Nano proposes “national consensus” On page 3

500 ALBANIANS LEFT OUT

He has come to Albania to donate millions more, but cannot leave without taking a memento with him. The American Xhorxh Soros lost 30 precious minutes yesterday on Albanian soil, not to approve and sign projects and donations, but because of an ordinary mishap: he got stuck in an elevator. The news has been confirmed; there must have been a fault in the electrical network that kept the famous American “hostage.” Soros himself did not want the incident to become known and laughed off what had happened. “This happens everywhere in the world,” he said, excusing the elevator’s stoppage. But his escorts and subordinates who George Soros lost 30 valuable minutes yesterday on Albanian soil—not an ordinary mishap: he got stuck in an elevator. Along with the executive director of the foundation, Çapajev Gjjokutaj, and two bodyguards, he made desperate calls for help that could not penetrate the high-quality walls of the building where Soros has now decided to establish his new residence. The comic moments took place yesterday morning, when the multibillionaire was on his way to the scheduled meeting with the President of the Republic, Meidani. According to employees, he he said, excusing the elevator breakdown. But the aides and subordinates who work in those offices every day discussed the incident at length, immediately calling their acquaintances to pass it on as an interesting story that could bring an extra laugh. The “Albanian” stroke of bad luck has befallen George Soros, too. It does not matter whether there was a power outage or a random elevator malfunction, for which specialists arrived urgently; what matters is that the “incident” happened just as Soros was setting off to sign the two million dollars for education. a.t.

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Prosecution Hajdaraga does not hand over the tender file Hajdaraga is obstructing the Prosecution in gathering evidence concerning tenders conducted by the Ministry of Defense. Yesterday was the third time that the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office sent an official request to this ministry to provide all the material held by the Procurement Department concerning the shoe tenders On page 7