In this delicate period for our country, when more than ever it needs internal stability and stronger credibility abroad in order to become a partner in the complexities of transition and raise the prestige of the whole nation, threatened every day by social disintegration, our society is suddenly faced with an artificial storm of tension, entirely unfamiliar and unrecognizable, and extremely damaging. Under these circumstances, when it is not difficult to exploit the inherited difficulties that punish us every day, irresponsible individuals are trying to manipulate certain strata of society with demagogic rhetoric, even calls for anti-glory, provoking unrest that could destabilize the country. In these historic times that we are experiencing, when honest politics should be guided by the noble ideals of uplifting society and strengthening, advancing, and spiritually and culturally uniting the whole nation, while devoting itself vigorously to deepening the democratization of the country in an atmosphere of cooperation, moderation, tolerance, and justice—against every kind of sectarianism, extremism, and corruption—intellectuals, like every thoughtful Albanian, will never be deceived by the demagogic slogans of certain anarchic populist leaders. It must never be forgotten that all of us—politicians first and foremost—are today responsible for building a renewed, democratic Albania, bearing the image of world civilization and worthy of the countries of the European family, with which we wish to integrate fully. This is the sacred duty of today’s generations and the legitimate aspiration of an entire tragically divided nation which, despite the designs and violence of chauvinists and the occasional lack of understanding of the powerful of this world, is making superhuman efforts to move resolutely along its chosen path of democracy, where for the first time it is finding itself—its future. Prof. DR. PANDELI ÇINA

ABDI BALETA Politicians have also made efforts to avoid it. First of all, because it is the issue that is most useful to them in certain matters. In this case, I find the definition “To do politics means to foresee” very apt. Some questions may be raised: Has state diplomacy so far conducted politics toward the Greek state? Had our official policy foreseen the latest developments in Albanian-Greek relations, and especially the declaration by the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Mitsotakis? Had it foreseen them in time, and how—and had it considered the policy? If these questions are now put forward for an accountable review, few people will give an answer as candid and unambiguous as that concerning Serbia and Milošević. There must be an analysis that is responsible and acceptable to all parties. We often notice that foreigners who deal with the Albanian question do our calculations in even greater detail than we do ourselves. It is good to bear these calculations in mind in order to understand how, and to what extent, we too are conducting politics. An author named Marko Milivojeviç, in his book entitled “Wounded Albania,” published in London in 1992 under the auspices of the Institutes for Strategic Studies, after citing comparative data showing that the Albanian army is weaker than the Yugoslav army, also writes the following: “In one respect, the Greek army represents an even more serious threat. Its recent incidents on the Greek-Albanian border caused violations of CSCE rules. The worst thing is that Greece and Serbia are cooperating more closely on political matters as well as on military, economic, financial, and other matters.” “At the beginning of 1993, there was intense diplomatic activity between Albania and its neighbors, which created the impression of a cordial atmosphere and raised good hopes. Within a few months, many senior Albanian state leaders, one after another, made official visits to Greece or held talks and working meetings with Greek officials during their conversations in Athens. Even more numerous were the understandings and agreements recorded to pave the way for cooperation between the two peoples and countries, when the Greek diplomatic service or some tactic of the Christian Democratic Party would make it easier. This included relations with Greece, which is now encountering a sign of Albanian diplomacy—or a portrayal of it—as weak and incapable. In the face of events taking place in Albania, Albania does not seem to appear. This is what happens in a period of anticipation, without taking Greek-Albanian relations into account. In a report by the E. E. Society, and now from time to time in meetings with foreign diplomats, journalists, or researchers who all discuss the same Albania, they offer us doses of pessimism and suggestions for greater caution in similar economic fields.” “We cannot claim to know precisely to what extent our official policy has complete analyses of problems of this kind, or to what degree it has known and taken into account foreign analyses of these problems while understanding diplomatic tactics toward Greece. But there are certain facts that lead us to the conviction that official policy and Albanian diplomacy did not foresee the ‘Mitsotakis Declaration’; in particular, they did not expect that it would be made personally by none other than the Prime Minister of Greece.” “In the first half of 1993, there was intense diplomatic activity between Albania and its neighbors, which created the impression of a cordial atmosphere and raised good hopes. Within a few months, many senior Albanian state leaders, one after another, made official visits to Greece or held talks and working meetings with Greek officials during their conversations in Athens. Even more numerous were the understandings and agreements recorded to pave the way for cooperation between the two peoples and countries, when the Greek diplomatic service itself, in one way or another, accepted the prospect of good-neighborly relations between the two countries. But despite all this, we cannot claim to know precisely to what extent our official policy has complete analyses of problems of this kind, or to what degree it has known and taken into account foreign analyses of these problems while understanding diplomatic tactics toward Greece. But there are certain facts that lead us to the conviction that official policy and Albanian diplomacy did not foresee the ‘Mitsotakis Declaration’; in particular, they did not expect that it would be made personally by none other than the Prime Minister of Greece. At the beginning of 1993, there was intense diplomatic activity between Albania and its neighbors, which created the impression of a cordial atmosphere and raised good hopes. Within a few months, many senior Albanian state leaders, one after another, made official visits to Greece or held talks and working meetings with Greek officials during their conversations in Athens. At the end of 1993, there was intense diplomatic activity between Albania and its neighbors. The Greek press had covered Albanian-Greek relations, as well as its other positions. Later, in Politics, which often [unclear] and did not define things, it made a “declaration.” In fact, we must be careful and try to give a complete and accurate response to the declarations that have been made. This means that we must conduct a policy based on facts.

