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MAJKO AGAINST THE MANIPULATIONS OF THE MAJORITY Prime Minister Pandeli Majko has supported the idea of creating a hearing session in the Foreign Policy Commission on the problem of Kosovar asylum seekers in Albania. According to him, there cannot be serious consequences for the future from the decision taken regarding the emigrants, whose case was left to be resolved only after the violent activity they were threatening, despite official statements that they were staying peacefully in the country. Prime Minister Majko, p. 3

15 LAWYERS FOR ONE CHAIR Next week will choose the ombudsman. The choice of a single lawyer has raised a number of issues for the smooth running of this race. At the Assembly of Lawyers and Prosecutors, a debate was held in which the candidacies were presented one by one. Two foreigners from the OSCE were also invited to this event, as experts. During this activity, all the proposed candidates introduced themselves before their candidacies were considered in parliament. p. 2

Valentine’s Day has not disrupted the coexistence of the governing coalition or the leadership staff of the government privatization commission. Today, the chairman of the 15th, Mr. Nano, is not taking part in the government meeting. The reasons for his absence, with placement in that urgency and separation from [?]-aritari. The chairman of the 15th, Mr. Nano, is not taking part in the government meeting. The delegates to this meeting, the Socialists have this occasion with a candidacy with a p. 4

SICILIAN MAFIOSI IDENTIFIED Criminal police units, together with specialized officials from the Ministry of Public Order, have begun anti-trafficking operations in the ports of Vlorë and Durrës, as well as on the national roads and at the airport. The Minister of Public Order, arrested last March, is being singled out as one of the people responsible in this campaign. Correspondents report that several Italian citizens, mainly from Sicily, have been identified as part of a mafia gang. According to police sources, narcotics have also been seized in cooperation with a criminal group. Pressure on them and cooperation with international police continue. p. 2

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