{"id":33402,"date":"2022-03-24T17:45:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T16:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=33402"},"modified":"2022-03-24T17:48:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T16:48:15","slug":"albright-turned-kosovo-war-into-a-personal-matter-says-veton-surroi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albright-turned-kosovo-war-into-a-personal-matter-says-veton-surroi\/","title":{"rendered":"Albright turned Kosovo War into a personal matter, says Veton Surroi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kosovo was extremely lucky to have someone that identified the war in Kosovo as a personal matter in its most critical years, that is 1998-1999.<\/p>\n<p>These were the words used by renowned Kosovar Albanian publicist and politician Veton Surroi, in an exclusive interview for Euronews Albania.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe became the voice that put into motion the Clinton administration into protecting Kosovo from genocide and then into the voice of the transatlantic union, going to every country in Europe and unify them for the defense of Kosovo &#8220;, says Surroi.<\/p>\n<p>He also recalled the negotiations of the Kosovar delegation that concluded with the Rambouillet Agreement, with Albright being one of the main supporters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33404\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-33404\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rambuuje-profimedia-0068737170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rambuuje-profimedia-0068737170.jpg 900w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rambuuje-profimedia-0068737170-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rambuuje-profimedia-0068737170-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rambuuje-profimedia-0068737170-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/rambuuje-profimedia-0068737170-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit:: KosovaPress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI know her from the 90s. She was a person with a vast knowledge not only of European history but also in her positioning after the fall of the Berlin Wall. She had a great sense of humor and knew how to use that wisely&#8221;, he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She was very straightforward and would say what was on her mind in an undiplomatic manner. We\u2019ve also witnessed that as the Kosovo delegation. But by building up trust, she would consider you a member of the family. In Rambouillet, she was one of those tough relatives that are there to help you out\u201d, concluded Surroi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2022\/03\/24\/the-reason-why-madeleine-albright-was-so-dear-to-kosovo-albanians\/\">The reason why Madeleine Albright was so dear to Kosovo Albanians<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2022\/03\/24\/president-osmani-sets-friday-as-national-day-of-mourning-to-honor-albright\/\">President Osmani sets Friday as National Day of Mourning to honor Albright<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kosovo was extremely lucky to have someone that identified the war in Kosovo as a personal matter in its most critical years, that is 1998-1999. 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