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Ruling Vetevendosje party MP Arbereshe Kryeziu Hyseni was criticised for saying that finding ethnic Albanian missing persons from the Kosovo war should be prioritised over looking for Serbs who disappeared.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A group of Kosovo civil society organisations called on the Kosovo authorities on Thursday to condemn comments made by ruling Vetevendosje (Self-Determination) party MP Arbereshe Kryeziu Hyseni, who said that ethnic Albanian missing persons are more of a priority than Serbs.<\/p>\n

During a show on Pristina-based Klan Kosova TV on June 15, Kryeziu Hyseni said that \u201cthe issue of the missing persons of the Albanian people should be treated seriously and with high priority, and after their turn, we can talk about the missing Serbs\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Informal Coalition for Dealing with the Past said that Kryeziu Hyseni was \u201cdenigrating\u201d Serb war victims and cited constitutional law that insists on equal treatment for all war victims regardless of their ethnicity.<\/p>\n

Kosovo\u2019s law on missing persons also prohibits any form of discrimination.<\/p>\n

But Kryeziu Hyseni told BIRN on Friday that she stands by her comments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to remember that a genocide was inflicted on the Albanian nation [in Kosovo]. The war was started by Serbia and we are a nation that was attacked by Serbian criminals,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI stick to what I have said\u2026 We were victims of the Kosovo war,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

A Kosovo government spokesperson told BIRN that it \u201cdoes not deal with missing persons on ethnic grounds but based on information\u201d that it has obtained about their whereabouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll cases related to missing persons, whoever reports them, are treated equally by institutions of the Republic of Kosovo,\u201d said government spokesperson Rozafa Kelmendi.<\/p>\n

The Informal Coalition for Dealing with the Past said that ethnic discrimination \u201cundermines the reconciliation process\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government of Kosovo, the Kosovo Assembly, the State Prosecutor\u2019s Office, the institutions of justice and the whole of society must have the same approach to all war victims, and only in this way will we be able to create a peaceful and equal society,\u201d the Coalition said.<\/p>\n

Over 1,600 people, mainly ethnic Albanians but also some Serbs, are still listed as missing from the Kosovo war.<\/p>\n

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Perparim Isufi and Mediana Halili<\/strong><\/div>\n
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