The President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, in her speech before the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, emphasized that the Euro-Atlantic Alliance has been and remains the backbone of collective security and hope for future generations.
Recalling NATO's intervention in Kosovo in 1999 and the determination at Dayton in 1995, she said that the Alliance fulfilled its mission "when people faced their darkest hours."
"From the fear of going to school to the youth who today study at the best universities in the world; from parents fired from their jobs to proud grandparents who see a prosperous new generation; from dangerous streets to cities filled with music, art and cultural life," Osmani is quoted in the statement from the Office of the Presidency, as he spoke about the outcome of NATO's intervention in Kosovo.
According to President Osmani, peace is not just the silencing of weapons, but the will to live together.
Expressing Kosovo's determination to contribute to Euro-Atlantic security, President Osmani emphasized that Kosovo has already allocated 2% of GDP to defense, with the aim of doubling this in the coming years.
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"We are ready to do our part. Now it is NATO's turn to open the doors," Osmani declared.
Osmani in the USA: Eternal gratitude to our friends of freedom and peace
President Vjosa Osmani, who is staying in the US, at the invitation of the US Congress, to participate in the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, delivered a speech at the dinner organized by the US Congress and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
According to the Presidency's announcement, in her address to Congressional leaders and representatives of NATO member countries, Osmani emphasized that peace is not inherited, but is built, maintained and continuously protected.
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"Today I represent a free and sovereign Kosovo, a land that was once devastated by war, but which today speaks the language of peace, hope and gratitude. American soldiers and NATO allies came to Kosovo not for glory, but because they believed in the fundamental right of every human being to live free from oppression," Osmani is quoted as saying.
"In our most fragile moments, they not only offered us shelter for our homes, but also for our dreams. Thanks to them, the children of Kosovo finally sleep safely. Thanks to them, a state rose from the ashes," she is further quoted as saying.
