Arapi: The courts will begin the proceedings. The government-company meeting failed. Alimuçaqi: They will meet somewhere else Arapi: The courts will begin the proceedings The government-company meeting failed. Alimuçaqi: They will meet somewhere else TIRANA - Vefa owes most of its depositors and the firms administered by the state. The resolution will be presented to the majority deputies, but not to the VEFA representative. If he signs it, someone asked, what will happen? The government’s answer remains the same: We have not discussed the administrative procedure. Arapi stated that the government is turning to the court for VEFA’s bankruptcy and for the suspension of its economic activity. After this development, this action brings delays in payments until the end of the year, according to Prime Minister Alimuçaqi, who says that “I too am going bankrupt and the bank is going bankrupt.” (Continues on page 10) VEFA creditors waiting in front of the company’s counters

Initial reactions Nano-Milosheviç in Crete: Kosovo does not feel well Rugova: A doctor for dialogue, but they must receive us too Kosovo Milosheviç Nano TIRANA - Last night, in a low voice? Kosovo - Nano has? noticed? Washington, regarding his meeting with Milošević in Crete. The leader of the Albanians in Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova, in relation to the meeting, said that "we are for dialogue, but they must receive us too". (Continues on page 2)

Prosecutor’s Office asks: People with rifles implicated? In Gjirokastër Elbasan A stockpile of automatic weapons is discovered TIRANA - Another weapons seizure was carried out yesterday in Elbasan. Some automatic weapons and 400,000 bullets were found and confiscated by the police. For this operation, ? Frashërimani? was arrested last night in the city. TIRANA - 30 blocks of heroin arrived at the port of Vlorë from Italy. While the expert examination is still unfinished, the police suspect international trafficking. On page 3 Smuggling or drug trafficking in Lake Shkodra

Cracks in government-company relations. Alimuçaqi at the end praises the meeting but then states [?]. Super-smuggling operations from Timi will begin on Monday, through legal channels NANO - Miliosheviç TIRANA - Nano says that contacts with Milošević, until today, have been limited. "Through a verbal statement, I am ready to meet him..." Milosheviç - It seems that Belgrade has become attentive... On page 2 Nano / Miliosheviç

TIRANA - The murder of a person by sniper fire yesterday afternoon in Tirana once again decided to bring order back to the capital. The perpetrator is still unknown... ? 26 years old, the 13th injury in the last hours from a firearm? The person killed yesterday was the 13-year-old? ... On page 4

Celebration in Italy slows the searches In Gjirokastër: People with rifles implicated? On page 5

Police at war with fireworks On page 6

The wedding guests were robbed, fear and wedding feast On page 6

Tirana: Sponsor-club debate On page 7

Tendering to be carried out in two phases 1. Interested parties are expected to receive written invitations by 10:00 on 8 November 1997. 2. The services of 2 qualified people are required to prepare the report ? the estimate for these three cabins specified in the cost dossier? according to the requirements of the taxes? 4000m2. 3. Interested parties must submit the free certificate? of VAT? at the Central Office of Tirana or at the Regional Directorate office? of Tirana ... On page 3