Yesterday the Steering Committee approved the Congress platform SP: “We will think about alliances” A special resolution on Nano was approved TIRANA - The SP gives the “green light” to alliances. Yesterday, a meeting lasting several hours of this party’s General Steering Committee led Albanian socialists, too, to turn their political attention to seeking possible alliances, which nevertheless remain undefined for now. But although yesterday the members of the General Steering Committee gave a strong “yes” to alliances with their political “unknowns,” they still thought they should be very cautious, so as not to leave themselves without protection. “The SP will respond to the parties’ requests according to the circumstances that arise,” the socialists concluded at their party’s most important meeting. But from the opposition leaders’ point of view, other political issues also came up—issues they have been thinking about for a long time. Yesterday the SP also approved the list of 352 parliamentary candidates. All the names will go before the Figure Verification Commission before being presented to the electorate SP headquarters On page 3

Charge: property damage Bomb in Durrës: a police officer detained “He set fire to the bin” DURRËS - A police officer is responsible for the explosion in Durrës. On Saturday morning, at around 19:30, handcuffs were first put on Agron Qose—an employee of the city police station—on suspicion of planting the bomb in the rubbish bin in the middle of the city. Yesterday, meanwhile, the prosecutor’s office described his action as “damage to property through negligence.” Officer Qosja, who, according to what was said, had passed through the explosion area 20 minutes before the incident on 6 March, was seen lighting a fire in the bin, which would later turn into a very powerful bomb. On page 5 The building where the bomb had been placed

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Yesterday the Italian minister met Berisha, Mexsi... “The EU? Wait a little longer” Agnelli promises support for Tirana TIRANA - Excellent Albania-Italy relations and the possibility of Albania’s association with the EU. These were the main subjects raised yesterday in talks between Agnelli and senior Albanian officials. Arriving for a “lightning” visit to Albania, the head of Italy’s Farnesina placed Tirana’s official requests on the diplomatic table. Bilateral talks, joint commissions and priority projects were proposed to Agnelli by Prime Minister Meksi. The Italian minister said “yes” to Albania’s urgent needs concerning the water system, reconstruction of the Lezhë-Shkodër road, and training of legal personnel. On page 3 Serrëqi welcomes Agnelli at Rinas

Fier, only the warehouse guard charged FIER - The sensational theft that took place last October at the Azotiku plant in Fier is now in the hands of the judges of this city. The case concerns the theft of platinum rings weighing about 30 kilograms and worth approximately 400,000 dollars. Essential to the production process for nitrogen fertilizers, this equipment “disappeared” mysteriously five months ago, in October. On page 5 Azotiku

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PDD appeals to members of the League Kurt Kola now “under” Bushati’s flag The chairman of the Politically Persecuted declares his support for cooperation in the elections On page 3 Petrit Kalakulla

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Barcelona in trouble. But Cruyff is optimistic Milan and Slavia are the leading favorites FOOTBALL Barcelona in trouble. But Cruyff is optimistic UEFA Cup challenges begin today Milan and Slavia are the leading favorites On page 6

The capital’s riders take all the top places TIRANA - A double victory for “Tirana.” Besnik Musai’s “show” continues; he has not lost a single official cycling race for 15 months. Besim Balla’s boys return to the saddle, triumphant both as individuals and as a team. Besnik Musai came first, Ervin Lika second and Uka third in the races for the Albanian Cup. On page 6

FIER - An exceptionally strong sense of duty, greater even than the desire to live. A police officer from Fier wounds himself with his service pistol while sleeping. This extremely rare and almost unbelievable incident happened at around 4 a.m. on Monday. A police officer had gone to his home in the village and was asleep. Exhausted after a long day of work, the policeman, who was sleeping fitfully, could not escape his work even in his dreams. Suddenly anxiety choked him. He felt in danger, one of those dangers he must face for the sake of other people’s lives, but in his case his inseparable “friend,” his pistol, was also with him. In a state of complete unconsciousness, he reached for his loaded weapon and fired at the imaginary “enemy.” The gunshot—and, more than the shot, the terrible pain—snapped him out of the imaginary nightmare. He opened his eyes and saw himself in the familiar half-darkness of his room, surrounded by familiar objects, with an absurd wound in his body. The bullet had passed through him. The law-enforcement officer was rushed to Fier hospital. The surgeons who treated him heard one of the most unbelievable explanations: “I shot myself while having a dream.” Fortunately, the wound was not very serious, so the policeman, more worried about what might happen if his superiors found out than about himself, left the hospital and the doctors’ care and hurried back to where duty called him. Hu. Re.

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