Prishtina, 24 December 2024
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, attended the reception organized on the eve of the Christmas holiday.
“Christmas is a celebration of peace and love”, the Prime Minister said at the beginning of his speech.
“The daughter of our people, Saint Mother Teresa, was the one who carried on teaching even in the most hopeless days, and with her actions invited us into love, responsibility, care and meticulousness towards each other, telling us that Christmas is not just a date. It is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and hold his hand. It is Christmas whenever we reject those principles that enslave the marginalized at the fringes of society.
It is Christmas every time you have hope in those who have no physical and spiritual abilities”, said the Prime Minister.
Christmas is both gratitude and thanksgiving, he continued, urging to use this holiday to reflect gratitude and to converse with thanksgiving for what we have with each other, and to continue to care for each other during the coming year and to stand by each other in difficult moments.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year was Prime Minister Kurti’s greeting at the end of his speech.
Prime Minister Kurti’s speech:
Honourable Mrs. Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, President of the Republic of Kosovo,
Honourable Monsignor Dode Gjergji, Bishop of the Diocese of Kosovo,
Honourable Mufti Naim Tërnava, leader of the Islamic Community of Kosovo,
Dear Deputy Prime Minister, Ministers and Deputy Ministers, Heads of Political Parties and Mayors,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Dear clergy, honourable priests, respected sisters and other believers,
Distinguished attendees,
Christmas is a celebration of peace and love.
Man is predisposed to the hope of tomorrow, the light that arises each day, the joy of harvest, the giving love towards the world.
Christmas brings us these through joyful news: the birth of Jesus, the light of the world, the hope of humanity.
The promise of Jesus fills you with hope, especially in difficult times. The daughter of our people, Saint Mother Teresa, was the one who carried on teaching even in the most hopeless days, and with her actions invited us into love, responsibility, care and meticulousness towards each other, telling us that Christmas is not just a date. It is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and hold his hand. It is Christmas whenever we reject those principles that enslave the marginalized at the fringes of society.
It is Christmas every time you have hope in those who have no physical and spiritual abilities.
Therefore, I hope that Christmas will remind us even when we forget that care and love should not only be for one day, but in general for every citizen to live with dignity.
Christmas is both a gratitude and a thanksgiving.
Let us use this Christmas holiday to reflect gratitude and to converse with thanksgiving for what we have in each other.
Let us continue to care for each other throughout the coming year and stay close to each other in difficult moments.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Last modified: December 27, 2024