Communists demonstrate in Moscow Nearly 2,000 old communists demonstrated on Thursday in front of the Russian Parliament building to express their opposition to President Yeltsin’s reforms and to call for [unclear] the failed coup d’état of 1991. “Yeltsin is [unclear] the blood of the Russian people,” read the placards carried by the communist demonstrators.

Ramiz Alia, 68, a widower, who had been under house arrest since [year unclear], was transferred to Tirana prison on 19 August 1993. The former First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labour, since [year unclear], who also served as head of state, is accused, among other things, of “misconduct in the important matter of appropriating humanitarian aid sent to Italy.” Both Alia, the former First Secretary and former president, and his associates Nexhmije Hoxha, Foto Çami, Vangjel Çerava, Prokop Murra, Hysni Kapo, Besnik Bekteshi, all of whom were “transferred” to Tirana prison, are accused of misappropriating public funds and public genocide.

In an interview published on Thursday in “Oikonomikas Taxtidromos,” Mitsotakis admitted that the Turkish minority in Greece is discriminated against. “There are,” the Prime Minister emphasized, “administrative measures against the minority. The situation has now changed.” This is the first time a senior Greek official has acknowledged that minorities in the country are discriminated against. Rec

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“Why won’t the Union last even one week?” The former owners of the building have occupied an apartment and taken over our editorial offices. They did not do this in their own time, but with the help of the Bailiff’s Office, specifically the lawyer Sokol Robo, who also brought police with him on this occasion. We explained to the former owners that the editorial offices (to which it moved 10 years ago by order, after having had a café at its disposal for 40 consecutive years in the building where “Zëri i Popullit” is located) would be kept or vacated by agreement as soon as the Court of Cassation rules on the matter, which is now before it. But Mr. Robo, for reasons known to him, did not wait for the law’s final word; instead, he descended on “Bashkimi,” without even officially notifying the editorial office and while a colleague of ours was inside—the only one who happened to be in the office by pure chance. At the same time, the newspaper “Pasqyra” is in the same situation with the alleged former owners, yet it continues to work normally, without being disturbed by either the bailiffs or the police. We gladly wish our colleagues at “Pasqyra,” and every other newspaper in our country, normal working conditions, but the motives of Sokol Robo are curious: for him, the “law” seems to be one thing for one person and another thing for someone else. To such an extent that, although the Court of Cassation, following our appeal, ordered in writing on 16 August 1993 that the decision be suspended, the bailiffs still did not budge. Another office wrote that it was not within its competence; a lawyer advised: “Force your way in!” All the editorial office’s attempts to meet Robo in person were unsuccessful, so that he might explain the matter to us once and for all. We denounce this matter and the different treatment given to the two editorial offices, “Bashkimi” and the other, by the official representatives of the law, as a deliberate attack on freedom of the press and on the independent democratic press, carried out by those who claim to defend freedom. At the same time, we ask the Ministry of Justice: are such lawyers appointed by lot, or are they perhaps guided in their work precisely by the partisan criteria of the past? In a final effort, [text fragment repeats and is corrupt]: the newspaper “Pasqyra,” which continues to work normally, without being disturbed by either the bailiffs or the police. We gladly wish our colleagues at “Pasqyra” normal working conditions. The editorial office of the newspaper “BASHKIMI”

