Italian experts explain the secrets of the clandestine market to their colleagues in Tirana The police are preparing to confront traffickers TIRANA (Ed.La.) — Drugs have come knocking on Albania’s door. Following the sudden opening prompted by democratic processes, the Albanian police found themselves quite unexpectedly facing the “drug” phenomenon—a phenomenon affecting every corner of the globe today. “It is not only Albania’s opening up to the world,” points out Colonel Shkëlqim Ramadani of the Ministry of Public Order, “but also its geographical position and the embargo against the former Yugoslavia that expose our country to the risk of drug trafficking or use.” Recognizing the urgent needs of the Albanian police, the Central Directorate of the Anti-Drug Service of the Italian Ministry of the Interior is organizing an intensive, week-long course in Tirana this week. In addition to criminal police inspectors in the Albanian Ministry of Public Order and in other cities, the course will also benefit officers from the border and financial police, as well as customs employees. The anti-drug trainees will be taught by well-known Italian police figures in this field, such as Dr. Carmine Corvo, deputy chief of police in the State Police’s Central Anti-Drug Directorate, and five other specialists. The teaching materials are supplemented with various slide films and real narcotic substances, enabling as realistic an understanding as possible of drug prevention and the illegal handling of drugs.

SHKODËR (Ar. Ça.) — Everything is being done to prevent the “disease of the century.” The initiative to open an exhibition against AIDS was conceived and carried out by several students at the Academy of Arts in Tirana. There are 15 works, tastefully created to illustrate how infection can occur and the measures that should be taken against the disease. “It is now natural for Albanians to travel across the borders of their homeland,” says Pertef Kruja, Director of the Hygiene Center, “but fortunately no cases have yet been confirmed.” There are many different ways to fight AIDS. An exhibition of paintings by young artists can also be highly effective. Visitors admire the beautifully illustrated works and express their appreciation with one word: “Congratulations.” the Interior ... Following the first batch of 21,000 bottles, the hygiene authorities of the Korçë district managed to seize a further batch of 17,000. The tests were carried out regardless of the “November 1994” expiry date printed on the labels of the 1.5-liter bottles, and despite the Greek company’s proper documentation. What remains worrying after this incident is the suspicion that products of this kind may also have been distributed in other Albanian cities, and that the time of ... is hastening their use.

TIRANA (Ar. Ça.) — drug prevention and the illegal handling of drugs. A police officer inspecting a suspected drug site.

New documents from the secret archives All the figures for aid to foreign Marxist-Leninists between 1984 and 1986 CARLO BOLLINO TIRANA — The Soviet Union had done it with its sister Communist Parties. Albania did too: from 1964 to 1991, the Party of Labour of Enver Hoxha financed Marxist-Leninist organizations around the world with millions of dollars through the “Solidarity Fund.” In its first year, the fund amounted to 700,000 dollars. This is a surprising figure for a country at risk of dying of hunger. Following the documents proving the financing of Marxist-Leninist parties in Italy, Belgium, the United States and France in 1964, further, more recent documents have emerged from the State Archive. For example, in 1984 the Central Committee allocated 55,000 dollars to the “Solidarity Fund,” plus a further 55,000 dollars for foreign propaganda expenses and hosting delegations from foreign parties. The direct beneficiaries of this funding included the Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey, which received 10,000 dollars; the Communist Party of Brazil (20,000 dollars); that of Peru (10,000 dollars); Colombia’s (5,000 dollars); Ecuador’s (5,000 dollars); and even that of the Dominican Republic (5,000 dollars). On 6 March 1986, the Central Committee reduced the “Solidarity Fund” allocation to 30,000 dollars, but made a further 65,000 available for hosting delegations of foreign Marxist-Leninist parties and financing publishing and propaganda activities abroad. The first economic contribution to Italy dates from 22 September 1964. “Two Italian correspondents” benefited, along with the party newspapers of that time and a newspaper in Livorno, “Nuova Unità”: 10,000 dollars in all, a considerable sum even by Western standards at the time. The “correspondents” were the Party’s trusted people abroad. One of the Italians who benefited was called Fosko Dinuçi. He is the only one who ... as an activist on the left, one of the “most uncompromising and purest” among young people engaged in politics. On 14 October of that year, the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party of Italy is mentioned, and Dinuçi becomes national secretary. It is the first official group to position itself to the left of the PCI. He and his friends were called “Chinese” because of their complete Maoist beliefs. The party’s official publication became “Nuova Unità,” a paper whose very name declared its opposition to the allegedly excessively moderate line of Togliatti’s party. Dinuçi perfectly embodied Enver Hoxha’s hard-line ideals. After breaking with the Soviet Union in 1961, Hoxha had severed relations with the Italian Communist Party, accusing Palmiro Togliatti of revisionism. In Tirana, Fosko Dinuçi’s face was very familiar. He was often seen at official ceremonies on the authorities’ platform, alongside influential figures in the Albanian nomenklatura. This relationship lasted until 1977, when Tirana broke off relations with Beijing and Dinuçi—faithful to his ideology—once again chose Maoism, thereby ending his relationship with his friend Enver. News of the funding, disclosed by Tirana, has aroused interest in Italy. Since 1991, the Italian Marxist-Leninist party has no longer existed: it dissolved, and its members joined the Communist Refoundation party. As for Dinuçi, many journalists have been looking for him in recent days. But it has emerged that just two weeks ago he died of old age in his home in Livorno. Some copies of the documents authorizing the financing of foreign Communist parties

