TIRANA, February 19/ATA/ Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Elisa Spiropali spoke today during her speech in the Parliament on Kosovo, describing it as a historical and national responsibility.
We will continue to be a staunch advocate for Kosovo’s rights on the international stage, said Spiropali, because the regional stability depends on a strong, recognized and Euro-Atlantic integrated Kosovo.
In this context, according to her, the trial at the Hague against KLA leaders assumes special significance.
“Albania remains committed to international justice. But international justice is not an abstract concept. It is measured by the standard of equality, by its coherence and by the ability not to become an instrument of one-sided historical readings. Kosovo war was not a conflict for power. It was a fight for survival and for freedom, after a long period of systematic repression. This is an internationally documented historical fact. For this reason, any judicial process related to that period must be conducted with a full awareness of the context, the disproportion of force and the reality of the crimes committed against the civilian population”, said Spiropali.
Spiropali emphasized that, “Justice cannot function with double standards, it cannot create the perception that the victim and the aggressor are placed on the same moral and historical plane”.
When justice loses its sense of proportionality, according to her, it risks losing legitimacy.
“Albania will defend with dignity the historical truth of Kosovo. It will defend the principle that justice must be impartial, but not blind to reality. And it will stand by any process that guarantees high legal standards, transparency and equal treatment. Reconciliation depends on justice. And without historical truth, there is no lasting peace in the region,” stated the foreign minister. /gj.m/r.e/p.s./
