Yesterday in Palermo, at 6 in the morning, one of the largest gangs dealing in white powder was broken up with 400 kg of drugs. Also yesterday in Tirana, two more were put in handcuffs with 100 kg of hashish On pages 2–3

Leader of the PS: Ready to meet NANO: “Good evening, Mr. Berisha. I have been waiting for some time to meet with the opposition, with the DP led by Berisha, and with Mr. Berisha as chairman elected by my opponents. BERISHA: “I think that meeting just for the sake of meeting is not what heals the deep wounds and resolves the fundamental factors of the Albanian crisis. I am ready to meet with Nano and with any politician ... On page 6

opinion Shpëtim NAZARKO Yesterday’s Gazeta Shqiptare reported that the news given by the coordinator of the Stability Pact, Mr. Pashko, that Thessaloniki had been declared the priority port ahead of Durrës, had landed like a bombshell at the government meeting. This joke is equivalent to the famous April Fools’ pranks. It is quite likely that not only Mr. Pashko, but also the honorable gentlemen of Parliament who decided to... Continued on page 4

Fier, ends her life with rat poison A 24-year-old teacher ended her life with rat poison. All the efforts of her relatives and doctors to save her were in vain, as the poison had done its work by the time she was taken to hospital. The incident occurred on Wednesday, at around 4:00 p.m., in the village of Frakull in the district of Fier, in an ordinary house. The young woman, Anila Aliaj, still lived in her parents’ house and at the same time continued teaching at the village school, having completed higher education. It is not yet known whether her job had upset her or whether there was another family reason, but she had not been herself for days. Her family had noticed this, but thinking... On page 10