Republic of Gabon has recognized Kosovo’s independence !!
We thank the people of Gabon for their friendship and recognition of Kosovo as an independent nation. Thank you!! Merci beaucoup!!
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Republic of Gabon has recognized Kosovo’s independence !!
On September - 12 - 2011
Republic of Benin has recognized Kosovo’s independence !!
On August - 18 - 2011
Republic of Benin has recognized Kosovo’s independence !! Benin became the 80th UN Member state to recognize Republic of Kosovo.
We thank the very nice people of Benin for their friendship and their support for recognition of the independance of Kosovo. Thank you !!
Republic of Guinea has recognized Kosovo’s independence !!
On August - 18 - 2011
Republic of Guinea has recognized Kosovo’s independence !!
We want to thank the people of Guinea for their friendship and their support for recognition of Kosovo as an independent nation. Thank You !!
Republic of Niger has recognized Kosovo’s independence !!
On August - 18 - 2011
Republic of Niger has recognized Kosovo’s independence.
We would like to thank the people of Niger for their friendship for recognition of Kosovo as an independent nation. Thank You !!
Visit to Haiti
On April - 27 - 2010
My flight from Santo Domingo to Port Au Prince went very well until I approached the capital city of this wonderful nation. A few miles before landing, while flying at minimal altitude, I thought that I was seeing that this nation’s people had lots of swimming pools alongside their houses. Shortly after, I realized that those were not swimming pools at all.
What I was looking at was the devastating news that millions of people were living in tents made with blue plastic covers – tarps that were donated from countries around the world. Up until this point of the mission, I could not and did not imagine the magnitude of devastation that the Haitian people have had to endure.
While I was flying, I kept taking picture after picture – thousands. The reality here began to hit me hard and uncontrollable tears started flowing from my eyes. Flashbacks kept coming, reminding me of the suffering of my own people in the refugee camps of Albania. That was over ten years ago. The reason that I started this mission. And it haunts me here today as I look out over Haiti.
As I land on the ground the humid air is both thick and smothering. Upon opening the aircraft door and stepping on the soil of this great nation, tears continued to flow. They came down as I walked to the ramp agents. They came down as I looked into their eyes and finally saw the reality that the people here have gone through. The indescribable power of the deceased souls could be felt through my entire body – chill’s felt everywhere. Everywhere I turned in the airport – you could see and feel the devastation. Cracks and holes were seen in the walls – but this was nothing compared to the pain that I felt surrounding the individuals working there.
Shortly after clearing customs and parking the airplane, I met with Besnik Demolli (whom you’ll remember I met up with in the Dominican Republic) and many others, like Armendi, whom gave me a home while in Haiti, and Arsim Shala, who showed great respect for our mission. I tell you, it was such a comfort to find these great friends who are here working for the UN in Haiti and Dominican Republican. After a satisfying lunch at the UN cafeteria, I took a bus toward town trying to accomplish the duties of our mission, despite the reality of my surroundings.
It’s absolutely impossible to describe to you, in one short paragraph, the suffering and devastation that I’ve seen in Haiti. My heart feels for and entirely supports these wonderful people. The depth of strength and resilience that I have seen will no doubt spur recovery in the future. However, from personal experience, I know that this chapter of their lives will never cease to exist for centuries to come. The vanished souls of Haiti will never be forgotten and this chapter will always exist.
The unspeakable shock that I have seen in the last few days have left an great scar on my soul. The fallen city of Port Au Prince, the devastation that I have seen will be with me forever. But I need to also express my admiration and humbleness to the Haitians – despite all the destruction that they have seen, there is still a sense of hope here. The feeling is faint, but familiar.
Amos Cincir from ‘Le Nouvellist’, and a great friend, wrote the most amazing article about Kosovo and our mission. Despite their atmosphere being turned upside down, it is amazing that the media showed our mission interest. La Matin, and the great people there, were also receptive. To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – I am honored for the time that you took, despite everything that your country is going through, to meet with me and show your attention to our cause.
God Bless Haiti.
Gazeta Express
On March - 14 - 2009
We would like to thank our friends at Gazeta Express for publishing an article about us. It is the first major online news publication in Albanian that we know of, you can read it directly from their website [HERE]
Me aeroplan për njohjen e Pavarësisë
Nga Express më 08.03.2009 në ora 12:03
James Piloting a Learjet
Një banor i El Paso, dhe pilot me prejardhje kosovare planifikon të fluturojë përmes pjesës më të madhe të Amerikën Qendrore dhe Jugore, me qëllim që të fitojë njohjen e së fundme të pavarësisë së Kosovës nga Serbia, udhëtim ky i parashikuar për muajin mars. Kjo është forma që ka zgjedhur James Berisha, kosovari i cili ka kryer shkollimin për drejtimin e aeroplanëve.
James Berisha, 37-vjeçar nga Brestovci, është duke planifikuar që të udhëtojë me aeroplanin e tij nga El Paso në Teksas në muajin mars dhe të vizitojë më shumë se 30 shtete për të mbledhur përkrahjen për pavarësinë e Kosovës, e cila zyrtarisht u bë shtet i pavarur në muajin shkurt 2008. Ambasada e Kosovës është hapur në Uashington, para disa muajsh, kurse lobimi për njohjen e shtetit më të ri po vazhdojnë.
