INTERVIEW/ DASHNOR DERVISHI: THEY INFORMED OUR MILITARY ATTACHÉ THE GREEK ARMY AT THE BORDER Ambassador: Relations are not being affected PDIU: A threat to the region. Our diplomat in Athens: The Greek population at the border feels unprotected. We were informed, normal military exercise By AURORA KOROMANI After the news that Greece will reopen military posts to monitor the Greek-Albanian border, there have been many opinions about the decision and its impact on stability between the two countries. In an interview for “Gazeta Shqiptare”, the Albanian ambassador to Greece, Dashnor Dervishi, clarified the truth about the Greek troops at the border, the relations between the two countries, and how much the latest developments will affect the preservation of stability with the neighboring state. What is the truth about the Greek soldiers stationed on the border with Albania? It is a military exercise being carried out by the Greek army, within the framework of its military programs. In Albanian public opinion, the presence of Greek soldiers on the border with Albania has not been received very well. What can you say about this? The Albanian state or Albanian public opinion may not like many things, but every state has its own programs, laws and rules, as well as planned military exercises. ... Continued on page 8

Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA Amid the many legal interventions in the discussion of the 2014 budget, the country’s former prime minister Berisha mentioned the argument... The North That Does Not Exist Continued on page 20

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Ridvan Kate dies in hospital, had returned from Guinea Vlorë, the victim’s brother: He felt ill as soon as he arrived, after two days he lost consciousness. Head of Infectious Diseases: We have made requests to the hospital directorate, without success (In photo:) The 41-year-old, Ridvan Kate. The premises of the Infectious Diseases Hospital in Tirana. Pëllumb Pipero Vlorë, the victim’s brother: He felt ill as soon as he arrived, after two days he lost consciousness. Head of Infectious Diseases: We have made requests to the hospital directorate, without success By OLA MITRE - ENRIK MEHMETI A 29-year-old man hospitalized in the Infectious Diseases Service at QSUT has died after being infected with malaria. The patient who died in hospital is called Ridvan Kate, just one week after... On page 10

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