The madwoman N of the chief judge was seen on Friday on the road to Tirana prison, shouting: “Free Ramiz Alia! Free Ramiz Alia!” Alongside a large banner, the madwoman held a color portrait of Ramiz Alia. The guard, who happened to be there, escorted her to the prison’s iron gates, when suddenly the madwoman said: “A few more members of the national team are missing. Why did they gather the entire national team? Why is the national team being assembled in Tirana prison? There are missing strikers like that!” The Shpresa team has also begun to assemble in Tirana prison. Will Fatos Nano join the national team, or will he be relegated to the Shpresa team? On Monday Hasbullatov will come to Albania. The only person granted an audience: Vangjel Çerava. Hajdin Sejko will receive a secret letter and has sponsored a tour by the national team in Guinea. Television will bring back the show “Three Beauties.” Meanwhile, under the name Oskar. Arian Kraseta and Genc Ymeri for this show, as well as Dulejman Karaj for this and the borders, are to write Dokle at the head of a study on the influence of mules. This will be a hard age. Did General Hysni Kapo give it? The German ambassador says Alia did not give it; he will be accused of fraud with an interview in the newspaper “Shqip.” “Venezi,” the best-known [unclear] for the newspaper “Shqip,” has become frightened and has asked Europe for [unclear]. Colin Powell is expected to meet privately with the former ministers of Defense of Albania. A man was seen on the street sitting down. Why should the supergodfather “Ilos” be shut down? What is happening in Greece? Madonna will return to Albania and give a Mass in central Tirana. Politicians and historians from PD, PSD, PBDNJ are invited. The PS is organizing the [unclear]. They are looking for an ambassador who has lost his way and another who fell while [unclear], which happened [unclear], and Salit Brokaj’s leg [unclear] by the hand of PD. Meanwhile, it emerges that SH. Dokle and Islam have asked the PS leadership to dismiss Legji. Last night Doka was [unclear] with every issue. Now Albania learns from Ndre Legja that 182 intellectuals who, before the 22 March question, called for the opposition to be foreign [unclear], have changed their minds. They were not intellectuals. They have now joined the PS. THE CHRONICLER

SOCIALIST PARTY OF ALBANIA communists

In the last two issues of the newspaper “Koha Jonë,” the writer D. Agolli gave an interview. We have excerpted the final question from that interview. What are you writing these days, Dritëro Agolli, and when will you be back in “KJ”? —The truth is, I think the heat is finally over, and it fills me with gloom, generally the children of letters and with

To the gentlemen: Shaban Sinani, editor of the newspaper “Shqip.” (innocent). Sir, editor-in-chief. For your information, to the newspaper’s owner, writes Ramiz Alia. We inform you that the newspaper “Republika” has for some time been printed on the same rotary press as your newspaper. The circulation of “Republika” in one issue is equal to your circulation for a month, or, simply put, to one of your newspaper issues, as we have paper for printing. “REPUBLIKA”