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Groups of Albanian citizens protested today in the municipality of Bujanovac in the Presheva Valley region, calling for the Belgrade government to end their discrimination.
In the protest with the motto "for identity and dignity", it was said that Albanians in the South of Serbia are facing discrimination, non-recognition of diplomas, non-integration and passivization of addresses.
The Albanian deputy in the Serbian parliament, Shaip Kamberi, said that this situation is unstable and unbearable.
"I invite the government to urgently and unconditionally start the realization of the obligations taken from the signed agreements, above all I invite the international community, the European Union, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the Quint countries to react as soon as possible quickly to stop the discrimination and class apartheid that is happening because from the 2001 Council Agreement to the 2013 seven-point plan, we have had faith not in Belgrade, but in the values and principles of Western democracies," said Mr. Kamberi.
Albanian representatives of the institutions in the Presheva Valley say that their rights continue to be violated and Serbia has not shown the political or pragmatic will to solve the issues of the Albanians of the Presheva Valley.
The head of the Albanian National Council in Bujanoc, Nevzad Lutfiu, said that the protests demanding the fulfillment of the rights of Albanians will continue.
"We tried hard to solve our problems through dialogue, they deceived us, they lied to us, there is no hope and no one even recommends us to hope. We don't have time for new deals, every day lost means dozens of frames lost. We will not be silent and we are very determined", said Mr. Lutfiu.
"In certain circles in the international community, we are hearing that Serbia has the power to guarantee regional peace and security. This discrimination in the Presheva Valley is happening under the patronage of certain capitals of the world that are preferring stability to the detriment of democracy", said the Albanian deputy in the Serbian parliament, Shaip Kamberi.
According to the latest population census in Serbia, about 60 thousand Albanians live in the Presheva Valley.
Political representatives say that the situation in the Preševo Valley region continues to be dire and that no progress has been made since the end of the conflict in 2001 between Serbian government forces and Albanian insurgents fighting for more rights for Albanians in the area. /VOA
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