Acting Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi announced that he met with Shaip Kamberi, an Albanian Member of Parliament in Serbia. Following the meeting, Bislimi stated that the Kosovo government supports the Albanians of the Preševo Valley and Sandžak with both financial resources and lobbying to raise international awareness about their position.
The meeting also included Ardita Sinani, the Mayor of Preševo, and Enkel Rexhepi, the head of the Albanian National Council.
“With the Albanian MP Shaip Kamberi, the Mayor of the Municipality of Preševo, Ardita Sinani, and the head of the Albanian National Council, Enkel Rexhepi, we discussed the current situation in the Preševo Valley and Sandžak and Serbia’s discriminatory approach toward Albanians,” Bislimi said.
He added that the protection of Albanian identity and culture there is a national necessity. “The government of the Republic of Kosovo will continue to support Albanians in the Preševo Valley and Sandžak through financial support to preserve national culture and identity, as well as lobbying to raise international awareness regarding the discriminatory policies that Albanians in Serbia face,” Bislimi concluded.
