Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti said that uncovering the fate of people who went missing during the war in Kosovo requires the opening of files and archives in Belgrade. He said the international community should put pressure on Serbia to make public information that could help locate them.
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Kurti spoke today, on the International Day of the Disappeared, after laying a wreath at the Monument to Missing Persons in Pristina. Acting President Albulena Haxhiu was also present at the ceremony.
He stressed that there is no more time to wait for classified files to be opened. Kurti thanked the ambassadors accredited to the Republic of Kosovo who took part in the ceremony and called on all international actors, particularly the European Union, to demand that Serbia open these documents.
The acting prime minister recalled that Serbia seeks membership in the European Union and receives hundreds and hundreds of millions in funds from it. He said excavations and field searches cost Kosovo a great deal, while the information received is often incomplete or inaccurate. For this reason, state institutions face difficulties and disappointment, as only a small number of bodies are still found after extensive searches.
According to Kurti, a large part of these operations around Kosovo could be avoided if the files were opened in Belgrade. He underscored that keeping them closed weighs not only on the families of the missing, but also on the state of Kosovo.
“Opening the files of our northern neighbor is vital to uncovering the truth, providing our loved ones with dignified burials and giving the families waiting in anguish the long-awaited answers. Such a step would also help strengthen overall peace in our region,” Kurti declared.
