albanians must be united in Europe and that institutional co-operation must be deepened.

Mediu also spoke of martyrs and heroes as well as our national values.

Multiethnic Parliamentary Group Chairman Enis Kervan, congratulating 28 November all Albanians, the parliamentary group of non-US communities said, is committed to institutional co-operation in all mechanisms.

He said that as representatives, they continue to engage for communities to feel secure and equally treated, while stressing commitment to support the European path of both states.

On display of this anniversary, numerous cultural activities were held in Albania's Parliament facilities