Ahmeti: The Ohrid Agreement was the best compromise, while efforts are now being made to undo the Albanian language

Ali Ahmeti, leader of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI), said on RTV21’s “Click” program that the Ohrid Agreement was the most appropriate solution under the circumstances at the time, describing it as the result of a compromise between the parties.

Ahmeti explained that the agreement was reached during a period when the parties were engaged in armed conflict, while fighting and bombings were taking place on the ground. According to him, the international community was also involved in the process, while the first delegation they met was from NATO.

“At that time, there was no better solution than the Ohrid Agreement. It was a compromise agreement, as the parties to the conflict were facing fierce fighting, bombings and the intervention of the international community,” he said.

The DUI leader also emphasized that the document was signed on two separate pages.

“The agreement was signed on two different pages,” Ahmeti said.

Speaking about the situation of Albanians during that period, he said that they had been denied every right in their own country.

“Albanians had been denied every right in their own country. To make it clearer to the public, Belgrade’s anti-Albanian laboratory experiment had been installed in Skopje,” Ahmeti declared.

According to him, the Ohrid Agreement fulfilled the demands of Albanians, including the official recognition of the Albanian language and national symbols.

Ahmeti said that war had been imposed on Albanians both in Kosovo and in Macedonia.

He criticized the denigration of the Ohrid Agreement, saying that Albanians had also contributed to this process. According to him, Albanian political parties should not repeat this mistake.

“Without having secured legitimacy, these people participate only to secure seats in the country’s government, without fulfilling any of the Albanians’ demands and without meeting any of the obligations arising from the Ohrid Agreement,” Ahmeti said.

He added that as long as the Badinter majority depends on deputies from the European Front, the law on the use of languages will not be adopted.