RIYADH: Kosovan President Vjosa Osmani has sent her congratulations to the Syrian people as Syria celebrated Liberation Day marking a year since the ouster of Bashar Assad.
“Happy Liberation Day to all the people of Syria. It is with profound honor that I address you today on behalf of the people and the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo, as you mark this historic first anniversary of your liberation,” the Kosovan leader said in a video posted on her social media account.
“This is a day that symbolizes not only freedom regained, but also the rebirth of a people’s hope.”
“Both our countries, Kosovo and Syria, have known the darkest chapters of oppression, injustice, and unimaginable suffering. But we have also known what it means to rise, to transform pain into purpose and strength. We have stood firm in our belief that no force can extinguish a people’s yearning for freedom,” Osmani added.
This was the first video message of a Kosovan head of state after the country was earlier recognized by the new Syrian government.
