“Azgan Haklaj spoke about Greater Albania” EDIT HARXHI: WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STATEMENT The spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry: The National Council member of the Democratic Party is undermining stability in the region. The Albanian side reacts By ELIRA ÇANGA “Greater Albania” is not on the agenda of Albanian diplomacy, therefore Albania cannot be held responsible for individual statements related to this issue. This is what the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edith Harxhi, said in an interview yesterday on the program “Diplomaticus” on “News 24”. When asked about the protest note submitted by Russia regarding statements by some politicians about Greater Albania, including Azgan Haklaj, Harxhi said that the position of the state... Continued on pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI Weak or strong states are not classified by age, whether they are five or 100 years old since they were created, but by the function of the institutions that preserve that state... The state, the foreign bishop and the foreign church Continued on page 29

SUMMER page The unknown life of the “Zonë e lirë” host Arian Çani, father for the second time, relationship with his wife (In the photo:) Arian Çani with his son Eno and his wife Eni The birth of the daughter has increased his desire to have more children. How Eni, his wife, reacts when he puts on a show in Friday’s program. Çani’s political views and reactions... Changes in the new television season. Where are Ardit Gjebrea, Adi Krasta, Aida Shtino, Agron Llakaj... 26 differences between men and women, which make them special not only physically Supplement

The tragedy of the generals / Details of the elite’s “crucifixion” “He worked for the overthrow of the People’s Power, let him be condemned” By KUJTIM BORIÇI The 6th Plenum of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania (16-17 December 1974), later called the “Black Plenum,” is heading toward its end. Members of the Plenum from the field, some of them First Secretaries of the PPSH in the districts, add another accusation against the generals: that of the hostile tendency to eliminate the leading role of the Party in the Army, as well as the tendency to command... On pages 10-11

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Yesterday in “Financial Times” By CRISTOFER HILL The recent prediction by the US Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, of a “dim” and “miserable” future for NATO has sparked much debate,... NATO has no other way Continued on page 28

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