“It is a signal directed at the Serbs” Tensions in Kosovo after two policemen die during a firefight “It is a signal directed at the Serbs” Albania joins the NATO Consultative Council Tensions in Kosovo after two policemen die during a firefight NATO General Headquarters in Brussels BERLIN — NATO is officially opening its doors to Albania: this is a very precise signal in defense of our Kosovar Albanian brothers, directed at the Serbs, “as long as they do not try to destabilize the situation in the Balkans.” At the meeting held on Sunday evening in Berlin, the North Atlantic Assembly—which represents NATO’s consultative body—decided to admit Albania as a member. The decision, extremely important from a political-military point of view, was made by the Assembly’s permanent committee. “Albania’s entry into NATO’s consultative body,” explained the Assembly’s vice-president, German politician Karsten Voigt, “is also a warning to the Serbs not to try to destabilize the entire Balkan region.” Voigt is clearly referring to the situation in Kosovo and the ever-increasing risk of aggression against the Albanian population. As of Sunday evening, in the village of Gllogovs, 25 kilometers west of Pristina, and in nearby villages, Serbian police have been carrying out raids against Albanian civilians. The intervention—for which details are not yet known—was answered by the killing of two policemen and the wounding of five others in a firefight on the outskirts of Gllogovs. The Democratic League of

Sport TOTO-FOOTBALL / For those with 11 points: 33,000 lekë The Under-21s and the national team play today and tomorrow EDMOND LAÇI TIRANA — For the first time, Albania’s representative football teams, the “Under-21s” and the senior national team, will play on two consecutive days in the same stadium. The arrival of the respective Icelandic teams, currently in excellent form, to play against Albania is an unusual event. Today and tomorrow, the “Qemal Stafa” National Stadium will experience 180 electrifying minutes. The Albanian national team comes into Wednesday’s match after that thrilling draw in Riga, Latvia. By drawing away from home, our team has now gained a point in the standings. Preparations have begun, although most of the Albanian footballers playing in the leagues of other countries can only be fully confirmed today. This is perhaps why the coach of our representative team, Bejkë Birçe, is keeping his cards close to his chest. The situation is different for the coaches of the “Under-21” team. Edmond Miho and Fisnik Kosova have all the players they need at their disposal to face the Irish. This team, together with the senior side, is holding training sessions at the city stadium in Durrës, while staying at the “Apollo-nia” beach hotel. Both Albanian teams will hold their final training session in Durrës today, before coming to Tirana. This session is important, especially for the senior team, since only today will coach Birçe have the opportunity to get to know the entire squad. After Zmijanitt arrived from France, Musta and Demollari from Romania, Strakosha, Milori and Kushta from Greece, top scorer Raklli from Germany, Bozgo from Croatia, and Vata from Scotland were also expected. In addition to problems with the arrival of footballers from abroad, the Albanian camp must also cope with Bano’s injury and Fortuzi’s poor physical condition. The Irish representative teams, which arrived in Tirana yesterday, want to win in Albania. The match against Carlton’s team tomorrow looks difficult; he has not had kind words to say about his team’s current form. Their strongest points—the midfield and their aggressive aerial play—may determine the results of the matches. But many other strong teams have also come to Albania. They have encountered difficulties and have even been beaten. The common 0–0 draw is one more reason to understand the best ideas of our national team. And not only to remember them.

MONTE CARLO — Ayrton Senna’s sixth victory in the Monaco Grand Prix. Ferrari was back on the podium, with Jean Alesi driving it to third place. An unlucky day, by contrast, for Alain Prost, who was penalized ten seconds after causing difficulties at the start and then also experienced engine problems. Michael Schumacher, who had taken the lead when Prost dropped out, had to retire because of an engine failure on lap 33. Senna, who crossed the finish line in 1h 52’10’’ and 947 thousandths of a second, with a lead of 52 seconds and 118 thousandths over the Briton Damon Hill, moved to the top of the drivers’ standings with 42 points, against Prost’s 37; Prost had to settle for fourth place. For Fiorentina, it really was a Sunday of ups and downs. Who knows what Florence would be doing today if Udinese had not thrown away its two-point lead so thoughtlessly. The city might well be enveloped in the atmosphere of Serie B, two days ahead of time. It was Effenberg who thought to pu— who thought to— Driver Senna is presented with the prize by Prince Ranieri

