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ethnic tension and then the cost of declared independence from serbia in 2008. the move was partially recognized by the international community with the u. s. and most european countries as allies. but it remains a diplomatic problem with its neighbor serbia and with its powerful back russia. in june last year, opposition leader alban could be seen by many as a radical reformer, came to power, was expected to be the fresh start the people of kosovo, needed to turn the page of the so many years, not just of conflict, but also of corruption and poverty could he gain recognition as a student leader protesting against serbian liter slow, but i mean lots of which is brutal, repression in the 900 ninety's. when nato decided to take military action against b or in 190909. could he was in the cause of the capital, christina, where he was arrested and sentenced to 15 years in prison. but he was released after almost 3 years following international pressure. as a free man could,

he became an outspoken opposition. politician. now as prime minister, how is he facing the geopolitical challenges? of course of the cost of those prime minister alban could. he talks to out his era . ah, albin curtis prime minister, of course, about. thank you for talking to our sera. i'd like to explain to our view as a little bit about your background because you 1st came to prominence when you were an engineering student and you became a protest leader. if we look back at the time 999, when nato intervened in your country and the serbian troops left costs of you were there to celebrate because you were actually not so be in jail serving a 15 year term. you're eventually released after 3 years of that term. how has that experience affected your political outlook? i think it has effect my la 99. when natal enters crossover

over 2000 a 1000000000 prisoners before were sent to serbia and we were kept for hostages. there. finally, whither is jim change in serbia? we were released, but not immediately. i was almost a year and a half in prison during period of milosevic should dictate that loss of his against was the regime. natal intervenes, on the other hand, the so called democrats, corston is a who came after. and the last service held me over one year and 3 months in prison. therefore that jim change in serbia of course, changed the many things, but not as many for serbia as as many

for us as for serbia, on the other hand of the democratic geem which followed milosevic in serbia led by as what i just ended with the assassination of the later in the year, 2003 already some history has been very vivid. but at the same time, i am one of the people who was very lucky because i am alive in kosovo during 1999. around 2000 civilians were killed. 120000 houses were burned down, destroyed or damaged. 860000 old billions were expelled from solar over 1000000, expelled from their homes, and the 20000 women were raped and still nowadays, we of 1630 missing persons who have been forcefully

like taken by serbia. what you've given this the context of relations between cost about and serbia. from your perspective you though have said recently the talks with serbia and not your top priority. why? well, when we one in elections, we competed with other partners with this idea of jobs and justice. the other thing that we have to take care of is pandemic covered 19. and i did not say that we are going to neglected altogether. but if you ask people in kosovo about their top 10 priorities, dialogue with serbia, sometimes number 6, sometimes number 7. i said that we made a concession by blinking dialog dialog as prior to number 4. but it cannot enter the top 3 priority because i do not believe that it should be treated like

that. and people of sober when they voted for us as democratic opposition and brought us back into office in the government. they knew what they were doing. so relations with serbia are important, but go so via an independent country and among the top 3 priorities is not the level of service. it is though, you know, the top priority as regards the international community and they will be pushing you to focus on it as they've been pushing all your predecessors. and you know, in the past they've been efforts to the deal. go back to 2018 and you will form a president and the, and the serbian president came close to a deal involving land swaps. swapping areas with a large population in cost of both areas where the cost of the population in serbia you're totally against that idea. why wouldn't it be a last thing solution?

it wouldn't be a solution at all. it would make things worse. and i want democratic solutions, peaceful solutions. and the land swap is, is an approach with which will bring cars back to the conflicts of the ninety's and which would not remain only within the relation between crossover and serbia, but would spread out all the western balkan 6. i didn't like this way of doing politics where the presidents are prime ministers think that they are monarchs in medieval times when they where do they consider territory of the state as if it is their private property and state to such as their own house. so opposed to this model which would make things much worse. the project of land swap or territorial exchange definitely

have failed. but the idea is not dead and is very alive in belgrade. because all the neighboring countries of belgrade bosnia, herzegovina, montane control by north macedonia, which are not integrated into you. unfortunately, belgrade considered to be temporary states and imitating a russian federation of serbia once to strengthen its own factors in the neighborhood, a satellite part of states in order to ends its neighbors, dysfunctional and turn them into failed states. but the, they have no chance with a public, of course, all the independent course always here to stay. and we're getting stronger as estates with functioning institutions with getting out from

