Vjosa Osmani accuses Serbia: It continues to conceal mass graves and seeks to erase Kosovo

Former Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani has responded to recent developments concerning the mass grave in Kalludër, Zubin Potok. She accused Serbia of continuing to conceal the truth about those forcibly disappeared during the latest war in Kosovo.

In a public statement, Osmani said that Serbia continues to “sleep on mass graves” and is not disclosing the locations of around 1,600 people who remain listed as missing.

Osmani also mentioned the 23 intellectuals from Mitrovica who were abducted by Serbian forces in April 1999. She stressed that their families, along with the citizens of Mitrovica, have spent 27 years in anguish without receiving answers about the fate of their loved ones.

According to her, the contributions these intellectuals made to education, healthcare and patriotic activities will always be remembered by the citizens of Mitrovica.

Referring to the discovery of the mass grave in Kalludër, where the remains of the missing intellectuals are suspected to be located, Osmani said the news brings some relief to the families. However, she emphasized that the case also revives painful memories of the crimes committed during the war.

She also said that Kosovo borders a state which, according to her, continues to pursue its goal of eliminating Kosovo Albanians.

Concluding her statement, Osmani called for national unity in the face of the suffering endured by families who continue to search for the missing, as well as the challenges that, according to her, still remain.

Osmani concluded that, in the face of families still searching for their loved ones and an enemy that continues to sleep on the mass graves of Albanian children killed in the war, differences among citizens should be of no importance.