Tests found them toxic KORÇË — 38,000 bottles of soft drinks that failed to meet standards have been seized in the city of Korçë. The goods were imported from the Greek company “Esfrimidis” in the city of Florina and, at the time of seizure, were being sold by two private businesses. The case has now been referred to the competent authorities for criminal proceedings. “The batch does not meet the standards for public consumption and is dangerous to people’s health,” was the conclusion of the final analyses carried out in the city’s laboratories. Immediately after the first batch of 21,000 bottles was discovered, labels of the 1.5-liter bottles, as well as the time of ... is hastening their use.

The measures also concern other buildings in Tirana TIRANA (Ba.) — Caffè Stili, a well-known meeting place overlooking Rinia Park in Tirana, is at risk of demolition. The capital’s Municipality has issued an order to demolish the establishment, “but has not yet implemented it.” The decision was made because, according to the Municipality, the café was built without a proper permit on parkland. Many owners of Tirana’s new cafés are worried, despite the ever-growing number of customers coming and going every day. The café owners are being “harassed” by municipal officials. The reason: many cafés were built without permits or do not comply with Tirana’s urban development plan. Another very popular café, Struga, is also having problems with the Municipality; it appears to have occupied more of the park on Rruga e Elbasanit than the competent authorities allocated to it. Tirana’s well-known cafés, Stili, Struga and others, have in a sense become symbols of the capital’s gradual modernization. They were the first to offer customers a service aiming for contemporary standards. Many of them have now become centers where not only the casual jokes of young people are buzzing, but also business negotiations. It seems that the problem is not so simple. The Municipality is determined to enforce the law. At its latest meeting, the municipal council adopted several measures intended to bring order to the maze of new construction in the city. The Municipality has asked the police authorities to help implement the decisions it has taken. A solution will apparently still take time. According to municipal employees: “The problem is not so simple because conflicts could arise that are in nobody’s interest.”

A little girl is raped; an Albanian is jailed ● The president of Iri-it arrested in Rome ● Parma fulfills its dream of winning the Cup

SPORT / Partizani back in first place TIRANA — The footballers of Tirana’s “Partizani” won $2,000 after triumphing in the “Samsung” tournament. “The prize for the winners, put up by the well-known company, is the highest in the entire history of Albanian football,” said after the final the coach of the defeated team, Enver Shehu. “S.K. Tirana” lost to “Partizani” on penalties after regular time ended 0–0. In addition to the runners-up, who received $1,000, Tirana’s “Dinamo” and Durrës’s “Teuta” also took part in this one-day tournament. Besides the many football fans, the South Korean Ambassador to Albania and company representatives had also come to the final, held at the capital’s “Qemal Stafa” stadium. At the meeting held after the final, representatives of the Korean company “Samsung” also expressed the hope that Albanian footballers would visit South Korea or even Japan in the future.

