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Albania: Kosovo
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The new, young SP Prime Minister, Pandeli Majko, brought some political and economic stability to Albania. Reforms continued throughout 1998: a constitutional referendum was held and a new constitution adopted; there was increasing respect for human rights; a law was passed on freedom of the press and there were moves towards de-centralisation. During the 1999 Kosovo crisis, Albania remained stable and played a positive role opening up its borders to take in half a million refugees. It was praised by the international community for its constructive role and its generosity during the conflict.
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A series of Balkan wars in 1912 and 1913 by Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, and Montenegro against the Ottoman Empire offered Albania the opportunity to declare its own independence in the city of Vlores in November 1912. The London Conference of 1913 on the Balkans ultimately granted Albania full independence from the Ottoman Empire under the protection of Europe's Great Powers (Russia, Great Britain, France, Austria, and Germany). As would be true for most of the twentieth century, Albania's future was shaped by other nations, not by the Albanian people. The Great Powers acceded to the demands of Serbia and Montenegro for Albanian districts. Albanians living in Kosovo and western Macedonia were placed under the jurisdiction of Serbia, not Albania.
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Global Communicators (GC), founded in 1997, has provided investment promotion advice to Western Switzerland, Jordan, Bolivia, Honduras, Kosovo, and Albania. Global Partners Consulting, headed by Luis Soto, has worked with GC on assignments in Bolivia, Honduras and China, in addition to managing projects in every region of the world.
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In March/April 1999, around 480,000 Kosovar refugees entered Albania during the Kosovo crisis. Albania was a staunch supporter of NATO military action and around 9,000 troops were deployed in Albania before crossing into Kosovo. Albania supports the international community's policy towards Kosovo.
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