Many congratulations to Majlinda
Kelmendi of Kosovo and her support team on winning Gold at the Olympics in Riohttp://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-rio-judo-w-halflight-idUSKCN10I0OP.
It's
another milestone for Kosovo.I first visited Kosovo in 1999 in the immediate
aftermath of the conflict. I was Deputy Director for Democratisation with the
OSCE. Russian troops were still camped at the airport. On the drive into
Pristina I noticed the roofs of nearly every building had been smashed.
Buildings in the town of Gjakova and many other parts of Kosovo had been
utterly destroyed in the conflict. I met women and men across Kosovo who had
come through appalling experiences. Thanks to the energy of many Kosovars
combined with international support much has changed for the better. It is
still work in progress and mistakes have been made along the way, but now it's
time to celebrate! Sending all Kosovar friends warmest wishes of
congratulations.
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