“Dua që t’i falënderoj këto shtete të cilat e njohën pavarësinë tonë”, tha Berisha përderisa shpjegonte se si “do të përpiqet që t’iu jap fund stereotipave raciale”, për të cilët tha që ende janë bazë për shumë njerëz në perceptimin e shtetit.
Ky udhëtim 2-3 javësh momentalisht financohet nga vetë Berisha i cili tha se “është i brishtë dhe do të donte të kishte më shumë fondacione”.
Megjithatë, ai shpjegoi se beneficionet e përgjithshme për Kosovën do t’i tejkalojnë të gjitha shpenzimet.
Berisha, një ambasador jozyrtar i Kosovës do ta përfundojë udhëtimin e vet duke ateruar në Florida. Pas udhëtimit Berisha tha s planifikon të kthehet në Kosovë dhe të hapë një shkollë fluturimi me Oficerin ekzekutiv për Fluturim për Kosovën, Howard West, 21 të El Paso, Teksas.
Berisha i cili momentalisht po punon si pilot për Sierra West Airlines, u shpërngul nga Florida në El Paso në vitin 2004, 7 vjet pasi që diplomoi në Akademinë për Fluturime të Sigurta në Vero Beach, Florida.
Kosova shpalli pavarësinë nga Serbia në muajin shkurt 2008 me ndërmjetësim dhe përkrahje të popujve perëndimor. Deri më tani Kosova është njohur nga 55 shtete prej gjithsejtë192 të OKB. (Flyingforkosovo)
Kosovo Pilot Starts Fly-In Recognition Drive
On February - 22 - 2009
Taken from a news article at BalkanInsight.com
James Berisha behind the controls of a Learjet
A Kosovo-born pilot will next month start a fly-in campaign across the Americas to persuade governments to recognise Kosovo, which this week celebrated one year since its declaration of independence from Serbia
Texas resident James Berisha, 37, will begin his Flying For Kosovo (www.flyingforkosovo.com ) campaign in March and has planned to fly his single engine plane to more than 30 countries in South and Central America, a region which has mostly ignored the Kosovo issue.
“I will thank those countries who have already recognized us, I will tell the others how important it is for Kosovo to be recognized worldwide, and I will try to end racial stereotypes that belittle our people”, Berisha told Balkan Insight.
Berisha spent his childhood in Kosovo, then left for Western Europe to fulfil his dream of becoming a pilot. He is now working for Sierra West Airlines, which operates executive jet charters and air cargo flights.
Since its declaration of independence, Kosovo has been recognized by 55 mostly Western states.
(Reported by Shega A’Mula)
Alaska to Macedonia
On February - 21 - 2009
During his flight career, James has had some great adventures in small planes. A few years ago he completed a journey from Alaska, USA, to Skopje Macedonia. This is the route he took:
City/State, Country, ICAO Airport code:
- Fairbanks Alaska, USA, PAFA
- Old Crow, Canada, CYOC
- Inuvik, Canada, CYEV
- Paulatuk, Canada, CYPC
- Holmen, Canada, CYHI
- Cambridge Bay, Canada, CYCB
- Pelly Bay, Canada, CYBB
- Hall Beach, Canada, CYYX
- Broughton Island, Canada, CYVM (Qikiqtarjuaq Airport)
- Sandrestorm Fjord, Greenland, BGSF
- Kulusuk, Greenland, BGKK
- Reykjavik, Iceland, BIRK
- Hofn, Iceland, BIHN
- Wick, Scotland, EGPC
- Newcastle, England, EGNT
- Southend, England, EGMC
- Lugano, Switzerland, LSZA
- Zadar, Croatia, LDZD
- Tirana, Albania, LATI
- Skopje, Macedonia, LWSK
Kosovo Marks One Year Anniversary
On February - 16 - 2009
From Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
SLLOVI, Kosovo (RFE/RL) — With his newborn state on the eve of its first anniversary, Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci made a symbolic trip to the tiny village of Sllovi, not far from the capital, Pristina.
There, he visited a baby girl, Pavaresia, whose name means “independence” in Albanian. She, like her country, was born on February 17, 2008.
Thaci urged his fellow citizens to join in celebrating Kosovo’s first year as an independent state.
“I call upon all the citizens of Kosovo, regardless of their ethnicity, to celebrate with dignity and pride. It is a year of historical success for Kosovo,” Thaci said.
“Kosovo has a safe future; therefore we should celebrate with dignity and be proud. We will have a state protocol of the highest level, but we will also have a big celebration for all our citizens.”
After years as a Serbian province and international protectorate, Albanian-majority Kosovo unilaterally declared independence a year ago amid support from the Western community.
The move outraged officials in Belgrade, and threatened to send waves unrest through the fledgling country, particularly in North Mitrovica and other Serbian-majority enclaves.
A year later, however, Kosovo is still standing.
The country has a new constitution, a national anthem, an army, and a flag. A European law-and-order mission has successfully assumed control from the United Nations. There have been no major outbreaks of violence.
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Stewart Jones says it has been a year of “tremendous hard work and achievement.”
“Both the government and the people of Kosovo have much to be proud of. The new constitution, dozens of new laws, hundreds of kilometers of new roads, dozens of new schools,” Jones says. “Everywhere you look in Pristina — and I just visited a couple of weeks ago — you can see manifestations of progress.”
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