Eliot Engel ishte njeriu yn\u00eb n\u00eb Kapitol Hill. Ai ishte miku i madh i Kosov\u00ebs. Ndaj, njeriun e par\u00eb q\u00eb k\u00ebrkuam ta takonim n\u00eb Kongres pasi ishim akomoduar n\u00eb zyrat tona n\u00eb Usshington, ishte ky mik yni i madh n\u00eb Kongres – Eliot Engel. Na priti n\u00eb Zyr\u00ebn e tij n\u00eb Nd\u00ebrtes\u00ebn e Kongresit, bashk\u00eb me bashk\u00ebpun\u00ebtorin e tij t\u00eb ngusht\u00eb, k\u00ebshilltarin Jason Steinbaum, i cili kishte shoq\u00ebruar kongresmenin Engel n\u00eb t\u00eb gjitha vizitat e tij n\u00eb Kosov\u00eb. Zyra e Kongresmenit Engel ishte shum\u00eb e k\u00ebndshme, e mobiluar me shije, me nj\u00eb tavolin\u00eb pune prej druri dhe ul\u00ebse me mbuloj\u00eb prej l\u00ebkure t\u00eb zez\u00eb. N\u00eb mure vareshin korniza fotografish dhe copa artikujsh t\u00eb ndryshme. N\u00eb mesin e tyre, foto me lider\u00eb shqiptar\u00eb nga Kosova dhe Shqip\u00ebria, n\u00eb raste t\u00eb ndryshme nga vizitat e tij n\u00eb Kosov\u00eb dhe Shqip\u00ebri, apo nga takime me delegacione t\u00eb k\u00ebtyre vendeve n\u00eb Uashington. V\u00ebrejta edhe nj\u00eb korniz\u00eb, ku ruante faqen e par\u00eb t\u00eb gazet\u00ebs \u201cRilindja\u201d nga vitet \u201890, ku un\u00eb kisha b\u00ebr\u00eb nj\u00eb intervist\u00eb me t\u00eb me rastin e nj\u00eb vizite t\u00eb tij n\u00eb Prishtin\u00eb, shum\u00eb vite m\u00eb par\u00eb. Pa tepri formalitetesh dhe n\u00eb m\u00ebnyr\u00ebn m\u00eb t\u00eb p\u00ebrzem\u00ebrt, na p\u00ebrg\u00ebzoi p\u00ebr hapjen e Ambasad\u00ebs s\u00eb Republik\u00ebs s\u00eb Kosov\u00ebs n\u00eb Uashington. I thash\u00eb se kjo ishte edhe merit\u00eb e tij, si kuror\u00ebzim i pun\u00ebs s\u00eb pand\u00ebrprer\u00eb q\u00eb kishte b\u00ebr\u00eb n\u00eb mbrojtje t\u00eb s\u00eb drejt\u00ebs s\u00eb Kosov\u00ebs n\u00eb Amerik\u00eb, q\u00eb nga viti 1989, kur kishte ardhur p\u00ebr her\u00eb t\u00eb par\u00eb n\u00eb Kongres dhe q\u00eb nuk u ndal p\u00ebr 25 vjet t\u00eb t\u00ebr\u00eb p\u00ebr t\u00eb mb\u00ebshtetur kauz\u00ebn e saj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eliot Engel ishte nd\u00ebr t\u00eb par\u00ebt q\u00eb kishte ngritur z\u00ebrin. I pari q\u00eb kishte n\u00ebnshkruar nj\u00eb rezolut\u00eb n\u00eb mb\u00ebshtetje t\u00eb shqiptar\u00ebve t\u00eb Kosov\u00ebs dhe t\u00eb Presidentit Rugova, n\u00eb fillim t\u00eb viteve 1990, dhe q\u00eb kishte sponsorizuar vizit\u00ebn e par\u00eb t\u00eb k\u00ebtij t\u00eb fundit n\u00eb Uashington, bashk\u00eb me veprimtar\u00eb t\u00eb tjer\u00eb t\u00eb Kosov\u00ebs s\u00eb asaj periudhe. Njeriu q\u00eb vazhdonte akoma me t\u00ebr\u00eb fuqin\u00eb e tij t\u00eb angazhohej n\u00eb t\u00eb mir\u00eb t\u00eb shtetit t\u00eb ri t\u00eb Kosov\u00ebs dhe q\u00eb p\u00ebrs\u00ebriste se partneriteti mes Kosov\u00ebs dhe Shteteve t\u00eb Bashkuara vazhdonte t\u00eb ishte i fuqish\u00ebm. \u201cGjithmon\u00eb kam th\u00ebn\u00eb se Kosova do t\u00eb jet\u00eb nj\u00eb vend i lir\u00eb dhe i pavarur, pavar\u00ebsisht z\u00ebrave skeptik\u00eb p\u00ebr k\u00ebt\u00eb. Ju