“Not to be held hostage with false claims

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York has said Kosovo is an integral part of international reality.

Speaking of Russian aggression against Ukraine, Rama said it should serve as an alarm call, but Kosovo should not serve as parallels.

The Western Balkans is in a much better position than they have ever been, but we must constantly work with our allies so that our return to the past is unimaginable. Every parallel artificially removed in Kosovo and Ukraine aims to distract anyone in this building, but Kosovo is an integral part of international reality. No one should be held hostage with false claims and excuses, starting with 5 member states that do not recognise Kosovo.”, Rama said.

Edi Rama's full statement at the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Russian aggression against Ukraine should serve as an alarm call. The Western Balkans are in a much better position than they have ever been, but we have to work continuously with our allies so that our return to the past is unimaginable.

Every parallel artificially removed in Kosovo and Ukraine aims to distract anyone in this building, but Kosovo is an integral part of international reality. No one should be held hostage with false claims and excuses, starting with 5 member states that do not recognise Kosovo.

In the third year of the war in Ukraine, we feel compelled that Russia must stop it, a catastrophe conceived by a country's decision, by a wild-assed dreary dreamier.

We want peace, and we want to have peace between Ukraine and Russia as soon as possible. We are seeking a righteous peace based on the charter of these United Nations, a peace that cannot undermine Ukraine and its right.

We waited in Tirana, Zelensky. Albania will continue alongside Ukraine as long as necessary. Another war is raging, in the Middle East. There's no room for Hamas to live in.

We need to recalibrate our moral compass in the Middle East, but there is no compass that can normalize Hamas' terror, it's the same as agreeing to co-exist with a different form of Nazism. We confirm support in resolving conflicts in the Middle East. /tch/