economic crisis and the by moving forwards towards the west, which is something that we never questions and the where we aspire to joined both nato and you going forward. then how do you deal with the serbian minority in your country? there are no exact figures, but it's believed to be about 140000 people who if they have their choice, would rather be living in their homes where they are. but as part of serbia not part of costs about, what do you do about the majority of serbs, of crossover, are integrated in our situation. sometimes also in our society. and i believe that with the socio economic development this will improve. it is sure the belgrade doesn't one service to integrate. and not only go saw beltway doesn't one serve. so integrated montenegro in bosnia herzegovina because

they want to use them for state and national hedge. and one, i believe that in western bolcom 6 in order to have lasting peace and sustainable stability and security, we need all over the 6 countries to have more or less symmetry sort of a balance or reciprocity of minority nice. because as the process of minority rights will help us all to combat the nationalistic and chauvinistic hedge. one is which have been characteristic for the balkans, especially in the last century and half. therefore, a rule of law against corruption and oligarchs. then democrat ization against autocracies, facing of the path, against war,

criminals in power and the rest, the process of minority rights are the 4 elements which will help not only crossover and serbia and the relation of these 2. but all these 6 countries, whenever that requests from serbian citizens to me as prime minister, i very carefully listen and address them and change situation for the better. i want to respect the rights of the serbian citizens just as with respect to of the old billions as majority of people who are like overnighted to percent of the population. of course over and other minorities who are also very well integrated. but all my people boss next to alex, osh, cali and gibbons because we do not have only sort of minority. we have 6 different minorities just over a year ago, there was a deal in the white house which was much heralded by the trumpet. ministration is

a big breakthrough. it didn't include that land swap idea which had been discussed earlier. what did you make of the trumpet, ministrations approach to costs about? do you think the president trump and his special m boy, rick grinnell really care much about peace in your country. that so washington agreement of 4th of september was last year was free leave of unique. there were so different elements in a page and a half and one of those elements of recognition of republican crossover by state of israel was implemented. but there are other elements in that agreement, like for example, discussing on sharing a lake or moratorium on

inclusion and membership of cassava for international relations. new railway highway with serbia, which one cannot think of them on critically. however, i think that the main goal of that 4th of september 2020 agreement was for a former president of united states to show that he can make these international deals as quick fixes. and that was only 2 months prior to elections in us. but now is 2021. there is no government in kosovo. there is new administration in us, of course is very good that we have this recognition from israel. but i think the previous administration in us was very different from this one because they were much more into transactional viewpoint of the world

financial and transactional viewpoint. whereas current president of the united states, mr. joe biden, he is very much into transatlantic and transformative. you talked about the decision with regard to israel and moving your embassy to jerusalem. there are those that would say that was a self serving decision done solely to keep the trumpet, ministration happy and selling out the palestinians and breaching the binding resolutions of the un security council. of the shifting of the embassy to jerusalem was not written in this washington agreement. while washington agreement basically were 2 different decks, signed by crossover and serbia where

these were not combined together in a joint text. so basically, every one pledged to certain things which were not the same once and the, when we came to powder, we have all the phones this newly established embassy, of course, over. but mr. prime minister, you know, you can, you can you pack if you want to complete for us. you could move the embassy back if you want to. i don't think, i don't think that is useful and recognition of israel neither our embassy in jerusalem or not against palestinian people. we want to have very good relations with palestine and good relations and more economic cooperation and cultural exchange with israel. because when nato

bombarded the sort of be $999.00, both israel is in palestine protested against genocide in crossover and supported nato intervention. but i wish that also palestine supports now people of course, over in independence of crossover and we are for a 2 state solution. we think that it is possible to have a good relations with the state of israel and at the same time to have good relations with palestinian people and denounce any kind of discrimination against them. you will not only the prime minister of cost you also a citizen of albania and you recently voted in albion elections, which may surprise some people. you've also gone on the record saying if there was a referendum and i know referenda onto aloud under your constitution,

you would choose your country to become part of albania. explain to me why and tell me, is that a realistic prospect republic of crossover is the contrary. which made me prime minister. i want in these elections for jobs and justice. and this is what i am seeking for day and nights together with the cabinet ministers. and on the other hand, i also have citizenship of old dania. and i use the rights to vote in albania, kosovar albanian are 2 states, but we are not to nations. and of course, i, formation of our connection. getting closer and integration

and cooperation between crossover and ben. yeah, i want to strengthen i believe that this is not against anyone else, but we have a very complimentary economists and geographies that by being linked will help all the people on both sides of the border. it may surprise people though, the prime minister of the country has been fighting so hard for its full independence is floating the idea of merging with another country. is it a realistic prospect? can you see in your lifetime, costco and albania becoming one nation? well, i think we are one nation, but 2 states. however, i never saw independence of kosovo in contrast to old benya, but always as an expression of liberation from sort of yeah. so we did not declare independence. so we distance ourselves from obeying you. but from serbia,

