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President Vjosa Osmani in her speech at the solemn session of the Assembly of Kosovo said that the entry of NATO soldiers on June 12 in Pristina showed that the world had not forgotten Kosovo, while she said that NATO soldiers were not alone soldiers, but saviors who brought with them the promise of freedom.
Osmani remembered those who fell for freedom, as well as the persistent resistance of the historic president, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova for freedom, democracy and independent Kosovo.
"We will always live with the memory of all the KLA martyrs, over 13,000 killed during the war, including 1,133 children. We will never forget the pain caused through one of the most heinous crimes known to any war, the crime of rape, as well as the pain that still continues for thousands of families in Kosovo who still have nowhere to put flowers because the graves are empty, looking for of those forcibly disappeared during the war", said Osmani.
Excerpts from Osman's speech in the Assembly of Kosovo:
On June 12, 1999, when NATO forces stepped onto our soil, they were not just soldiers, they were saviors. They brought with them the promise of freedom, the assurance that the world had not forgotten us, and the determination to end the atrocities committed against our people.
NATO's entry into Kosovo was a testament to the power of international solidarity and unwavering belief in the universal right of a people to be free.
Freedom is more than a word, it is the very essence of our being. It's the air we breathe, it's the dream we dared to dream, it's the future we aspired to. The liberation of Kosovo on June 12, 1999 was not just a military victory, but the triumph of the human spirit over tyranny, the triumph of good over evil and justice over oppression.
When KFOR peacekeepers set foot on the bloody, crushed, and destroyed land of Kosovo, the tears, screams, flowers and hugs that greeted the NATO soldiers created a symphony of emotions of freedom.
Columns of military machinery, the sound of helicopters, uniforms with many flags, became a symbol of saving the people of Kosovo from extermination by the genocidal regime of Serbia, removing once and for all the genocidal machinery of Milosevic, ashamed and capitulated.
NATO was a beacon of hope – a chance for justice, a chance for freedom!
The cries of our people, the relentless persecution and the countless lives lost to the horrific massacres, forced deportation and ethnic cleansing were calls for justice that could no longer be ignored.
The walls of tyranny collapsed, paving the way not only for a free, but also an independent and democratic Kosovo.
That day, nearly 38,000 soldiers from 36 countries communicated with the universal language, the language of freedom.
On that day, as the French philosopher and writer Andres Glucksman said, "Europe was born in a free Pristina". Today we can say, Europe was born in a free Kosovo.
Therefore, on this day, we will always remember the persistent resistance of the historical president, dr. Ibrahim Rugova for freedom, democracy and independent Kosovo.
We will remember the heroism of the legendary commander Adem Jashari and his family, who are the cornerstone of our freedom.
We will always live with the memory of all the KLA martyrs, over 13,000 killed during the war, including 1,133 children. We will never forget the pain caused through one of the most heinous crimes known to any war, the crime of rape, as well as the pain that still continues for thousands of families in Kosovo who still have nowhere to put flowers because the graves are empty, looking for of those forcibly disappeared during the war.
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