The Preševo Valley is preparing for widespread protests following an announcement by the Albanian National Council due to ongoing discrimination against Albanians in the region.
Shaip Kamberi, an Albanian deputy in the Serbian Parliament, has expressed concern over the lack of international attention and emphasized the necessity of taking action. “Unfortunately, despite being in dialogue with Belgrade for two decades after the end of the war, and despite the existence of three agreements that stipulate the necessity of affirming Albanian rights, the lack of political will in Belgrade is what is forcing us to take this measure and to further engage the international community to fulfill Serbia’s obligations towards Albanians in the Preševo Valley. The situation is worsening daily; basic human rights, our collective rights… the right to use the Albanian language, to write in Albanian,” Kamberi said in an interview on the program FIVE.
The Albanian deputy highlighted the importance of drawing international attention to the situation in the Preševo Valley.
“The international community does not have sufficient attention on the Preševo Valley, and we wish to attract their attention here,” he added.
Kamberi listed a range of issues faced by Albanians in the region.
“Serbia denies our right to equal integration into state organs, non-recognition of diplomas, numerous educational problems, economic discrimination, and lack of living space are just a few of the acts that are continually repeated, which Serbia undertakes to make life difficult for Albanians here,” he declared.
The announced protest is a response to the passivity in addressing and the ongoing discrimination faced by Albanians in the Preševo Valley, a situation that, according to Kamberi, is becoming increasingly severe and requires urgent intervention from the international community.
