Ciampi: arms and explosives trafficking Alarm from Rome. Albania is expected to become a center of criminal activity. DURRËS - The Italian ship in front of the port of Durrës, with passengers and vehicles under the control of the border police. The most serious warnings about the spread of criminal groups toward Albania are coming from Rome. Alarm from Rome: according to Italian prosecutors and the Ministry of the Interior, Albania could become a transit base for arms and explosives trafficking. The coastal area, especially Durrës, is presented as a vulnerable node for smuggling and links with mafia networks. DUBES[?] Italian ship in front of the port of Durrës with vehicles and border checks. Suspected materials and weapons are moving by sea and land routes. According to Italian sources, the movements of suspicious elements, contacts with local intermediaries and pressure on customs have increased. The analyses sent from Rome also mention trafficking in explosive materials, military explosives and light weapons. The authorities are calling for closer cooperation with Albanian institutions to prevent the country from becoming a corridor for organized crime. In the background remain regional unrest, the lack of state control and poverty, which according to observers make it easier for mafia organizations to penetrate. The issue has been treated with very high concern in Rome. DURRËS - Italian ship in front of the port of Durrës, with passengers and vehicles under the control of the border police.

International Security Council meeting The foreign minister denounces in New York the worrying rise in tensions with the Serbs At the time of dispatch to Saliha[?], from a British plane, the capital of Kosovo TIRANA - After the statements of the deputy foreign minister Sërqeqi[?], from New York the sending of UN observers to the border with Kosovo has been requested.

What Serie A will be like GIANNI ANTONUCCI Publication continues today, which began yesterday in Serie A, where the well-known Italian journalist Gianni Antonucci gives judgments and assessments of the teams and the balance of the matches. The article deals with the financial problems of the clubs, debts, contracts, pressure on the managers and expectations for the new season. Caglar[?] is mentioned as one of the most delicate points of the analysis, while attention is focused on the economic stability of the teams. The piece continues on page 4.

A panorama of the main sports teams The preparatory phases for the teams of the First Division are being set up. The federation, coaches and club officials are trying to cope with financial shortages, few reinforcements and the many departures of players. Ahead of the new season, the teams are looking for stability, training grounds and a clearer schedule. Aqifeti[?] Vllaznia of Shkodra, Flamurtari, Dinamo, Tirana and Partizani are among the teams expected to play an important role. The analyses speak of a more balanced championship, but with organizational and economic difficulties. Sports infrastructure and footballers’ salaries remain a problem. In many clubs, coaches have started work with reduced squads, while the domestic transfer market is poor.

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