31/05/1998
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Republika

31 May 1998

Gramoz Ruçi to Fino: You’re the smuggler

The commissioners are compromised. SHIR: We reported it, but they wouldn’t listen Socialists against Meidani Page 4 The commissioners are compromised. SHIR: We reported it, but they wouldn’t listen Gramoz Ruçi to Fino: You’re the smuggler Socialists against Meidani Page 4 President–Prime Minister, powers divided

Peace in the hands of the United States

The White House spokesperson announced that President Clinton is consulting with European partners to find a lasting solution for Kosovo. This consultation is a waste of time, just as the implementation of the preventive package newly drafted in Luxembourg by the foreign ministers of NATO member countries is also a waste of time. This waste of time means more innocent blood in Kosovo. NATO’s joint maneuvers with the Albanian and Macedonian armies do not fulfill direct military commitments to end the crisis, but merely promise convenience for the respective governments in Albania and Macedonia. Only Moscow would have supported diplomatically the idea of deploying NATO on the border with the former Yugoslavia, while official Bonn is... (Continued) Page 3

Bukoshi: NATO inside Kosovo. Mitrovica city center blocked

Bukoshi: NATO inside Kosovo. Mitrovica city center blocked Page 15

Interview with Sabri Godo: The destruction of the edifice of the Albanian state is the aim of the UDB

Interview with Sabri Godo: The destruction of the edifice of the Albanian state is the aim of the UDB Eqrem Çabej—a lifetime of Albanological studies Pages 16, 17

Today in the Sunday Supplement:

Kadare, Thomas Mann, Ferdinand Laholli and others Pages 11–14

SPORT: The 59th football championship comes to a close; Vllaznia champions for the 8th time. Shkodra celebrates.

Problems in the Brazilian camp; Zagallo remains hopeful Page 22

Inside:

RP: corruption, oversight of the government. DP: We fill the halls for the SP. Page 3 “Brisku,” at the throat of Teta. 14 registers belonging to Fan Noli stolen. Why was the file on the murder of the architecture lecturer closed? Prosecutor’s Office: Durollari tainted by PLL funds. Page 2 Berisha: MPs sent Albanians’ money to Greece. Godo supports Shehu. The Tirana DBSH opens its doors to Balli. Page 4 RTV independence, a hypocritical utopia. A dead person is sought to name the new museum after. A cow sends two brothers to jail. Commissioner: I have informants in the police. Policeman found murdered. Patos, risk of an epidemic. A family bombarded with an anti-tank weapon while asleep. Young man kills himself with a belxhik. Pages 5, 6, 7 30 million dollars disappear. 1,690 tons of smuggled cigarettes. Page 8