The new Parliament will convene by Monday at the latest. Berisha: “I am waiting for the election results” The President: “I would like to announce Nano’s Government” Yesterday’s meeting at the Presidency: The two leading figures of the “State of Emergency” parted as friends The new Parliament will convene by Monday at the latest. Berisha: “I am waiting for the election results” Berisha-Fino, the final embrace The President: “I would like to announce Nano’s Government” Yesterday’s meeting at the Presidency: The two leading figures of the “State of Emergency” parted as friends Prime Minister Bashkim Fino indulging in his hobby, football. The photographs above were taken yesterday afternoon at one of Tirana’s gyms, immediately after the meeting with Berisha at the Presidency. On page 3

A presidential persecuted person What about the others? TIRANA - “The post of Secretary of the Presidency should go to one of the former prisoners of the previous regime.” Many former prisoners watched yesterday on the official news broadcasts as the leader of the victors, Fatos Nano, announced the new governing scheme. Many of them must have felt truly pleased yesterday. At last, a political party had remembered them too. The important post, which in all likelihood will now go to the already well-known Duat Guzeani, is the first real position they have received after their suffering was played upon and exploited. “Stealing the cause”—that is what thousands of former prisoners called it at the time. The greater part of the text continues outside the image frame. This is what one of the former prisoners, Gjerzi Peçi, called the DP’s policy toward people martyred by the communist majority. Endless words, handshakes, statements conveying one thing or another, one after another, and the promise of some outcome, secured only after a long ordeal that ran in parallel with the faces of the entire bureaucracy. All of this seems to have been far too little to balance a whole life spent in barracks, broken families, people killed in the name of a proclaimed absurdity. Politics is politics; former prisoners of conscience know that too. Each of the forces now facing one another on the battlefield will continue to look at and choose one of the greatest “problems” inherited from the communist past. The Socialists seem finally to have made up their minds: they will give an honorary post to Gurmenti, the man who, together with Kola and L[?] bënjën, gave life to the “Forum of Democracy,” a movement that brought together many anti-Berisha tendencies. Gurmenti, then, will be more than a hero: he will be the just man, a man devoted to the new political and democratic situation. No one among those who know him has expressed reservations about this choice. The only question beginning to form in the minds of most former prisoners is just one: If that is so, what happens now, buj…? It seems the Socialists have not decided to answer these questions. It does not seem that the Republic of the Forum is moving toward him. If the examples of the suffering people’s mistreatment in the exercise of their own function continue, then many people would have no reason to believe. [Column continues.] ... have proved very zealous in carrying out the task that led every day to the bloody dissemination of this, in all these natural ways: to display the national flag on television. The Albanian state, bewildered by serious problems that have beset it for some time, was initially confused as shocking images and facts continued to arrive from the eastern borders. Finally, after some wavering, in Struga the head of Albania’s weak diplomacy reacted strongly, but not strongly enough to deter the Macedonians, who continued to insist on their anti-Albanian course. A protest note and demonstrations in the center of the Albanian capital have been Albania’s response to halt the massacre Gligorov had begun. Everyone understands that this is far too little. The public still does not know what steps Albanian diplomacy has taken to alert international opinion—to alert those who, thanks to their positions, can speak “with authority” and thus extinguish a fire that risks spreading frighteningly. Perhaps something has been done, but perhaps the measures have been “too mild,” allowing matters to be silently accepted until the “spite” between the two countries erupts. This is what happened once in Bosnia, this has happened elsewhere too, and the consequences are known to everyone. If silence has truly been chosen, then Albania’s voice must be heard loudly, loudly enough to echo through the cities where the fate of many nations is decided. Perhaps this time it can also turn into a great good. At least within Albania’s territory, thanks to resistance to the war threatening the eastern borders, perhaps those who quarrel on the domestic stage will understand that, before belonging to one side or another, or to a party, we are all members of one nation together.” [Other column:] ... to unite ... [text cut off/unclear].

