Opinion of the Day By RUDINA HOXHA There was much talk about the resources at the conference against trafficking in human beings, held on Saturday in Tirana. Because above all, ... Can this sacrifice be made for Valentin? Continues on page 18

Opinion of the Day By SHABAN MURATI The appropriation of each other’s history and historical figures has become in the Balkans not only a scholarly norm, but also ... Cultural diplomacy with stolen history Continues on page 19

Guro Zeneli: The joke I told Ilir when he left the PS INTERVIEW (In photo:) Ramiz Alia’s former secretary, Guro Zeneli. LSI chairman Ilir Meta during the tributes to former president Alia, on 9 October 2011 “Ramiz sent a message to Edi Rama and Ilir Meta to join forces in 2009. Ilir insisted on the ceremony at SHQUP. Alia held Fatos Nano in high regard” By DARINA TANUSHI The first pluralist President, Ramiz Alia, for the first and only time addressed a message to PS chairman Edi Rama and LSI leader Ilir Meta in 2009, shortly before the elections, where he On pages 5

By ANASTAS JANULLATOS Prof. Dr. Frashëri in his latest article (Gazeta Shqiptare, 22-23/9/2013), again began with inaccuracies. He speaks of “the critical articles that were published over the last three years.” There is absolutely no question of “critical articles,” but of some ill-conceived pamphlets. The first three saw the light of publication in the autumn of 2010 and the other two came out most recently. Mr. Frashëri does not count them correctly. I had never given any reason, nor had I ever said a single word against Mr. Frashëri. On the contrary, I had always shown appreciation. Suddenly, on 14 September 2010, eighteen years after the substantial closing of the Archbishop’s responsibility, he publicly came out with a defamatory accusation. In Gazeta Shqiptare, two more pamphlets followed (9-10/10/2010 and 16-17/11/2010), in which he made further slanders with a strange aggressiveness. My replies were published in the same newspaper, on 26/9 Continues on pages 10-11

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DEMOLITION, REACTIONS Buildings in Ekonomiku, the specialist: There were mistakes On page 8

OPERATION IN DURRES TOO SHISH officer caught with 200 kg of drugs, three also arrested On page 7

REPORTAGE “Bredhi i Drenovës”, held up by an 8- kilometer road On page 16

SHE WAS BARRED BY RUSSIA FROM COMPETING Albanian woman boycotts “Miss Universe” for Kosovo On page 20