(ANSA) - PRISTINA, DECEMBER 12 - Kosovo's capital city
Pristina is full of US flags, ahead of Friday's parliamentary
session that will vote on the transformation of the Kosovo
Security Force into a regular army. Serbia strongly opposed this
step, which is fully supported by the US. The stars and stripes
of Kosovo's main ally are visible on all the city's main streets
and avenues, in the squares, at the markets, in the parks.
The leadership in Pristina never missed an opportunity to
reiterate that the country counts on America's total and
unconditional support. The US are the first supporter of the
country's independence proclaimed on February 17, 2008.
The battle for independence was led by the Kosovo Liberation
Army, the Albanian separatist guerrilla that fought against the
Serbs in the armed conflict of the late nineties. KLA fighters
and commanders were Kosovo's top current leaders, such as
President Hashim Thaci, premier Ramush Haradinaj and the speaker
of the parliament Kadri Veselj. Prime Minister Haradinaj, in a
post on Facebook, confirmed today that ''the KLA's battle was
fair and sacrosanct''. The Special Court established to judge
the war crimes of the KLA has convened the first four former
fighters for interrogations related to their past. Even the
current leaders might have to appear before the judges. (ANSA).
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