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Monday 25 February 2008

Dal Khalsa greets people of Kosvo

CHANDIGRH: The Dal Khalsa on Thursday greeted the people of Kosvo for their hard earned independence.

In a statement issued here, the party leaders HS Dhami and Kanwarpal Singh said the birth of a new nation was always a moment of joy and hope for struggling ethnic peoples.

It is pertinent to mention that for two decades, 2 million Kosovars lived in a limbo punctuated by events in 1999, when the international community took over temporary administration of the region following the NATO action against then Serbian forces.

Two days before, Kosovo's parliament has approved a coalition government led by Hashim Thaci, a former guerrilla leader who is pushing for independence from Serbia.

"We congratulate Kosovo's in terms that echo the desire of the Sikh community to be able to chart its destiny as per the will of the people". The present development provides hopes to the Sikhs that even in the 21st century cartography and geography can be changed, they observed.

They said despite a multitude of barriers, the people of Kosovo remained steadfast to their ideal and peacefully pursued for independence, without being threatened or scared away. "It was this spirit from which our community has a lot to learn, said both.

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