Svobodna Dnevnik

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El Correo Internacional

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Kyrzbekistan: Arberian Princess Mimoza gives surprising interview for Magentinian media
By: Milena Brovina
Published: Tolven 8, 1582


Princess Mimoza, 39, has been living in exile since 1568

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The interview to Princess Mimoza in Magentinian newspaper "El National" a week ago has already caused many comments and controversy in the Arberian language media, both in exile and Kyrzbekistan. While the two-pages interview covered many topics -her childhood, her life in exile and her late professional projects, her family life and experiences in the Mandavines region, the murder of his brother late King Kreshnik II in Goldecia, and her comments about the regional and international political situation- her comment about coming back to his native nation -temporarily or permanently- was the one which raised more comments.

Princess Mimoza, the most important alive member of the Arberian Royal House, fled to exile after the revolution of 1567, which led to the proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Kyrzbekistan months later. Since then, she has lived in different countries, establishing in Magentina in 1579. In 1580 she was hired by the Benedicto Montes Regional Policy Research Institute, a regional think-tank based in Magentina. She has described her stay in the Mandavines region as "an enriching experience, both personally and professionally". Her contract with the Magentinian think-tank ends late this year.

She has declared that there are not political ambitions besides her wish to visit Kyrzbekistan, and that she has no hopes about monarchist restoration in her country. While an Arberian government-in-exile was formed in 1569 -since 1572 based in Ashford-, and another separatist Arberian government-in-exile was created after the 1575 Kyrzbekistani constitutional crisis, the Arberian political community in exile remains divided and isolated, specially since General Baskhim Skënderë's Arberian Monarchist Organization decided to broke relations with the "Ashford's Arberian government", and negotiations between the latter and the Arberian separatist government-in-exile broke up more than a year ago. "It has been more than 14 years already", Mimoza said in the "El National" interview, "it is time to move on". According to a 1580 survey, only 6% of Kyrzbekistani citizens would approve a monarchy as "the most stable and functional system of government", although that number raised to 28% when only ethnic Arberians were asked.

"Primarily, if there weren't legal obstacles", she replied, "there is simply the wish to visit the place where I grew up and lived so many years...While they weren't born there, I also wish my children could visit the place where their family came from, where their native language is still lively spoken". The Arberian Princess declared that the only political activities she is having on mind right now is "the one of a private citizen...I haven't personal ambitions right now".

Asked about if she wouldn't be concerned about her own security in the Near East country, Princess Mimoza didn't seem specially worried about it. "Well, living in Cair Para didn't protected my brother, isn't it?", refering to the murder of late King Kreshnik II in Goldecia on Fein this year, in still unclear circumstances. She added she is not willing to put her family at risk, but she hopes that everything could be work it out.

The first reactions in the Kyrzbekistani media were rather cold and disdainful about Princess Mimoza's announcement. According to a 1569 Kyrzbekistani law, she would have to officially apply for her citizenship to be legally applied in the Democratic Republic of Kyrzbekistan, a process which could last months, according to legal experts.