THE FULL HELSINKI SESSION/ BENJAMIN: THERE IS NO ROOM FOR PROTESTS OR TRIUMPHALISM 120 minutes of debate in the U.S. Congress THE FULL HELSINKI SESSION/ BENJAMIN: THERE IS NO ROOM FOR PROTESTS OR TRIUMPHALISM “PD-PS VIOLATED THE ELECTIONS” 120 minutes of debate in the U.S. Congress The local elections of 8 May under the scrutiny of foreigners. Reports from Stonestreet, Benjamin and Galanxhi. Messages for Albanian politics are given “The local elections of 8 May and political instability in Albania” was the topic of a long conference held on 1 June in the U.S. by the American Helsinki Committee. At this meeting, which was attended via video link by the head of the OSCE-ODIHR observers’ mission, Jonathan Stonestreet, what was happening in Albania even after these elections was discussed. “Gazeta Shqiptare” today publishes exclusively the debate that took place at this conference, which lasted two hours and was also attended by the Albanian ambassador Gilbert Galanxhi... Continues on pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI For the first time since the independence of the Albanian state, Serbia appears ready, not to take territories, but to give them.... The Serbian President’s “Greater Albania” Continues on page 21

EXCLUSIVE, The Tragedy of the Generals/ The correspondence of Kapo with Shehu and Hoxha In the photo: Enver Hoxha (right) Albanian generals after the Second World War For the first time, letters between political leaders in the 1970s are being published; they would lead to the condemnation of the top generals of the Albanian army.... Hysni Kapo, to Enver Hoxha: We found the evidence of hostility; they are the “Black Theses.” Let’s hold the meeting at the Palace of Brigades... On pages 10-11

The full EC guidance for Albania: Procedures and compensation scheme for all categories The full EC guidance for Albania: Property, how the remaining lands will be returned to former owners Procedures and compensation scheme for all categories By GENC KONDI Yesterday the ambassadors’ troika called on political leaders to wait for the certification of the final election results and only then declare victory. The head of the OSCE presence in Albania, Eugen Wollfarth, the United States ambassador, Alexander Arvizu, and the head of the European Union Delegation, Ettore Sequi, in line with this position urged the parties to remain calm and mature “by putting... Continues on page 6-8

FOOTBALL MAFIA, FRATINI: I HAVE NO LINK TO BETTING On page 23

Yesterday in “La Stampa” By FRANSISCO GUERRERO At the end of the birthday, a Hollywood-style scenario had been planned. The directors, as always, were fixated on making their film end with a proper happy ending. We still haven’t found the happy ending Continues on page 20

DENOUNCED QSUT[T?] DENOUNCED QSUT Court leaves French diplomat in Tirana in Psychiatry On page 13

THE EVENT IN DURRËS On page 15

GEZIM HAJDARI SPEAKS On pages 18-19