On this occasion, Minister Beqiri, by promoting and supporting this cultural heritage gathering, stressed that preservation and promotion of the cultural cities in Kosovo are a priority of the MCYS, and that includes Artanë. He also emphasized that MCYS has allocated 40,000 euros in 2009 and 100,000 euros in 2010 for a project study of Artanë. Despite the limited budget, he added, in the future, MCYS will be engaged to carry out projects to prosper and promote the heritage and values of historic sites. The Mayor of Artanë, Ymeri, also stressed that the castle of Artanë, as well as other sites, are of special importance not only for the community but for the whole of Kosovo. Currently, he added, Artanë is committed to the development of rural tourism, and since the establishment of the Tourist Center in the region and the investment of CARE International, the community has already seen positive results.
In addition, ICO representative, Alessandro Leone, said the ICO would support efforts to preserve cultural heritage values but also the development of cultural tourism, which has already produced concrete result



The Government of the Republic of Kosovo today inaugurated the new building of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo in Prishtina.
Last friday, the Xhemajl Berisha cultural center, located in the historically cultural-rich city of Prizren in Kosovo, will host the fifth edition of the Comic and Caricature contest, a representation in which the subject's distinctive features are exaggerated.
President of the Republic of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu, Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi, Minister of Culture Youth and Sports, Valton Beqiri, the family of former President Rugova and representatives of many institutions, political parties and personalities of arts and culture attended in placing the cornerstone of the the National Opera and Ballet Theater House building which will be named after the former President of Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova.
The Chicago Red Stars recently announced the signing of Kosovare Asllani for the team’s 2010 Women’s Professional Soccer season. Kosovare Asllani is a soccer of Kosovar descent who plays for Linkopings FC and Sweden women's national football team.





