The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, together with the Deputy Prime Minister for Minority Affairs and Human Rights, Emilija Rexhepi, welcomed the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US State Department, Nicole Chulick.
As it is known in the press release, in this meeting, Kurti expressed his concern about the administrative ethnic cleansing of Albanians that is happening in the Valley of Presheva, Medveja and Bujanovac by the authorities of Serbia.
Prime Minister Kurti thanked Deputy Assistant Secretary Chulick for decades of support from the USA, especially from the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, emphasizing the high commitment of the Republic of Kosovo to the protection and promotion of the rights of communities and the dedication of government to the rule of law.
“Prime Minister Kurti announced the government’s support policies and measures for non-majority communities and marginalized groups, among them financial support for learning centers and scholarships for pupils and students from these same communities, the process of verifying diplomas of the University of Mitrovica of the North in order to facilitate access to employment opportunities, the special fund for grants for NGOs, farmers and young entrepreneurs from non-majority communities, and employment measures for 2000 residents of four municipalities with a Serbian majority in the north of the country”, it is written in press release.
Among other things, Prime Minister Kurti thanked Deputy Assistant Secretary Chulick for the visit, the meeting and the continuous support of the United States of America to the Republic of Kosovo.
Until, Deputy Prime Minister Rexhepi underlined that Kosovo is a multi-ethnic state and the government is committed to empowering non-majority communities.