gjithmon\u00eb do t\u00eb keni mb\u00ebshtetjen e Shteteve t\u00eb Bashkuara t\u00eb Amerik\u00ebs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Engel ishte midis ligjb\u00ebr\u00ebsve t\u00eb par\u00eb n\u00eb SHBA q\u00eb kishin k\u00ebrkuar nga Administrata e Klintonit t\u00eb nd\u00ebrhynte n\u00eb mbrojtje t\u00eb popullit t\u00eb Kosov\u00ebs nga sulmet e forcave serbe. Ai i kishte k\u00ebrkuar Sht\u00ebpis\u00eb s\u00eb Bardh\u00eb t\u00eb sulmonte pozicionet serbe n\u00eb Kosov\u00eb dhe t\u00eb vendoste nj\u00eb zon\u00eb ndalim fluturimi p\u00ebr avion\u00ebt serb\u00eb, duke krahasuar masakrat ndaj shqiptar\u00ebve n\u00eb Kosov\u00ebs me mizorit\u00eb e kryera kund\u00ebr hebrenjve gjat\u00eb Holokaustit, pasi q\u00eb ai ishte hebre dhe e kuptonte vuajtjen n\u00ebn ideologjin\u00eb fashiste. Edhe tani k\u00ebrkonte nga Administrata e Presidentit Obama q\u00eb t\u00eb mos e linte anash Kosov\u00ebn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSa her\u00eb q\u00eb vizitoj Kosov\u00ebn, shoh progres dhe e di se ka nj\u00eb t\u00eb ardhme t\u00eb ndritshme. Shpesh e kam th\u00ebn\u00eb se nj\u00eb amerikan mund t\u00eb shkoj\u00eb n\u00eb t\u00eb gjith\u00eb bot\u00ebn, por kurr\u00eb nuk do t\u00eb pritet me m\u00eb shum\u00eb dashuri dhe miq\u00ebsi sesa q\u00eb pritem un\u00eb n\u00eb Kosov\u00eb. Njer\u00ebzit atje me t\u00eb v\u00ebrtet\u00eb i duan amerikan\u00ebt dhe \u00e7do gj\u00eb amerikane.\u201d Si\u00e7 kishte rr\u00ebfyer sa e sa her\u00eb n\u00eb takime me shqiptar\u00eb dhe n\u00eb raste t\u00eb tjera, Engel rikujtonte periudh\u00ebn kur kishte tentuar t\u00eb hynte n\u00eb Kosov\u00eb p\u00ebr t\u00eb ndjekur zgjedhjet atje n\u00eb vitin e v\u00ebshtir\u00eb 1990. \u201cM\u00eb ndaluan n\u00eb kufi. Nuk donin t\u00eb m\u00eb linin t\u00eb hyja. Millosheviqi kishte th\u00ebn\u00eb se jam problem. Mbajta konferenc\u00eb p\u00ebr shtyp n\u00eb kufirin nd\u00ebrmjet Kosov\u00ebs dhe Maqedonis\u00eb. I kisha humbur syzet dhe nuk shihja gj\u00eb, por fola nga zemra. Thash\u00eb se dua t\u00eb hyj n\u00eb Kosov\u00eb, por Millosheviqi nuk m\u00eb l\u00eb. Por, thash\u00eb se kam nj\u00eb lajm p\u00ebr t\u00eb. Nj\u00eb dit\u00eb do t\u00eb jemi t\u00eb gjith\u00eb n\u00eb Kosov\u00ebn e lir\u00eb dhe t\u00eb pavarur dhe at\u00ebher\u00eb atij nuk do t\u2019ia lejojm\u00eb t\u00eb hyj\u00eb.\u201d Ishte kjo deklarata, q\u00eb ai e kishte p\u00ebrs\u00ebritur sa her\u00eb, pas transmetimit t\u00eb saj nga Z\u00ebri i Amerik\u00ebs, n\u00eb at\u00eb koh\u00eb…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Eliot Engel ishte njeriu yn\u00eb n\u00eb Kapitol Hill. Ai ishte miku i madh i Kosov\u00ebs. Ndaj, njeriun e par\u00eb q\u00eb k\u00ebrkuam ta takonim n\u00eb Kongres pasi ishim akomoduar n\u00eb zyrat tona n\u00eb Usshington, ishte ky mik yni i madh n\u00eb Kongres – Eliot Engel. Na priti n\u00eb Zyr\u00ebn e tij n\u00eb Nd\u00ebrtes\u00ebn e Kongresit, bashk\u00eb […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kosove","category-lajme"],"yoast_head":"\n