PS leader: It is a pity to have such a silly reader as Saliu Berisha: The pyramids were my worst moment Prime Minister: Rama worked with me on bringing down Nano. He also filled MJAFT rallies. Veliaj: Saliu and Shabani are not even aesthetically comparable to us. Rama: This is a boundless liar On the eve of 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 was earning a salary of 16 dollars, citizens earned 4 to 8 dollars. Prices were symbolic; a kilogram of bread cost 26 qindarka. It was necessary to liberalize prices and initially, ... Continues on pages 2-3

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, Imami did not accept it. The debates at the meeting and the hidden agendas the members were putting forward. Only Berisha liked the PD version... On pages 14-15

DEBATE/ ‘Guardians are necessary’ Lame: Heritage in the hands of the Church? It would be destroyed The researcher rejects Apollon Baçe’s idea of transferring the safeguarding of icons By FATMIRA NIKOLLI For years Albanian cultural heritage has been at risk. Somewhere this treasure has been set on fire, somewhere else it has been stolen and trafficked, and elsewhere, because of neglect, its walls have collapsed and not a trace remains. Icons have proved to be one of the most well-known and easiest targets for thieves. Left in the iconostases of churches, and the latter located far ... On pages 16-17

Laçi-Kastrioti ended 1-1 Referee beaten in Laç, Jemini: They hit me like forest beasts On page 22

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

Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI Like Penelope from the Odyssey, instead of cloth, which she wove by day and unraveled by night so as not to finish it and keep away the suitors of her bed, ... Who is Skopje’s ‘Penelope’ waiting for? Continues on page 21

THE INTERVIEW LEFT IN THE MIDDLE AND THE CEREMONY Godo’s secret: The title of my novel, “The Rings of Devish” On pages 4-5

The association’s head speaks Mixed fuel, 592 fuel stations are below standards On page 7

THE EVENT AT HOXHA TASIM The family is wiped out by gas, the neighbors of the deceased speak On page 8