A lone aviator pleads the case for Kosovo

Ephraim Keoreng sits down with Kosovo's self -appointed ambassador-at-large,James Berish, who conducts a diplomatic mission from his 4-seater Cessna to plead with international community to recognise Kosova as an independent state

"I have two passports. I got here on a United States passport because technically, here in Botswana, we don't exist. Even though I am here, I don't exist," says James Berisha, a pilot from the Balkan state of Kosovo.

His tale paints the story of a man on a serious mission. And serious his mission is because James Berisha is fighting for the independence of his country and its recognition. However, he does not go the route of inciting uprisings and use of violence to attain his ends. Two years ago, Berisha, an airline captain, started the Flying for Kosovo Mission.

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