New York, 27 September, 2024
During his stay in the United States of America, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, together with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Donika Gërvalla Schwarz, met artists and young professionals of our diaspora who live and work in New York.
In this meeting and cordial conversation, which was held in the spaces where the exhibition of the artist from Kosovo, Petrit Halilaj, is being shown, Prime Minister Kurti, describing them as ambassadors who show to the world who Albanians are and what the Republic of Kosovo offers, emphasized the role diaspora key in cultivating a rich cultural tradition, whose achievements make us proud and their success serves as an inspiration for dedicated generations in all spheres be it technology, education, business and art.
For the Government, the diaspora is an inseparable part of the Republic of Kosovo and our society, said Prime Minister Kurti. Thus, the work of artists and young professionals around the world and especially in New York, not only strengthens the cultural and economic ties between Kosovo and the United States of America, but also plays a decisive role in advancing Kosovo’s reputation.
In the ongoing conversation, Prime Minister Kurti informed those present about the ongoing commitment to the integration of culture in other areas of policymaking, including education, health and economic development. He said that we have youth with an extraordinary creative potential and our Government will continue efforts to create a favorable creative environment, so that our Kosovo is a place of opportunities and talent development, as the best promoter of the country in the world.
This year alone, the Government offered the highest financial support for culture of 8 million euros, replacing the support schemes, which resembled social schemes, in planned and categorized support aimed at the sustainability and economic independence of independent cultural organizations of Kosovo..
With special thanks for the contribution and passion in their professional fields, Prime Minister Kurti expressed his gratitude for the hospitality and said that Kosovo always welcomes them.
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