NEWSLETTER JUL/AUG 2014 Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, Kosovo’sKosovo’s Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. Culture,Culture, YouthYouth andand SportSport Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. JUL/AUG 2014 NEWSLETTER (*',"#*+#,"'Q 2&#'+%#," inspiration for Kosovo ajlinda Kelmendi, Nora Gjakova and Driton Kuka were welcomed in a state ceremony in Prishtina, after the Mgreat success marked at the Judo World Championship in Chelyabinsk of Russia, where Majlinda Kelmendi for the second time was declared the World Champion of judo. More on page 4 Archaeological Site ‘Ulpiana’, a reference point for Kosovo 7 Database of Cultural Heritage, ',#30-.50"$-0-1-4-L'*+ a new window of Kosovo “Three Windows and one Hanging” More on page 6 23 Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. JUL/AUG 2014 NEWSLETTER !"#$!%$&$'!($W AROUND 10 KM IN SOUTH OF PRISTINA 2 No. 16. Year III. Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, NEWSLETTER JUL/AUG 2014 Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. No. 16. Year III. 3 Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. JUL/AUG 2014 NEWSLETTER (*',"V and inspiration for Kosovo ajlinda Kelmendi, Nora Gja- Russia, where Majlinda Kelmendi kova and Driton Kuka were for the second time was declared Mwelcomed in a state cere- the World Champion of judo. mony in Prishtina, after the great They were welcomed at Interna- success marked at the Judo World tional Airport of Prishtina, by Min- Championship in Chelyabinsk of ister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Memli Krasniqi and a lot of citizens. She addressed to the citizens stating that she is very happy for this success and that she feels really proud. After welcoming the champion team, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and Kosovo Olympic Committee organized a levee for them, which was participated by heads of federations, athletes and personalities of cultural and social life of the country. In this ceremony, Ms. Kelmendi and Mr. Kuka were allocated a state award of 40 thou- sand Euros for Ms. Kelmendi and 20 thousand Euros for Mr. Kuka. In this ceremony, Minister Memli Krasniqi said that this is a prodigious success and Majlinda 4 No. 16. Year III. Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, NEWSLETTER JUL/AUG 2014 Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. Kelmendi, together with her team are the real image and new history of Kosovo. “Organizers attempted to black- mail our athletes, but they became even stronger. They could deny the state symbols of Ms. Kelmendi, but they could not deny that she is ‘the queen’ of the world of judo. Majlin- da is the face of our country and even a model for all of us of how we can achieve, how we can work for success and for a society of values, success and pride”, said the Minister. He stated that Kosovo has shown that although it is a small country, it can grow champion ath- letes in many sports. The Minister added that the country has raised potential, our sports. Now Balkan very disciplinary work. its support on sports, and more- Basketball league shall start again, “It was a challenging compe- over, that up to know important 5#1&** #',30- tition. But, nonetheless, my moti- steps were made in many dimen- tions in handball, we have three vation was enormous to win the sions, especially in breaking the more international friendly match- golden medal, which I managed to unfair isolation in sports. es in football and many more other achieve” she said, while she was “We shall always be by the side presentations. This is not little, con- expressing her gratefulness to all of athletes, because, after all, it is sidering the challenges that we had her team and Minister Krasniqi for our obligation”, he stated. in front of us”, the Minister stated. their continuous support. “We can say unreservedly that In her turn, the world champion Head of the Kosovo Olympic together we have achieved to Majlinda Kelmendi said that she Committee, Besim Hasani, said that gradually break the unfair isolation dedicates this victory to all Alba- the success of Majlinda was not on sports. Very few steps are left, nian people and that all this has coincidental. “This success is not but until then, we shall show our been as the result of a team and by chance, but the result of a sus- tained and hard work” expressed the Head of KOC, adding that Ma- jlinda is a reference for any athlete. Driton Kuka, a trainer of Kosovo representative said that this com- petition was a real challenge. “We had an extraordinary repression in Russia. Majlinda was under repres- sion a day before the match and also on the days when she was in program. Inspiration and motiva- tion to win the golden medal was exactly the