Kosovo honours Bill Clinton with statue

Reported by France 24 on Sunday, 1 November 2009 (on November 1, 2009)

Former US president Bill Clinton vowed Sunday that Barack Obama would stand by Kosovo as he attended the unveiling of a huge statue in his honour.The three-metre (10-foot) tall statue, which depicts Clinton waving his left hand, was erected in a boulevard already named after him in Pristina, where he is viewed as a hero for his role in the war against Serb forces."I am profoundly grateful that I had a chance to be a part of ending horrible things that were happening here 10 years ago and giving you a chance to build a better future for yourselves," he said at the ceremony.

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