Dua Lipa has been made an Honorary Ambassador of Kosovo at a ceremony in the country’s capital, Pristina. The singer was in the city to headline the Sunny Hill Festival, which she co-founded with her father, Kosovan Dukagjin Lipa, in 2018.The award was presented in recognition of Lipa’s work with the festival and the Sunny Hill Foundation promoting a campaign that is calling for a change to visa rules in the Balkan region so that Kosovans can travel into the European Union for short stays visa-free, as citizens can in five neighbouring countries.After receiving the award from President Vjosa Osmani on Friday, Lipa wrote on Instagram: “It’s an honour and a privilege to be able to represent my country all over the world and to continue my work and efforts globally to see that we leave our mark and make a difference.
The youth of Kosovo deserves the right to visa liberalisation, freedom to travel and to dream big”.In her own statement, Osmani said: “I gave the title of Honorary Ambassador of the Republic Of Kosovo to Dua Lipa because she continues to honour our country in every step and every appearance.
I thanked her, on behalf of all the citizens of the Republic Of Kosovo, for everything she has done … making our voice heard everywhere in the world”.“She is using her incredible voice and talent, not only to offer the world songs that leave a mark, but also to present the best image of Kosovo everywhere in the world”, she went on.
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