2 minutes agoReturning military service to Serbia: Albanian youths to be forced to migrate once they are 18 years old
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)Serbia's President Aleksandar Vuciq earlier announced that he has signed the agreement for regular military service for 75 days and said he wants to believe that the government of Serbia will approve that decision. The mayor of Presevo, Ardita Sinani, has reacted to this, saying mandatory military service [...]
The mayor of Presevo, Ardita Sinani, who said mandatory military service in Serbia risks peace and security in the region.
She confirmed that this could again lead to the massive deportation of young Albanians from Presevo Valley since once they are 18 years old they are forced to leave “to not serve in an army that does not represent them” and to a state that constantly discriminates against them.
The “have spent almost 30 years since the breakup of Yugoslavia, but Albanians of the Presevo Valley still remain vulnerable to Belgrade's discriminatory policies. In the 1990s, when the Milosevic regime aimed at suppressing and persecuting Albanians, our young people were forced to leave massively to escape military service and depression. Today history risks repeating itself! Returning mandatory military service will again lead to mass deportation of young Albanians from Presevo Valley. Our boys, as soon as they are 18, are forced to leave to serve in an army that does not represent them, in a state that constantly discriminates against”, Sinan wrote.
She said Serbia does not face any threat from its neighbours, but is the opposite of the threat of peace in the region comes from Serbia.
“Instead, the recent events of September 24th in Banjska showed us that, while talking about peace in Brussels, Serbia plans destabilisation and annexation of northern Kosovo. The real threat to regional peace and stability comes right from Serbia itself! Our region needs peace, development, and a secure future for our young people. But, unfortunately, Serbia and Vucinqi continue to show that there is no desire for normalisation and stability. Albanians in the Presevo Valley want peace, not tensions! The region needs progress, not new conflicts”, she said.
Vuci told on September 14th during the promotion ceremony of Serbia's new Armed Forces officers.
Meanwhile, the day before Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vuchev said the Serbian government is ready, if a political and social agreement is reached, to send the draft draft military service back to the Serbian Assembly soon.
“in 2025, when administrative and logistical conditions are achieved, we will start [with military service]”, he said.
