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Jean Chrétien marks 25 years since Kosovo conflict with lunch, old friends, and a basketball

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Lunch club: Retired Maj.-Gen. Michael J. Ward, left, Kosovo diaspora representative Dani Brajshori, former prime minister Jean Chrétien, Kosovo Ambassador Adriatik Kryeziu, and retired Lt.-Col. Billie Flynn.Photograph courtesy of Erin O'Toole

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

June 26, 2024

A basketball became a token of friendship between a past prime minister and a former Kosovar refugee as they lunched together at the Rideau Club last week.

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