Tension rises in the South; a police officer is killed. Lazarat defends the village’s “trampled honor” against the Government with rifles. PD: They are wonderful

Albania waits to be disarmed. A calm scene at the market...

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The government’s draft program concerning those arriving from Kosovo fulfills a legal obligation, but not the political will required. The Albanian Government’s role is not merely to serve as an official sponsor for recovering from and alleviating the consequences of the war in Kosovo. First and foremost, it must clearly state its final position on the war of the people of Kosovo, since its statements to date have been contradictory. Moreover, these statements do not correspond to the position of the highest institutions of the state and Albanian society, such as Parliament and the Presidency. The Albanian Parliament, at the initiative of the Foreign Policy Committee, has forwarded several resolutions on Kosovo to international diplomacy, in which the request by Kosovo’s representatives for self-determination is considered legitimate. The Albanians’ demand for independence infringes on no one’s interests. Yugoslavia is a multiethnic, polarized country, and divi- Continued on page 3

• Sali Berisha denounced • The mystery of Blerim Çela is solved; the pilot reported him • Masked men rob Frrok Çupi • Earthquake at the Court Page 2

• Godo and Fino cross swords • DBSH takes a step toward institutionalization • Roundtable on the Constitution, within the week • Socialists grow furious: Berisha is crazy Pages 3–4

Kadare arrives in Athens The process of Mother Teresa’s canonization 2,000 years of Albanian Christianity Page 13 SPORT Rajkard, Holland’s new coach Schumacher must apologize Efenberg captain after suspension The man from Las Vegas returns Page 15

• Belgrade: Wife of an American diplomat robbed • Serbian guns sow death among fleeing civilians • 20 Albanians killed and 465 houses burned in Shtime Page 11

Ministry of Education “melts down” the gold medals Great white shark enters Albanian waters Masked men rob pensioners A Mercedes knocks down two police officers Cousin kidnaps female cousin Knife attack at high school; one injured Three administrators taken to court Vlora revives its Port Pages 6–9