The President threatens the Prime Minister

The Constitution is caught in the deadlock of the crisis. Imami walks out of the commission. Godo exposes the socialists’ deceptions and traps from Venice to Tirana

Kosovo integrates

The Albanian political forces in Kosovo could not disparage the historical role of the people of Kosovo in the struggle for independence. Representatives of all political forces will create a joint body, in the form of a National Council, which will function as a broad-coalition government in Kosovo. This is not a spontaneous reaction, but a response to the international diplomatic appeal to create a single integrating structure in Kosovo, away from divisive politics. Let us hope that the National Council will make it possible to adopt a political compromise as a fundamental principle for creating a collective consciousness to oppose Milošević’s aggressive regime. The Council must have a mobilizing and comprehensive vision, combining the fundamental human instincts of freedom. The embryonic state of political outlooks in Kosovo and, in particular, the lack of integration of nationalist impulses, for a long time Continued on page 3

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□ Yesterday was a day of fires: 8 hours battling the flames at the oil wells; well 18 in Marinzë burns, well 12 in Kuçovë is ablaze, fires in Fier and Mallakastër Page 2 □ Mediu: The govern-

Yesterday the KLA was officially recognized at the National Historical Museum in Tirana

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SPORTS:

Tirana had no chance; Vllaznia, the great unlucky one. The white-and-blues lose 2–0 to the Slovaks. Vllaznia wins 3–1, but is knocked out by the table Page 15 Photo from yesterday’s Tirana–Inter Bratislava match

The Serbs are preparing an attack on Drenica. The European Union troika in Pristina: STOP the violence, let dialogue begin! What is happening in Malisheva? The telephone line with the town has been cut. The Serbs are preparing a major massacre. The U.S. Congress is concerned about Kosovo: This is a new Holocaust. The U.S. should use frozen Yugoslav assets to help the victims of the war in Kosovo. The newspaper “Bujku” accuses: The great powers do not want a just solution in Kosovo. The West: OK for the Serbian offensive Page 10

OSCE and BEP inform Meidani: Nano’s man, the head of the smuggling operation

OSCE dhe BEP, njoftojnë Meidanin: Njeriu i Nanos, koka e kontrabandës

The March 9 Agreement brings 10 parties under investigation

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Mediu: The government showed how much its skin is worth; the people of Kukës showed the state how one should speak to Serbia. Perikli Teta leaves the PAD Page 3

Horror in the capital: The taps are running not with water but … sewage. Tirana reeks of cholera. Three injured over 5 kg of potatoes. 35 people bitten by snakes at Burrel hospital Page 6

An anonymous phone call fools the special police in Elbasan. Italians send back 100 emigrants, including teenagers Page 7