22/05/1998
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Republika

22 May 1998

Seven customs officers involved in smuggling

Berisha’s amnesty knocks at Parliament’s door: Ngjela: This is a scandal Ministry of the Interior: Start investigations into the former chiefs in Lushnje, Korçë, Vlorë, Pogradec, Mat... Berisha’s amnesty knocks at Parliament’s door: Ngjela: This is a scandal Seven customs officers involved in smuggling Ministry of the Interior: Start investigations into the former chiefs in Lushnje, Korçë, Vlorë, Pogradec, Mat...

Kosovo speaks Albanian with Milosheviç

The Albanian side spoke with the Serbs in its mother tongue. Serbo-Croatian-

The INSIG file: Luxury apartments for the Administrative Council. The partner does not return the dollars. They lose 60 thousand dollars

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Sport: Zagallo’s Brazilians leave the Latin Continent. Tirana-Sopti, a match to forget

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Kosovo: 23 May ’98, the hunger for bread

Who killed the former head of SHIK?

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Sundays only “REPUBLIKA” 30 lekë, 8 more pages

Inside:

NATO comes to Tirana. Balkan armies in joint exercise. DBSH announces candidates Page 3 Godo subordinates: The Constitutional Commission, unpaid work. Venice to decide on property. Balli splits

Milosheviç

mother tongue. Serbo-Croatian is no longer an official language for the Albanians of Kosovo. This is perhaps the greatest achievement immediately after the start of bilateral talks. Kosovo is not Serbia, and the Serbs are realizing this very soon. Albanians have an ethnic and regional consciousness that awakened long ago and aspires to the idea of independence. The Serbs seek a supranational state, without any defined ethnic character. Their interests are closely linked to the continuation of an imperial-style government, surrounded by hostility toward ethnic groups. The “Letter of Understanding” among 8 countries of Southeastern Europe, which was signed in Tirana, presupposes not only the creation of a multinational force to prevent conflicts, but also the restoration of the ethnic and national identity of the countries of the region. Led by an elite Continued on page 3

The “Golden Disc” for Vaçe Zela arrives. A strange story from America to Albania

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PRESS CONFERENCE

Today, at 10:00, at the Republican Party headquarters, Chairman Mediu will hold a press conference

Candidate Albanian testimony

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Godo responds: The Constitutional Commission, unpaid work. Venice will decide on property. Balli splits into regions. Pashko against Pashko

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The prisoner hangs himself. Terror returns, a grenade in the middle of the city. 10 thousand citizens do not pay for their apartments.

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One ton of TNT discovered. The status of former military personnel in six versions, 5 thousand lek per month. Police too get white license plates

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The “Tiger” bites Durrës. The Italian project is suspect. Insurance agreement with the Turks. The Italian is attacked in the middle of the street

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