Ibrahim Rugova
Ibrahim Rugova
Ibrahim Rugova; 2 December 1944 – 21 January 2006) was the first President of the partially recognised Republic of Kosova, serving from 1992 to 2000 and again from 2002 to 2006, and a prominent Kosovo Albanian political leader, scholar, and writer. He oversaw a popular struggle for independence, advocating a peaceful resistance to Yugoslav rule and lobbying for U.S. and European support, especially during the Kosovo War. Owing to his role in Kosovo's history, Rugova has been dubbed "Father of...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 December 1944
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Only the arrival of NATO forces can ensure security of all citizens (in Kosovo) and create conditions for a peaceful solution of the crisis.
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The situation in Kosovo is very difficult and dangerous. The offensive by Serbian police and military forces continues, as well as the shelling of Albanian villages ... In other parts of Kosovo, repression continues.
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especially the United States and the European Union.
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These armed groups of people have appeared in a very specific environment, and we have been trying and doing our best to bring them under control and eventually make them behave in a disciplined way, ... But the Serbian police are deliberately keeping them isolated so as to make any contacts impossible.
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This is a big day for Kosovo. These are the first free elections in free Kosovo and they are an important step toward freedom, independence and democracy for Kosovo.
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As far as privatization is concerned, we will follow the international norms, and all foreign companies have to comply with international standards.
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there is a readiness to move ahead toward a peaceful political solution to the Kosovo issue.
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In all this time that we built our state, that in time became more powerful, Belgrade lost its nerve and decided to destroy everything,
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I have no magic solutions to offer you, no magic bullets for peace,
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increased U.S. presence in Kosovo and for more protection on the part of the United States for the people of Kosovo.
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The privatization law draft was recently released and I believe that very soon we will start applying it, of course taking into consideration the provisions of United Nations Mission in Kosovo.
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We had a lot of international help especially from the EU and USA, which helped us to get out of this phase of emergency, to give some dynamism to Kosova.
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Kosovo today is closer to Europe than other countries in the region of South Eastern Europe.
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First, we will focus on the privatization of small and medium sized enterprises, followed by the medium size industry and then we will move on to the heavy industry.