Kosovo Security Force and police units paraded in the center of Pristina on Thursday, as part of events marking the 14th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence.

During the day, leaders of institutions raised the state flag, laid wreaths at the statues of the country's former political and military leaders, and honored the fallen and missing during the recent war.

The Parliament of Kosovo convened in a solemn session to mark this anniversary, in which the President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani, said that the freedom of the country has not yet been fulfilled, as more than 1,600 people who went missing by force are still missing, the lighting of whose fate, she said, is being held hostage by Serbia.

On an extraordinary day like today, congratulations from the leaders of the two countries and the most important political leaders and actors of public life in Albania and Kosovo have been present since early in the morning. And while the celebrations continue, here are 11 interesting facts that you should not miss for Kosovo's Independence Day, which today marks 14 years of freedom and state-building.

Facts about February 17:

- Kosovo's independence was declared on February 17, 2008, at 15:39.

- The designer of the flag and coat of arms of Kosovo is Muhamer Ibrahimi.

- The first to sign the declaration of independence of Kosovo were: the then president Fatmir Sejdiu, the Speaker of the Assembly, Jakup Krasniqi, and the Prime Minister, Hashim Thaçi.

- The first countries that recognized Kosovo as a state after the declaration of independence were: Costa Rica, USA, France, Afghanistan, Albania, Turkey, Great Britain, etc.

- The 200-year-old parchment, in which the Declaration of Independence of Kosovo was signed, is located in the office of the President of the Assembly.

- In addition to the parchment, there is also the pencil with which the signatures were placed, the signature lists of the deputies participating in the session, as well as the flag placed in the Declaration of Independence Session.

- The Museum of London was the one who gave Kosovo the parchment for the declaration of independence.

- The first flags of the Republic of Kosovo were printed in Turkey

- The anthem of Kosovo, composed by the composer Mendi Mengjiçi, was sung for the first time in the session of the declaration of independence of Kosovo.

- The white stars on the flag of Kosovo symbolize the different communities living in Kosovo, the yellow map symbolizes the wealth of Kosovo, while the blue color symbolizes Europe.

- Present during the session of Kosovo's declaration of independence, with live broadcasts of the most popular world media such as: CNN, BBC, etc.