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FOOTBALL / Meeting with the FSHF today Majko concerned about the Korçë match On page 12 Majko

“Prison for those responsible for September 14. Higher salaries for the military” GOVERNMENT PROGRAM / The Prime Minister before the MPs. Neither Nano nor Fino was in the chamber TIRANA - Yesterday, Majko announced a reduction in customs duties during the parliamentary session at which he presented his Government’s program. The new Prime Minister considers the notion of National Reconciliation to be something outdated. “Among Albanians, this has been achieved. There needs to be political understanding among representatives of the parties,” Majko said. He announced that one of the urgent priorities of his Government is “the apprehension of all those who took part in the September 14 coup attempt, for whom the Prosecutor’s Office has issued arrest warrants.” Majko promised an increase in ... As for foreign policy, Majko said that regional policy would be a priority, beginning with Italy. “The Government is prepared to govern until 2001,” Majko said in the session, which Nano did not attend. On page 3

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The account of the dialogue /14-year-old, the life, memories and symbols of Azem’s son

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While NATO has completed preparations for a possible air intervention in Kosovo, the American envoy Hollbruk ended his meetings with Yugoslav President Millosheviç yesterday without success. So far, there is very little hope for a political solution through dialogue, and more than ever there is talk of a possible NATO military intervention, this day, for It is quite clear that no one can act without the impetus and final word of the US, which still seems to be hesitating and hoping for dialogue. There is widespread fear that NATO attacks could be interpreted as support for separatist movements, and this could be a message misunderstood by the Basques, the Cypri- ... Millosheviç’s removal. He could justify himself to the nationalists by saying that the whole world is against him, that he cannot withstand NATO attacks, and that he is therefore forced to give up part or all of Kosovo. As Buko-shi also stressed yesterday in America, Millosheviçi may have precise plans for dividing Kosovo, since the map of the fighting is quite ... In Kosovo, the American envoy Holbrooke successfully concluded yesterday his third meeting with Yugoslav President Milošević. Although there is now there is more talk than ever of a possible military intervention by NATO, this day, unfortunately for the fate of the Albanians of Kosovo, both near and far. It is not only the mandate of the Security Council that in some way hinders these attacks, or Milošević’s prolonged stalling, as he withdraws some of the soldiers from barracks in Kosovo, but there are also many disagreements within NATO member states themselves and among different groups in Europe. Very few Western leaders are thinking about what will happen to the more than 100,000 displaced Kosovars now that winter is approaching. More thought is being given to the imbalances these attacks could bring about. Within the European Community, divisions into two blocs are apparent. Britain more strongly and Germany less so support an intervention, while the others are mainly against it. there is more talk than ever of a NATO military intervention, Kosovo, both near and far. There is a general separatist movements, and this could be a message that might be misunderstood by the Basques, Cypriots, Kurds, Palestinians or Chechens. A possible bombardment would discourage the Bosnian Serbs, especially those of the Republika Srpska, who could definitively end their cooperation with the West. Albanians in Macedonia would also be emboldened, creating problems for this fragile Republic. These are some of the Western considerations that push the day of the bombing further away. But, on the other hand, there is also a strong tendency among some great powers to influence public opinion into believing that military interventions at this stage of the world’s affairs are necessary and beneficial. Also, although a bombardment could have a harmful effect on the Serbian people, it could help bring about surrender and the final capitulation of the USA, which seems to be quietly compelled also pointed out in America, Milošević may have precise plans for the partition of Kosovo, since the map of the fighting is quite strange, but the international community seems not to care at all about what will happen next. Only an intervention by the USA can put an end to all these hesitations. But Washington has its own doubts, since for NATO, if it bombs, it will be the first time it has bombed a state whose borders it has recognized and consistently respected. Meanwhile, America itself has bombed other states several times, under the pretext of terrorism. The last hope is for Clinton to speak out, saying that America will not let Albanians die in the mountains and forests just because Milošević does not keep his word. It has now been fully proven that threats have no effect on Milošević.