Normally today, at Rambuje Castle, near Paris, with the opening speech by the President of France, Zhak Shirak, the proceedings of the con- are due to begin, Napolon ROSHI Normally today, at Rambuje Castle, near Paris, with the opening speech by the President of France, Zhak Shirak, the proceedings of the con- are due to begin

Yesterday’s decision The state arms businesspeople. A decision by the Council of Ministers, issued yesterday, established several criteria for arming businesspeople and various property owners who live under threat because of their activities. It was the Ministry of Public Order that initiated the process leading to this decision, claiming credit both for the protection being offered to Albanian merchants and for making it possible, in a way, to control some of the weaponry that has been outside army warehouses and depots for two years. On page 2

Normally today, at Rambuje Castle, near Paris, with the opening speech by the President of France, Zhak Shirak, the conference for peace in Kosovo is due to begin its proceedings. speech by the President of France, Zhak Shirak, the conference for peace in Kosovo is due to begin its proceedings. The Albanian delegation is represented at its highest, fullest and most dignified level—Rugova, Bukoshi, Qosja, the leaders of the KLA and independents. The Yugoslav delegation will be headed by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Ratko Markoviç. It includes federal deputy prime ministers and representatives of the nationalities in Kosovo. One might think the conflict is not the centuries-old one between the Albanians, who make up 90 percent of Kosovo’s population, and Serbia, which keeps Kosovo occupied, but between... It is entirely natural that such a composition of the delegation will give rise to objections. The composition of the delegation is Belgrade’s first maneuver, after it was forced to agree to go to Rambuje under the pressure of NATO’s threatened punishment. The second maneuver is that Millosheviçi himself is not heading the delegation. It is quite clear that, even if the Rambuje conference manages to open today, the Serbian delegation will create problems which, on the eve of an inevitable NATO air strike, will change in order to... Continues on page 5

The Ministry of Bufi is delaying the tender documentation concerning the Energy Corporation, thereby blocking the investigation by the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office. Publicized with great fanfare in the press, the investigation into KESH appeared to be a serious measure that would put [them] with their backs to the wall... On page 7

The Italian Parliament is ready with measures against the trafficking of clandestine migrants An amendment to the immigration law will provide for a tougher stance toward speedboat smugglers. After being seized, the vessels will no longer be auctioned off, as was done previously, which gave smugglers the opportunity to get them back into their hands. The new proposal provides for the speedboats to be used by the police or, failing that, destroyed. This has been identified as one of the solutions to the problem of the illegal trafficking of clandestine migrants. On page 6

Rambouillet Castle near Paris, where the Belgrade-UÇK talks are expected to take place today

RAMBUJE IS AT RISK OF FAILING. YESTERDAY THE KLA DELEGATION WAS BLOCKED IN PRISHTINË: “YOU DON’T HAVE DOCUMENTS”