PS leader: It’s a pity to have such a dull reader as Saliu Berisha: The pyramids, my worst moment The Prime Minister: Rama worked with me on overthrowing Nano. He filled the MJAFT squares. Veliaj: Saliu and Shabani were not even aesthetically close to us. Rama: This is an utterly shameless liar PS leader: It’s a pity to have such a dull reader as Saliu HOSTAGE AS PRESIDENT Berisha: The pyramids, my worst moment The Prime Minister: Rama worked with me on overthrowing Nano. He filled the MJAFT squares. Veliaj: Saliu and Shabani were not even aesthetically close to us. Rama: This is an utterly shameless liar On the eve of the national youth day, 8 December, the Prime Minister, Sali Berisha, met yesterday with a group of students from the city of Durrës, before whom he recalled notable events. During the conversation with them, the head of government recounted the two most difficult moments of his political career. The first moment, Berisha said, was shock therapy. “What was shock therapy? In 1992, the President of the Republic earned 16 dollars a month, citizens earned 4 to 8 dollars. Prices were symbolic; one kilogram of bread cost 26 qindarka. We had to liberalize prices and initially, ... Continues on pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI Like Penelope of Odysseus, instead of weaving cloth that she wove by day and unraveled by night so as never to finish it and keep her suitors away, ... Who is Skopje’s ‘Penelope’ waiting for? Continues on page 21

The memories of the former prime minister about the night of 12 December 1990 (In photo:) Former prime minister Aleksander Meksi. From the student protests in 1990 On 14 December Ramiz Alia delivered a very harsh speech against the Democratic Party and its founders, calling them the most dangerous agents of American imperialism... Publicist Zaloshnja: I proposed the name Democratic Party, Imanis [?] accept it. The debates at the meeting and the tricks the members were pulling. Only Berisha liked the PD version... On pages 14-15

THE DEBATE/ ‘Guardians are necessary’ The researcher opposes Apollon Baçe’s idea of transferring the safeguarding of icons THE DEBATE/ ‘Guardians are necessary’ Lame: Heritage in the hands of the Church? It will be destroyed The researcher opposes Apollon Baçe’s idea of transferring the safeguarding of icons By FATMIRA NIKOLLI For years Albanian cultural heritage has been at risk. Somewhere this wealth has been set on fire, somewhere it has been stolen and trafficked, and elsewhere, due to neglect, its walls have collapsed and not even a trace remains. Icons have proven to be among the most famous and easiest prey for thieves. Left beneath the iconostases of churches, and the latter located far ... On pages 16-17

LAÇI-KASTRIOTI ENDED 1 TO 1 On page 22

Yesterday on “Deutsche Welle” EDITORIAL Yesterday on “Deutsche Welle” EDITORIAL In Greece, along with the unfolding crisis, the number of parents seeking to leave their children in orphanages is also rising. They are desperate parents, ... Greece, crisis drives children to orphanages Continues on page 20

THE INTERVIEW LEFT IN THE MIDDLE AND THE CEREMONY On pages 4-5

HEAD OF THE ASSOCIATION SPEAKS On page 7

THE INCIDENT AT HOXHA TASIM On page 8