8 hours ago21 Years From the Mars Troubles
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)On March 17th 2004, protests began that will later be mentioned as the March “Truzira. They lasted two days, and long they killed 19 civilians, of whom 11 Albanians and 8 Serbs, while more than 900 people, mainly Albanians, were injured. The riots erupted after reports that two Albanian children [...] had drowned in the Iber River.
On March 17th 2004, protests began that will later be mentioned as the March “Truzira. They lasted two days, and long they killed 19 civilians, of whom 11 Albanians and 8 Serbs, while more than 900 people, mainly Albanians, were injured.
The riots erupted after reports that two Albanian children had drowned in the Iber River as a result of Serb violence, while the cause of this tragedy was never fully clarified.
Some children who survived in the late hours showed up that night to cameras that they were followed by Serbs and that they were leaving when some of their peers drowned in the river. The next day, on 17 March, protests began in many Kosovo cities that quickly escalated into violence.
These riots awakened many decisionmakers from sleep. All understood that very little in Kosovo could be improved without resolving final status.
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan gave Norwegian Kai Eide the task of drafting a report that would reflect the situation in Kosovo. Eide took this task very seriously, and after many visits to Kosovo and the Balkans, he met representatives of all parties, communities, religions and thirst. In October 2005, he submitted the report.
Although Eide in this report points to many things that can improve, he recommends that the time has come for the start of talks on Kosovo's final status.
Several days later, the same recommendation for the United Nations Security Council makes Kofi Annan.
On February 17th 2008, based on this proposal, Kosovo is declared an independent and sovereign state. The constitution of Kosovo, which gives it all state competencies, comes into force on June 15th 2008.
