Greece: one convoy of aid for Belgrade, another for Kosovo EU: Stop oil supplies to Milošević P. 5

Russia changes course. The Balkans await the Marshall Plan. Geneva rejects the Russian resolution P. 6

Milošević is once again trying to test the West’s resolve. According to sources in Moscow, he has agreed to accept an international civilian force in Kosovo, under the auspices of the UN. This would not be a military force, but the deployment of civilian observers. NATO leaders have responded to Milošević’s new offer, arguing that these are precisely NATO’s demands. British Prime Minister Toni Bler said that Milošević must accept an appropriate international force. Resolving the crisis in Kosovo has been described as a test for the Atlantic Alliance, and therefore Milošević’s proposal cannot be supported. While the NATO Summit in Washington has convened to adapt the Alliance’s strategy for the new century, Milošević is trying to divide the international community by entrusting the mission solely to a civilian UN force, after the NATO bombing stops. As an unscrupulous opportunist and Machiavellian, Milošević is preparing to receive UN Secretary-General Kofi Anan in Belgrade very soon. With Russia brought in, the UN will be asked to increase its political role in order to avert NATO bombing. Milošević knows very well that the UN’s ink has not yet dried, but (bottom of column cut off/unclear). More on page 3

In Enver’s time, when no concrete sacrifice was demanded of us, even though we lived under the capitalist-revisionist siege, we never ran out of songs to sing about unmatched heroism, as if we were at the pass of Thermopylae in ancient Greece. The sound of our voices, echoing through the ravines and caves, could be heard: “Sharpening the sword for the occasion, and smashing to pieces on our chests all the enemies in the world.” And when it came to an invasion of our country, how we would answer in chorus: “Comrade Mao Zedong spoke: no one can defeat Albania; if they attacked us, we’d send them packing.” In other words, we Albanians were all Mic Sokola. It is worth considering why

Nano: Today I take over the party Page 3

From the “Republika” correspondent in Kukës Page 9

Photo: Fecix Bilani

Today at 11:00, at the PR headquarters, Chairman Mediu is holding a press conference.

• The Osum gives up the girl and keeps the boy Page 2 • Testimony: People chained up. Page 8 • Coffee barons arrested Page 10 • Kosovars look for one another Page 15