Political analyst Petrit Zogaj has made a scandalous statement regarding yesterday’s presentation of four heroines from Kosovo at the UN, Fahrije Hoti, Vasfije Krasniqi, Elhame Muçolli, and Shyhrete Tahiri-Sylejmani.
Four women from Kosovo were in the UN hall together with President Vjosa Osmani.
“… the presentation of the Kosovo war victims before the Security Council is not something that impresses almost anyone there. You cannot create an alibi in front of the SC members for the problems currently within Kosovo by referring to history. Furthermore, it risks appearing as someone who is using these sensitive cases for populist reasons,” he said.
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“In the Security Council, there are states that are enemies of NATO. Therefore, mentioning the intervention of 1999 does not really help. In the Security Council, there are NATO states that do not mention the NATO intervention in 1999 due to complications in the present days. In the Security Council, no state sees Serbia as a problematic country. On the contrary, they see it as a serious state and as a partner, including the United States. In the Security Council, for some years, Kosovo has been criticized in parallel with Serbia for the events taking place within the territory. So, more or less, in the perception of the SC, Kosovo is also seen as a country that produces crises.
Therefore, the presentation of the Kosovo war victims before the Security Council is not something that impresses almost anyone there. You cannot create an alibi in front of the SC members for the problems currently within Kosovo by referring to history. Furthermore, it risks appearing as someone who is using these sensitive cases for populist reasons.
In international politics, 25 years is a long time. Germany was seen as a threat to Europe in 1945, but it joined NATO in 1955. China was a partner with the USA in WW2, but an enemy in 1951.
Most importantly for Kosovo would be to have indictments for Serbian crimes documented in the prosecutor’s office, to have names, units, and battalions of the Serbian army and police that committed those crimes. Those individuals should be pursued internationally, through international institutions where possible.
One day, not too far away, the living witnesses of Serbia’s crimes in Kosovo will no longer be there, but what remains is the work of the prosecutor’s office to hunt down the war criminals through official indictments. Perhaps one day, those indictments may also be used for some form of genocide lawsuit, perhaps,” he wrote.
