It said that the trial state. had "proved the defendants enemy activity. The harsh treatment apparently conducted in the form of irredentism. to have meted out to the Albanian students at been aimed against the socialist selfmanagePristina stands in stark contrast to the ment system in Yugoslavia." They were sentenced to terms of three to nine years. more lenient attitude of the govern- The use of the term "irredentsm"-imeanment of Yugoslavia in dealing with other ing the belief that peoples of the same finstudent demonstrations. guistic and ethnic heritage should belong to All of us are aware that Yugoslavia is one nationimplies that the. defendants advocated the secession of Kosovo from Yugoslavia so it could be joined to neighboring Albania.. A special relationship has long existed between Kosovo and Albania.. which is the most xenophobic nation in Europe. An ally of China. she rejects any but the most formal contacts with the rest. of the world and her borders are generally closed. Such formality applies to neighboring.
Identified stereotypes
Albania is described as the most xenophobic nation in Europe.