The current Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, has sent a letter today to the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, denouncing the systematic discrimination that Serbia is imposing on Albanians in the Presevo Valley.
In his letter, Kurti emphasizes that Albanians in the Presevo Valley face continuous oppression by the Serbian regime through policies that infringe upon their political, administrative, economic, cultural, and identity rights.
“Through a letter addressed to the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, Kaja Kallas, I have informed and denounced the ongoing oppression by the Serbian regime and the official Belgrade against the Albanians of the Presevo Valley. The violation of human rights extends politically, administratively, economically, culturally, and in matters of identity, threatening the security and existence of Albanians in the Presevo Valley. While in Kosovo, the Serbian community enjoys rights and freedoms, and is integrated into various social spheres, Albanians in the Presevo Valley face systematic discrimination, administrative erasure of addresses, and ethnic cleansing through bureaucratic means,” the letter addressed to Kaja Kallas states.
Furthermore, in this letter, Kurti points out that over 10% of Albanian citizens have been removed from voter lists and cannot exercise their fundamental right to vote. Unemployment rates in Albanian-populated areas range between 30% and 70%, significantly higher than the national average of 12%.
“Over 10% of Albanian citizens have been removed from voter lists and cannot exercise their fundamental right to vote. Unemployment rates in Albanian-populated areas range from 30% to 70%, much higher than the national average of 12%. The regional hospital in Vranje, which employs over 1,000 workers, has only two Albanians, while in Medvedja, out of approximately 2,000 municipal employees, only 12 are Albanian,” the letter further states.
