THREE BROTHERS TODAY BEFORE THE COURT, PART OF THE ITALO-ALBANIAN TRAFFICKING GROUP DRUG DEALS “How the Albanians took me hostage in the middle of Rome” Witness Luigi Primiçeri gives himself up after fleeing Albania. Conversations about 184 kilograms of marijuana between Skënder Gockaj and the Italian are uncovered LECCE On Monday in prison there will be a hearing for questioning, by preliminary investigation judge Ines Kashiaro, of the Primiçeri brothers (Salvatore, Ezio and Osvaldo, aged 47, 46 and 43 respectively), arrested after being ordered on Saturday during an anti-drug operation by the carabinieri, which struck an alleged Italo-Albanian organization involved in trafficking narcotic substances in the Apulia region and other regions of Italy. Luigi, the fourth of the Primiçeri brothers, businessman operating in... On page 10

Russian archives on Albania, talks with Tito about Kosovo In the photo: Enver Hoxha (right) The Orthodox Church in the 1940s Stalin gave Enver Hoxha in 1949 a gold-plated tobacco box and a gold watch of the “Pobijeda” brand, Spiro Koleka. The Soviet Union government also approved gifts for the delegation from Koço Theodhosi to Shinasi Dragoti... The leader reported to the Russian ambassador on relations with religion and the commitment to improve relations with them. In 1949 the Muslim clergy asked Enver Hoxha for the opening of religious schools, state funding and the publication of the Quran in Albanian On pages 8-9

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Editorial

Opinion of the Day By Shaban MURATI The missile shield program of the NATO member states recorded unprecedented progress so far, which... Romania, Turkey and anti-missile defense in the Balkans Continues on page 19

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Stages before the November congress Those who lost in the 8 May elections leave their leadership post By DARINA TANUSHI All PS leaders at municipality and commune level who achieved worse results on 8 May, compared with the previous elections, will not have the right to run again for their posts in the new election phase. After the political analysis, which was carried out in August and in these days of September, and also on the basis of the PS statute, the names of those who will be removed from the leadership of... Continues on page 2

The finance ministers of the European Union have concluded a two-day meeting without making any substantial progress toward a solution.... Continues on page 18