FABRIZIO NITTI The fact that the championship is all but decided is confirmed by Foggia. The point it snatched away thwarted Inter’s chances of winning, leaving them in the “tricolor” race in second place. The draw Milan obtained against Cagliari in Friday’s early match is the most surprising result for the Apulian side: they produced a precise “red-and-black” mix. The arithmetic still does not confirm Milan’s triumph (one point is missing), but it is truly unimaginable to predict anything different. ... It still gives the Tuscan team hope of survival. A brace full of meaning, scored by a man who last week was the target of criticism from the fans, who had gone so far as to express the wish that he leave at the end of the championship. On Sunday he silenced his opponents, those who wanted him out of the team. Trailing by two goals, Fiorentina, demoralized and practically with one foot already behind, tried to cling to its captain to prevent the situation from becoming even more difficult. Effenberg did not let them down, pulling the team toward a comeback. Thus, Fiorentina showed great character, but it was also a match that further highlighted the Tuscans’ difficulties in adapting to the fight for survival. These were expected difficulties, given that the team had been assembled for entirely different objectives (after the first few days, with Radice on the substitutes’ bench, things had perhaps not started badly for the former Milan side). The draw involving the Genoese side intensifies the battle for survival. Four teams are separated by one point: Genoa have 28 points, while Fiorentina, Udinese and Brescia have 27. The Lombard side in particular has regained credibility after its win over Lazio. A success bearing the Romanian stamp: first Sabau and then Hagi kept the Serie A survival debate alive and confounded the predictions on the betting slips. The race for a place in the UEFA competition is also becoming unclear. There are still three possible places, with Juventus in the strongest position. Lazio, Sampdoria, Cagliari, Torino and Atalanta: a five-team battle, with the Ligurians and Romans having somewhat better chances. the few points of Inter’s victory, sewn onto the Milan fans’ shirts (Tringërishyn), second. The draw with the Milan fans, Cagliari took in the match brought forward to Friday, is a surprising result for the Apulian side: they produced an accurate «red-and-black» mix. The mathematics still do not confirm Milan’s triumph (one point is missing), but predicting anything different is truly unimaginable. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, Capello’s team is called upon for the most important match of the season: the European Cup final against Marseille; the precious continental trophy must be won after a year away from European competitions. Alongside Milan, all of Italy awaits a third European victory, after those of Parma and Juventus. But that point earned at San Siro is not valuable only in helping Milan win; practically, since Foggia drew with Inter, it also eliminated its likeliest rival for the Cup. This point helps Foggia avoid going back down: just one more point separates Zeman’s boys from staying in Serie A, an opportunity they must not let slip.

SOFIA — Gold medal for Ermelinda Shehu, the Albanian athlete from the “Dinamo” Sports Club, in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was a distance of 6.20 meters that secured the Albanian athlete first place at the international “Young Stars” meet, which features athletes from around the world. Albania’s showing at this 39th meet was outstanding, since the other athlete who took part also received a silver medal: Mirela Manjani threw the javelin 51.16 meters. Ermelinda Shehu, 19, had also improved the national triple-jump record, with a result of 12.54 meters, two days before leaving for Bulgaria.

Dispute over a boundary SHKODËR (a.f.) — In the village of Kosmaq, a brawl between two related families caused two people to be injured and a third to die. This happened when they were to establish a boundary line from Vera e Përshkruar, to return land to Veli Mifto, one of the village families. According to sources from A. Garubi, as the last fate was called, those who exchanged Miloja. But carrying out the decision to return the land led to a confrontation between the two families, who at that hour had been working. As a result, there were quarrels and serious injuries, as we saw in an incident involving 100 people, who used firearms, sticks, and other things. For this reason, the police also did not neglect patrols. These were events that had previously taken place there. At that moment Agim Miljoja stabbed Ramazan Garubi, 27, who died in hospital. The victim was married and had a six-month-old child. The married mother and the injured: Mehdi Miljo, who is also the son of the elder Miljo. The perpetrators, who died, and Rasim Miljo from the police, for their injuries are — according to the police — Gjakovës e Kuriha Garubi and Avdi Selaj. Police intervention prevented a larger conflict, which could have caused further victims. Usually, conflicts in this village are of particular significance, and are part of the situation from Kosovo. Of the further attempt to base it on weapons. Since these are long-standing events, organized, and a disturbance of the stance of their own organizations, which began months ago, and all the other implications of this division.