The rumble of Skopje’s tanks Dorlana Lika In Dibër, the Macedonians have gathered a considerable part of their army. Disturbing reports are coming from the border with Yugoslavia about clashes between [unclear] and incidents during a period marked by fractional numbers. The situation in Albania has still not stabilized, and the country continues to tend the severe wounds it suffered during one of the most unusual springs in its long history. What is happening along the frightening borders between Slavs and Albanians? Will the tragic history between exhausted peoples be repeated, or will winds that bring peace finally begin to blow in the Balkans too? The first reports seen on the screens of half the world have offered no sign of optimism. During the past week, Gligorov’s police have been extremely zealous in carrying out their duty, which led day after day to Albanian-Serb clashes in an [unclear] situation: flying their national flag. it for some time, was initially confused…

Tension after the bloodshed in Gostivar SKOPJE - The situation in Macedonia continues to remain tense, and police forces continue their deployment... SKOPJE - The situation in Macedonia continues to remain tense, and police forces continue their deployment, while the Albanian political parties have failed to find common ground. “The situation remains tense, even though it is being said that the police forces are withdrawing; they are still being redeployed. We are receiving information that police forces are holding parades, now from Dibër, now from Struga and Kërçova,” the prefect of Tetovë, Alajdin Demiri, told ATSH by telephone. On page 6 Tirana, rally in support of Gostivar

The trial is adjourned; the lawyers have not reviewed the case files

The trial is adjourned; the lawyers have not reviewed the case files TIRANA - The trial of the “Xhaferi” pyramid scheme began yesterday. But apart from the judges and prosecutors, no one else was in the courtroom. The four defendants, including Rrapush Xhaferi, were not present. The judges nevertheless opened the hearing, but the defendants’ lawyers, who had undertaken to represent and defend them in this trial, requested time to review the investigation files, and so the trial was adjourned until 28 July. On page 3 The dock where Xhaferi should have been

THE GOVERNMENT LEADERS AT THE BEACH TIRANA - Fino regains his composure through football. Within two days, the Prime Minister has gone from the cabinet of a senior official and put on the festive jersey bearing the name “Benetton”. After meeting Nano on the beach in Durrës, Fino says he won by a five-goal advantage and that the victory is beyond dispute. Yesterday afternoon in Tirana, just moments after meeting Berisha, Fino changed teams and faced Adnan Xhelili, Ardian Tepelena and Edmond Dizhendarin. Two matches that lasted no less than 60 minutes. Whether it was the opponents’ “servility” toward Fino, or more a result of his athletic build, it seems to have affected the confidence in the match results. Fino says jokingly that, despite his team’s recorded victory, Nano is known to score beautiful goals from time to time. Sunday was quiet in Tirana. There was little movement on the streets, and even less political activity this weekend. This time, politicians too have decided to stay in the shade, beneath umbrellas and by the sea. Having set off in “great secrecy,” Nano and Fino, accompanied by their guards, headed for the beach in Durrës. A coffee, a cocktail and then the football match, over which the number one and number two of the future Government had argued so much. In an unexpected lead, Nano was the first to score, netting three goals at the start for his team. But Fino was not long in responding; determined to win, he rallied his team. He managed to level the score and, just minutes later, take the lead. The amount of the bet they made with each other is still unknown. Both sides were very “nervous” and exerted maximum pressure. Perhaps this leads us to think that the sum put up must have been considerable. Adan Çani

MILAN - A window of hope between Albanians in Milan and their families in Albania. Or, more precisely, a real help desk through which messages can be sent to relatives “missing” back in their Adriatic homeland. “Sportello Milano-Albania” has been operating for a few days. It is an initiative of the “La rete e color” project, in collaboration with “Gazeta Shqiptare” and “Avvenimenti d’Albania,” newspapers that publish on their pages the messages received through this desk. A telephone answering service and a fax have been made available to emigrants and their families; they will operate Monday through Friday from 20:30 to 13:30, and 24 hours a day on Saturdays and Sundays. The number available is 0039289531019. Rules have been established for the service and will be strictly enforced: messages must be no more than 20 words long. To send and collect these messages, interested people must appear in person at the desk, where they will speak with Bujar Torba, who will help fellow countrymen establish this communication.

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