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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is by all means the best solution that would bring peace to the whole region.
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We also reiterated that the best solution for Kosovo is to be an independent and neutral country,
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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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there is a readiness to move ahead toward a peaceful political solution to the Kosovo issue.
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I have no magic solutions to offer you, no magic bullets for peace,
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will be here to help us create a climate of confidence and a climate of peace.
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There will be a lot of competitive and strong companies coming here and even though Kosovo is a small country that undoubtedly has a lot to offer to global trade; one of our main interests is to expose it to the world market.
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Our government is ready to guarantee their investments for them, and then we will create tax incentives. We are interested in having all these things and with the privatization we also want to create more jobs and better conditions for the workers.
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To make conditions for ... international security forces in Kosovo, to create security for the people, and to return the people to Kosovo, is the major objective for us now, for me personally and for the people of Kosovo,
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those in power (who) now refuse to relinquish even the tiniest part of that power.
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The possibility of an interim and temporary accord is under consideration.
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For two and a half years we have achieved a great development and the decision to go further towards the democracy of Kosovo was a success too.
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The pace is quickening. We're getting into December, and we'd really like to move ahead,
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If we don't have an international force there, there will be an empty Kosovo, and that is what the extremists in Belgrade want.