Doshi-Ylli: Why we met Meta TOM DOSHI: I ACCOMPANIED THE LSI LEADER TO A FAMILY WEEKEND The deputy from Berat: By putting the LSI leader first, things in the district will move better. Meta: With the PS a strategic alliance, we do not seek independent institutions By DARINA TANUSHI The two Socialist deputies, Fidel Ylli and Tom Doshi, explained yesterday the reasons for their public appearance alongside the leader of the LSI and, at the same time, Speaker of Parliament, Ilir Meta. The first to appear alongside the LSI leader, Meta, during the AgroBusiness fair in Berat was deputy Fidel Ylli. Contacted by “Gazeta Shqiptare”, deputy Fidel Ylli said yesterday that his connection with Meta is “a connection as a deputy, as Skrapar people. We are comrades, friends. At the previous fair we were opponents, now we are allies, in one camp, to do good work for the district. That means a lot. The signal was good. Our companionship and friendship had never been interrupted, regardless of the camps”, Fidel Ylli emphasized for GSH. He added that: “Now that we are in one camp and in one government, I think things will go well for Berat too; by putting Ilir Meta first as a deputy, more experienced than us, as Speaker of Parliament, I, Shalsi, Ermonela, we are all for one goal, to do the best for Berat”. In fact, during the statement of the Speaker of Parliament,... Continues on page 3

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