on the other hand of somebody friend them in the future democratic peaceful would also be an expression of the freedom, of course, or not, of any kind of imposition to our country or to our people. but then again, it is not me who is going to decide about this. not only in kosovo inserted be, but everywhere, citizens in europe, in the world who have double citizenship, or triple citizenship for that matter. i encourage them to vote in 2 or 3 countries . whenever and wherever they are, lexus and your country, there's been one political figure who's been more dominant than anyone else over the last 2 decades. and that's the form of president former prime minister, former formulas to hush him. but she, but now he finds himself with some other key political figures in the hague, on war crimes charges. i'd like to ask you about that proceeding. do you think it's

a fair proceeding? and even though he's a political opponent, how do you see mister? she now, president biden, when he was vice, president biden caught him the george washington of course about about these specialist chambers, source special court as we and popular manor cold. this half local half international court is not much transparent and the i did not support it when i was a member of parliament in the rank civil position. i believe that we need normal courts. we need normal justice. we had icy to why we had international court of tribunal and was love yeah. criminal. try doing this love. yeah. then we had want to make, we had you, lex, we had a lot of special court. we need normal courts now, and i believe was with

a strengthening of the state of crossover with the vetting process on among the ranks of prosecution and judges in our country. we are going to be able to address all accusations and indictments in the future. now, specialist chambers are also some things that we have found as fit completely as a government. and we consider that the kosovo liberation army did not commit crimes. they could have been individuals who abused with the uniform of care lay in summer, 999. when all those massacres, all over kosovo, were revealed. hundreds of massacres. but i do not consider that the kosovo liberation army committed, war crimes. so crimes against you, minutes. you let me turn to the dramatic developments we will seen in afghanistan

in recent weeks. your country has pledged to be a staging post for some of the people leaving afghanistan. can you tell me about the arrangements you're making for that? also i believe that some of those who are going to land in pristina have not passed their initial security screening. oh well love 1st the fall, it was mid july when we started for the talks with our american partners about the possibility of receiving for a short period of time. a number of i'm going to have you please back then we thought that we have more time than we've gotten. and everything unraveled very fast. so we had to act fast. and we have agreed with the united states of america to receive 2000. i'm going to refugees, max. at present,

we have 683. and all these are going to refugees are either a special immigrant for special immigrant visas and p to or citizens and family members who are natal contract us. i went to the airport of christina and welcomed them. i told them the income, so they will be safe. and when it comes to humanitarian issues like this one or 2 are special relationship that we have with united states, who is our most important ally and most authentic partner. we don't deliberate or ask why we just say how and now these hundreds of going to refugees will stay in kosovo max for a period of time one year. and they are located at present in bond

steel, american u. s. army base american military base. and the also in dormitories of american turkish corporation, bechtel anchor, some claim that america abandoned afghanistan onto a tool worried that one day the u. s. might retreat from costco as well. president biden said he's going to end the forever was well, it's still a nato mission. in kosovo, k for 3600 trips and the largest number of the us. i dont thing that nato is going to leave a console because natal intervened here. and the mission was very clear to liberate school so far, so it doesn't fall back into the hands of serbia, which is very close to russian federation. and we know very well that one of the key reasons, perhaps the most important aspect, why need to exist?

it is with danger from russian federation, and after natal summit on 14th of june this year in brook, we want to join nato. we are very well aware of that. i'm going to stop will not join nato, so crossover will join nato. and that's why the situation is completely different. we are also strengthening our own army because unfortunately, serbia is not only not recognizing our country and not showing regrets for the crimes of the past. but also from time to time grouping and regrouping its military forces of uniting our country and not showing regrets for the crimes of the past. but also from time to time grouping and regrouping its military forces around our border, where they can, of course, just have a gaze at it because definitely they will never,

they are to do anything similar as they done in the last century. albin curtis prime minister, of course. thank you for talking to l. just. thank you very much for having me. ah. the from the preventive of correct. so the battle fields around most of our job is to get to the truth and empower people through knowledge. frank assessments, by where it went. it again, the press freedom of expression is what's going to get human right. in depth analysis of the days, global headlines inside story. now, jim, xerox. ah, the health of humanity is at stake. a global pandemic requires a global response w h. the guardian of global health. delivering life saving tools, supplies,

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