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In violation of these rules, the Macedonian side has taken the personal handbag of the president.
A diplomatic scandal was registered this afternoon at the international airport of Skopje, where the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, was tried to take her personal mobile phone from the airport security. This has also marked a confrontation between the security or staff of President Osmani and the security of Skopje airport.
The President's media adviser, Bekim Kupina, said that contrary to international practices and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the Skopje Airport security tried to take the president's personal phone.
" The president did not allow such a thing because it would be a serious violation. Despite the explanation of the rules that the president's team made to the airport official, he tried to physically push the president. Here, the Kosovo Police reacted to open the road. This behavior of the Macedonian airport official is contrary to any international practice, according to which when heads of state travel, they are protected by diplomatic privileges and immunities. In violation of these rules, the Macedonian side took the personal bag of the president's hand" , said Kupina in response.
According to Kupina, even though this was against the rules, the president's team allowed it so that the President could enter the airport, specifically the VIP lounge, which was reserved with a verbal note from our Embassy, as is the practice for the trips of heads of state . However, for security reasons, it is not allowed to hand over the personal phone in any way.
" The arrogant and violent behavior of the Skopje Airport official is unprecedented and has never happened in any trip of the president anywhere in the world, including in unrecognized countries. It is clearly observed that in the case in question there was a tendency to provoke the delegation of the Republic of Kosovo and to cause an incident ", he said.
After the incident, Skopje Airport did not allow the commercial plane to take off for more than an hour, on the pretext that the Slovenian state was not allowing the departure.
The President has notified the Speaker of the Assembly Afrim Gashi about this diplomatic scandal caused by the Macedonian side, whom she thanked for the assistance provided.
" It is worth noting that after the President entered the plane, the Skopje Airport did not allow the commercial plane to take off for more than an hour, under the pretext that the Slovenian state is not allowing the departure, because it would not be ready for landing ", explained Kupina.
The President's Cabinet, according to the media advisor, contacted the Slovenian side who informed us that such a thing is absolutely not true and that the plane would be able to land at the scheduled time. The presidency considers any attack and irregular treatment contrary to international conventions of high state officials as an attack on the state of Kosovo itself.
"The Republic of Kosovo, never in its history, has treated the President/President, the Prime Minister or the Ministers of North Macedonia or any other country in such a way, nor will it ever allow such a thing" . he said.
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