Ditmir Bushati criticizes Albania for its cooperation with Serbia: Did you see today the honor they paid to a criminal like Mladic?

2026-09-07 19:59:34Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Ditmir Bushati criticizes Albania for its cooperation with Serbia: Did you see

Former Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati has reacted after the funeral ceremony of Ratko Mladic in Belgrade, describing it as an event that exceeded the limits of a funeral and took on a clearly political and symbolic character.

Bushati emphasizes that the presence of thousands of people at the ceremony, accompanied by honors and the organized participation of veterans of the Army of Republika Srpska, who arrived in Belgrade from Banja Luka, indicates that it was an event that went beyond a funeral ceremony.

“Thousands of people at the funeral ceremony of Ratko Mladic, accompanied by state honors and the participation of veterans of the Army of Republika Srpska, who arrived in Belgrade in an organized manner from Banja Luka, proves that this event exceeded the boundaries of a funeral.

This story goes beyond Ratko Mladic. And it is the result of a policy of turning a blind eye and tolerating Serbia for several years, to supposedly anchor it in Western trends. For years, the EU has coexisted with this situation.

Giving priority to false stability and not genuine democratization. Therefore, today I cannot treat the organization of the state ceremony for a war criminal as an isolated episode, but as a direct consequence of a wrong policy," he writes, among other things, further emphasizing that the countries of the region, including Albania, should also review the way they build relations with Serbia, as cooperation cannot be based solely on interests or political formulas, but must be based on clear principles, especially an unconditional separation from war crimes and genocide.

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Thousands of people at the funeral ceremony of Ratko Mladic, accompanied by state honors and the participation of veterans of the Army of Republika Srpska, who arrived in Belgrade in an organized manner from Banja Luka, proves that this event exceeded the boundaries of a funeral.

This story goes beyond Ratko Mladic. And it is the result of a policy of turning a blind eye and tolerating Serbia for several years, to supposedly anchor it in Western trends. For years, the EU has coexisted with this situation. By giving priority to false stability and not genuine democratization. Therefore, today it cannot treat the organization of a state ceremony for a war criminal as an isolated episode, but as a direct consequence of a wrong policy.

Everything related to the death and burial of Mladic cannot be seen as a spontaneous outburst of emotions or an unforeseen excess. On the contrary, it was a masterfully prepared and synchronized performance, in which the state, the army and the church acted together for the same purpose: the glorification of a war criminal. Each of these institutions had its own clear role in a scenario aimed at rehabilitating the policies of the 1990s and officially legitimizing what has been built in the shadows for years.

Today, the international community is not facing any surprises, but is simply reaping the fruits of opportunism and the policy of concessions towards Serbia. Meanwhile, the countries of the region, starting with Albania, must understand that cooperation with Serbia cannot be based on metaphors, but on some indispensable principles for reconciliation, related to a clear separation from the dark past of war crimes and genocide.


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