Arben Imami: Cuts in the Army MINISTER OF DEFENCE: IN 2012, WE WILL ELIMINATE PARASITIC STRUCTURES The new structure of the Armed Forces is ready; implementation begins in the year that is about to arrive. Imami: We did not sell weapons in Libya. Dismantling will be completed within two years By VALENTINA MADANI The Minister of Defence, Arben Imami, warned yesterday of a deep reform in the Albanian Armed Forces. He signalled the departure from duty of 800 military personnel, who according to him will be replaced through other missions. Minister Imami made this statement yesterday during the one-year assessment of defence. “Whoever leaves will go, whoever needs to come should come. The reduction will be 800, but with this capacity that will be phased out we will fill personnel for other missions,” Imami stated. He pointed out that the new structure of the Armed Forces is now ready. “This review has focused on reducing the number of personnel, eliminating parasitic structures and thus simultaneously increasing the basic operational formations. The number of specialties has been reduced and bureaucracy has been reduced through the creation of more efficient procedures for... Continues on page 6

Criticism of the internationals, the transcript was published in “GSH” GAZETA SHQIPTARE LAW ON TV, MARK MARKU: OSCE, AN INAPPROPRIATE INTERVENTION “WE DO NOT DEPEND ON THE EU” PD deputy: We are a sovereign state Transcript / The full debate between the Media Committee members is revealed. Marku accuses the OSCE of positions with sufficiently foreign specialists [?] (In photo): Deputy chair of the Media Committee, Mark Marku. Facsimile of the front page of “GSH” on 29 October 2011 The PD deputy accused his colleagues of having released the debates of 27 October, where he stated that Albania is a sovereign state and does not depend on the OSCE Alfred Dalipi: What is said in committee are statements by mandated people. I am in favor of whatever is said being made known to the media On pages 2-3

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INTERVIEW / PD DEPUTY Selami Xhepa: The economy is holding on fragile balances On page 8

“THE CONSTITUTION, RAMA STRENGTHENED BERISHA” Arben Malaj: I support Fatos Nano for president On page 5

Holiday greetings Rama: The government’s bones, a nude attack on the greeting card On page 4

THE FULL FILE Fake cards, wiretaps “convict” 7 people On page 12

DOCTORS’ APPEAL Cancer in children, 70 new cases every year On page 13

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