Yesterday the first slap from Washington To the opposition The West repeated: PD return to Parliament The people from the troika arrive in Tirana and ask only for calm (Anjalis) Put us aside as well we are not here to exert pressure. Speech is free. Cooperation is in the future. The future is the building of the state. Enough with the rhetoric. Speak the political language. That is the only one that is heard. Go back to Parliament. These were some of the messages, but not only these, that the ambassadors of the Western countries gave yesterday to the Albanian opposition. The people of the European troika, Hubert Ve'drine, Jozef Fi[s]her, Geor[g] Robertson [?], sent the first signals in Tirana yesterday for reconciliation and for lowering tensions on the Albanian political scene. They thought that the opposition and, specifically, Berisha had welcomed Majko's departure, thinking that he might have been the cause of this situation. But yesterday the Europeans clearly showed that, in fact, the problem is precisely Berisha and his behavior. Therefore it seems that the USA and the European Union will be very clear in the future with the opposition. They openly told it that they would not accept any kind of instability, regardless of the causes it presents, while the only solution is a return to Parliament. On one point they were very clear: There will be no new elections. That is what the troika said yesterday and in fact there was no need for comment. Their message was not only for the opposition, but also for the majority, which will have to create the necessary space for the opposition. They declared that this is the first condition for political stability in the country. Yesterday’s event may be called the first moment of clear confrontation between the West and part of the Albanian opposition. TIRANA - Europe, represented by the current president of the EU, Volfgang Shysel, Austria’s Foreign Minister, representative of the EU Council of Ministers, Hubert Vedrine, France’s Foreign Minister, special representative of the OSCE in Kosovo, former Austrian chancellor Franz Vranicki, and British Foreign Minister Robin Cook arrived yesterday at midday in Tirana to assess the political situation and to find ways to resolve the crisis. Immediately after arriving at Rinas airport, British Foreign Minister Robin Cook, on behalf of the European troika, answered the media’s interest regarding new elections, declaring that such a thing could not help resolve the crisis in the country. We do not think that such a thing would help solve the crisis in Albania. It is the president who is elected, and not elected every day, and the people do not always lose the right to vote. I think what is important for stability is that all parties be represented in Parliament and contribute constructively to the debate. I think this is more important than early elections, Robin Cook said yesterday at the first press conference at Rinas airport. As for the Austrian Foreign Minister, Volfgang Shysel, emphasizing the cabinet’s initiative to lower political tensions in the country, he said that the political forces in Albania must contribute to the future of the country. They must deal with the present, but they must be oriented toward the future, said the Austrian minister. Hubert Vedrine stressed the Albanian government’s measures for solving the situation, expressing that he had confidence in the Albanian government. The Prime Minister has spoken in a very responsible manner. He has taken very positive and important measures to lower tensions in Albania, Vedrine said, expressing the support of the EU troika for the Albanian government. (continued on page 10) (Anjalis) Put us aside as well we are not here to exert pressure. Speech is free. Cooperation is in the future. The future is the building of the state (Photo by Ilio) (Right) Shysel convinced that the opposition should not boycott

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INTERNATIONALISM Kosovo, Craxi’s last chance Aban Hasani Since the beginning of 1990, despite the fact that the official politics of Belgrade has been guided by a fairly liberal orientation toward our country and the Kosovars as a whole, the possibility of a general conflict between the Albanians of Kosovo and the Serbian special forces has never been excluded. That conflict, sometimes visible and sometimes invisible, has developed mainly against the backdrop of a graduated Serbian strategy, which began with isolated actions against individuals suspected of keeping weapons and ended with the burning of entire houses, neighborhoods, and villages. In short, this conflict has been fueled by an unstoppable spiral of violence, which in light of recent developments in Kosovo has taken on frightening proportions. The main factor that has inspired this conflict has been the firm mentality of this Serbian government to treat the Albanian crisis in Kosovo not as a political problem, but as a matter of public order and terrorism. By supporting all possible scenarios to carry out this concept, Serbia has exploited the gradual emergence of many destabilizing factors, including the military wing of the Kosovo Liberation Army, for which it was warned that it would bring a final solution in the spirit of collective revenge through deportation and the mass extermination of Albanians. This has been very evident since March in Drenica, Deçan, in the outskirts of Prishtina and right into its center. Indeed, the conflict has spread across an ever wider arc of Albanian settlements, turning them into a true battlefield. The course of this conflict and the force of the weapons used in the Serbian punitive campaign have aroused great concern in world opinion, while all signs show that Belgrade is determined to use every means to stop the war of the KLA and to impose by force its policy of subjugation of the Albanian nation in Kosovo. On this level, the situation has been brought to a very critical point, where the possibility of the outbreak of a broad international conflict cannot be ruled out. (continued on page 13)

Split in the Najla Commission: "Berisha may be sentenced" TIRANA - During the meeting with journalists and in last night’s statement, the chairman of the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the September 14 riots, Spartak Braho, harshly accused Berisha. According to Braho, the order to seize the television came directly from Berisha. Asked whether this could lead to his conviction, Braho said that it could happen. Berisha himself denied having ordered his people and stated that he had learned the news from the media. Fj. Kola (continued on page 15)

"As soon as possible, a law against terrorism" "As soon as possible, a law against terrorism" (continued on page 9)

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To track the shape of clandestine migrants SISM, the Kresky hospital, must have graduated in mediation BY L.E.D.BATI IL S.I.S.M. MILITARY INFORMATION AND SECURITY SERVICE SECTION LIBRARY L'ASPIRAPOLMONTI INTERPRETATIONS TIRANA - The protection of in- formation for command centers and the need to preserve the confidentiality of foreign secret organizations led to an agency that began circulating as a simple research institute and with the title "For the Italians of Defense, avoid the leakage of secret news" which is linked to Albanian agents, but it has the right to work with the Italian secret services. In an operational plan, the suspected Italian agency operating in Albania is called SISM, the Italian military secret service. It operates mainly in the north of Albania and in Tirana. In November last year, a group of foreigners presenting themselves as humanitarians were seen coming in and out of the areas where Albanian clandestine migrants are sheltered as they set off for Italy. Sources declare that most of these contacts are linked to gathering information about trafficking networks and about the groups that organize the illegal crossing. (continued on page 13)

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