They were aboard the «Sansovino» BARI — Two Albanians jumped from the ship that was taking them back to Albania. Thus, last night the police, the carabinieri, and the Harbour Master's Office searched in vain for the two clandestine migrants. It all began after 10 p.m. on Saturday, when the «Sansovino», the ferry that connects the port of Bari with Durrës twice a week, had raised anchor. On board were — according to the customs police — around ten Albanians who had been deported. Two of them apparently did not accept the idea of returning to their country. As soon as the ferry passed the entrance to the port, the two clandestine migrants jumped into the water, but could not escape the notice of the crew and the police, who had escorted them shortly before. The search began immediately; the port area was cordoned off, but no trace of them was found. The possibility of drowning is ruled out, since it is known that a fishing boat was seen in the area. This suggests that it may have been a carefully planned operation, carried out with someone else’s help. But it cannot be ruled out that they themselves managed to swim to shore, at the safest part of the coastline. However, according to the statement by the ship’s captain and the Albanian authorities, no Albanian disembarked from the «Sansovino».

LAÇ, “FIAT” INTERESTED IN THE BEACH AND THE PATOK LAGOON — The powerful Italian company “Fiat”, through its representatives, showed great interest in the beach and lagoon of Patok, near Laç. For two years this beach has been abandoned and has 1 ruined [as written]. The fund of 250,000 lekë is far from sufficient to reconstruct the beach and make it ready for the new summer season. If the talks between FIAT and “Fiat” are concluded positively, the Municipal Council of Laç believes that the first investments will go toward the tourist beach, as well as the creation of a joint venture for raising pheasants, LUSHNJË, THERE ARE EXPIRED PESTICIDES — Dhimitër Qorri, agronomist at the former agricultural cooperative in Këmishtaj, Lushnjë, abused the trade in pesticides. This was the conclusion reached by the State Control authorities after establishing that the pesticides sold by agronomist Qorri without a licence, as early as 1991, were considered expired.

Driver Senna is presented with the prize by Prince Ranieri

CARD No. 37 TIRANA — There are no winners with 12 points in Toto-Football Contest number 37. There are only 9 betting slips with 11 points, which share the entire amount allocated to the winners: 297,000 lekë. According to the Central Contest Commission, the winning columns, by district, are: 008850 (Shkodër), 0289581 (Rrëshen), 0314209 (Krujë), 022590 (Elbasan), 0339021 (Berat), 008610 — two columns (0298803, 0304302 (Tirana). The 9 winning columns, barring any possible objection, each receive 33,000 lekë. 1. ANCONA-PESCARA 1 2. BRESCIA-LAZIO 1 3. CAGLIARI-MILAN x 4. FIORENTINA-UDINESE x 5. GENOA-PARMA x 6. INTER-FOGGIA x 7. JUVE-SAMPDORIA x 8. NAPOLI-TORINO x 9. ROMA-ATALANTA x 10. BARI-COSENZA 2 11. PIACENZA-VERONA 1 12. VENEZIA-LECCE x

A journalist’s trip to Italy Violence against celebrities Poems written in prison by K. Resuli Here is the account of others in a firefight on the outskirts of Gllogovc. The Democratic League of Kosovo says these casualties resulted from a clash with police forces. Meanwhile, another important decision has been taken in defense of the Albanians of Kosovo: the foreign ministers of the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Spain, meeting in Washington, have decided to organize “international monitoring operations” inside the province. The agreement was reached with full understanding on the position to be adopted regarding the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The possibility of direct military intervention is ruled out for the time being, and the allies agreed to tighten sanctions against Serbia, establish a court for war criminals, and deploy international forces inside Macedonia.

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