#albania

Anon from the castle walls The crescent banner falls, And the crowd beholds instead, Like a portent in the sky, Iskander's banner fly, The Black Eagle with double head; And a shout ascends on high, For men's souls are tired of the Turks, And their wicked ways and works, That have made of Ak-Hissar A city of the plague; And the loud, exultant cry That echoes wide and far Is: "Long live Scanderbeg! ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#freedom #liberation #sacrifice #freedom

Albanians are a nation of freedom fighters who know something about living under oppression. ↗

— Fatos Nano

#albanians #fighters #freedom #know #living

Albania has to demonstrate that it is willing to be a reliable partner in the international community. ↗

— Emma Bonino

#community #demonstrate #international #international community #national community

I support the recommendations made by the International Crisis Group. The primary responsibility is for Kosovo Albanians to demonstrate that their treatment of minorities is adequate. ↗

— Emma Bonino

#albanians #crisis #demonstrate #group #i

Albania, Macedonia and Greece have managed to create a good partnership in the south of the Continent and are making progress in blocking the spread of the conflict. But any spillover could destroy this European-oriented partnership and create problems for the European Union countries themselves. ↗

— Fatos Nano

#any #blocking #conflict #continent #could

And did I not think then, What nonsense it is to suppose one man so different from another when all that life really boils down to is getting a decent cup of coffee and room to stretch out in? ↗

— Alice Munro

#life

I don't know nothing about communism. But I know the Albanians loved me. Same reason as anyone else loves me. Because I made them laugh. ↗

— Norman Wisdom

#albanians #anyone #because #communism #else

The most important thing is that Milosevic agreed to sit at the negotiating table with the Kosovo Albanians. ↗

— Boris Yeltsin

#albanians #important #important thing #kosovo #milosevic

Albania does not feel alone. It is part of the Partnership for Peace structures in NATO, and it will do what it can within that. ↗

— Fatos Nano

#alone #does #feel #nato #part

Albania is at risk and we are living in difficult times. ↗