provocation that the Russians were doing, whereas, Ma- jlinda, on that occasion, said that now I am even stronger, after the provocation done by Russians. (*',"'12&#(3"-L'%&2#0 number one in the world, in the 52 kg category and is the two time World Champion and European Champion as well. After being welcomed in Pr- ishtina, another welcome ceremo- ny was organized for Majlinda and her team in her birth place, the city of Peja. No. 16. Year III. 5 Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. JUL/AUG 2014 NEWSLETTER Database of Cultural Heritage, a new window of Kosovo “This database does not belong only to the institutions any more, it is of all citizens, since they, too, through their discoveries and promotions can help our cultural heritage become recognised as a unique value by the whole world” said the Minister. The database is an important project which serves even more to the protection and promotion of our cultural heritage and it is an additional value for us, endorsed the Minister. In his turn, Ambassador Cliff, expressed that Kosovo has a rich cul- tural heritage, “It has a mixture of dif- ferent historic objects of all religions, and this database is a public window of that what Kosovo has to offer. “The support of this project is -,2',3#"$0+0(%# lic, besides being an information that Kosovo can have a means to In this ceremony present were opportunity for our historic, manage its cultural heritage. It is for Minister of Culture, Youth and cultural and religious monuments, the ministry and for everyone that Sports, Memli Krasniqi, Ambas- for traditions, habits, crafts, clothes is interested in the cultural heritage sador of the United Kingdom, and many more things, it also is of Kosovo to make this means as Ian Cliff, representatives of other a greater opportunity for citizens useful as possible”, he stated. embassies, international organisa- from all over the world to better In our public online website, tions and central and local institu- know our cultural heritage and 265 assets of cultural heritage are tions of cultural heritage. visit these monuments” he states, presented, from which 185 are Minister Krasniqi emphasised while expressing his gratitude to architectural, 52 are archaeological that the project for launching the the Embassy of the united Kingdom and 30 are movable. Thereby, mon- database, is another opportunity ',-1-4-$-02&#L',,!'*13..-02 uments are presented separately for presentation of Kosovo to pub- as well as the organisation Cultural also as per the regions in Kosovo. lic inside and outside the country. Heritage without Borders for the The site is in three languages: Alba- “From today we are opening implementation of the project. nian, English and Serbian. a new window so that the world He also stated that this is just This project has been supported can better know Kosovo, as it truly the beginning and that this data- by the Embassy of the United King- is. Database of cultural heritage, base shall be enriched and promot- dom and has been implemented by that is today opening to the pub- ed much further. CHWB and MCYS. 6 No. 16. Year III. Bi-monthly newsletter of Ministry of Culture, NEWSLETTER JUL/AUG 2014 Youth and Sport of Republic of Kosovo. No. 16. Year III. Archaeological site ‘Ulpiana’, a reference point for Kosovo inister of Culture, Youth Minister, while he added that the resulted in more work for archae- and Sports, Memli Krasniqi, archaeological locality of ‘Ulpiana’, ologists and more discoveries. He Mhas visited the archaeolog- *-,%5'2&2&#L',"',%1','2,"', stated that this support resulted in ical locality of “Ulpiana”, in order to Dresnik of Klina, shall be a centre that the AIK increased its collab- see closely the excavation process of reference for Kosovo, its history oration with many international ,",#5L',"',%1Q22&#2&0- and shall also serve as a very im- ',12'232'-,1-$2&'1L'#*"Q5&'!&0# tors of the space where excavations portant touristic point. -$1'%,'L'!,2'+.-02,!#T are taking place. Moreover, the Minister stated Whereas, professor Çetinkaya The Minister was informed in that Archaeological Institute of 122#"2&2&#'112'1L'#"5'2&2&# detail on the excavation process of Kosovo that is authorized for all co- collaboration and work in general. 2&'17#0Q2&#.0-!#11',%-$L',"',%1 ordination processes of excavations He talked also for new excavations and their conservation for archae- in this locality, has done its duty via that were conducted this year, ological-touristic aspects, new cooperating with different insti- during which a church of IV-V cen- L',"',%1Q2&#.0-!#11-$"0$2',%2&# 232'-,1-$2&'1L'#*"Q+-,%2&#+ tury was discovered, dimensions of excavated parts and documenting also the University of ‘Mimar Sinan’ which are 39 meters height, 19 me- the work in general.