When solidarity can overcome bureaucracy TIRANA — Death notices on the radio. From the microphones of the hugely popular program “Our Meeting” comes an unusual and sad announcement. TIRANA — Death notices on the radio. From the microphones of the hugely popular program “Our Meeting” comes an unusual and sad announcement: “The families of Selt Uruçi from Elbasan and Sulejman Bega from Tirana may arrange for their relatives’ bodies to be brought through Kapshticë.” The host, Agim Xheka, explains the news in a deep voice. It is a sad story of emigration and bureaucracy that deserves to be told. Selt and Sulejman, two people who had gone to Greece, live in poverty in the city of Veria, like many of their compatriots. They look for work, and when they do find work, violence can flare up more easily. After a quarrel over matters of interest, in a café, someone put poison in it. The two die in hospital, while their compatriot and travelling companion, Asllan Brahmani, accused of the murder, ends up in prison. This is at least what an Albanian living in Greece told the program by telephone. And this is precisely where the second part of the story begins. The two bodies must be repatriated, but the bureaucracy is exceedingly slow. The message passes from the Albanian Embassy in Athens to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tirana and then to the Ministry of [Construction?], where the notification seems to get lost. The bodies remain stranded in Greece. The friends of the two men then turn to the Greek authorities, but bringing the two bodies to Albania costs 180,000 drachmas, about 90,000 lekë. And so the Albanian emigrants begin collecting money, but they do not raise enough to transport the bodies to their towns; they can only get them as far as Kapshticë. Their families have to take care of things from the border. But notifying them is impossible because they have no telephone, and a letter would take too long. So the death notice is broadcast on the radio. We do not know whether the message was heard, and the relatives may therefore learn about it through these lines. What is certain is that solidarity has managed to overcome what bureaucracy, by contrast, fails to do.

If you are making a white wedding dress, you will soon be called upon to perform a task you enjoy. If the garment is dirty, you will lose the chance to meet someone you admire. Water If you dream of clean water, your wishes will come true. Dirty water symbolizes danger. If you play in the water, you will unexpectedly find love. Trees Green trees symbolize the fulfillment of hopes and wishes. Withered trees, on the contrary, foretell sorrow and loss. If in your dream you climb a tree, you will have a rapid career rise. Being in love If you dream that you are in love, beware of personal pleasures and desires; they may lead you into a scandal. If you see two lovers, someone will persuade you to neglect your moral obligations. Bracelet If a girl dreams of receiving a bracelet from a friend, she will soon get married. If she dreams of losing her bracelet, she will suffer great losses. If she finds a bracelet, she will soon acquire material possessions. Tears If you cry, you will soon become a victim of suffering. If you see other people crying, someone else’s happiness will also be mixed in with your sorrows. Admiration If you dream that you are the object of admiration, you will continue to enjoy the closeness of your colleagues even though your position is superior. Bus If you dream of riding through the streets on a bus, you will resolve misunderstandings with friends and make promises that cannot be taken back. Child A newborn child foretells the arrival of surprises. If a girl dreams of having a child, she will be accused of immorality. Salad If you dream of eating salad, you will fall ill and be plagued by unpleasant people. Nurse If you have a nurse in your house, someone will become seriously ill. If, on the other hand, the nurse leaves your house, the whole family will enjoy good health. Everyone dreams when they sleep. This is an entirely normal fact; it is just that sometimes dreams are so beautiful or so terrible that they leave you amazed and astonished when you wake up. But dreams can also be “prophetic,” that is, they may contain a warning about what could happen in the future. Every week “Gazeta Shqiptare” offers its readers explanations of and the meanings behind the objects and situations most often dreamed about. An illustration of a starry night, with the words “Return and Dreams”