The diplomat: She is low-level. Jozefina: Small NEW US AMBASSADOR, DONALD LU: THE BEST ELECTIONS IN THE COUNTRY’S HISTORY Before leaving Albania, Arvizu: The former Speaker of Parliament made inappropriate comments. Reply: Hillary Clinton understood that a great country cannot be represented by a small person The Ambassador of the United States of America, Aleksandër Arvizu, and the former Speaker of Parliament, Jozefina Topalli, were involved yesterday in a virtual debate. Invited to the program “Top Story” by journalist Sokol Balla on Top Channel, Arvizu, when asked about comments made some time ago by Topalli on her Facebook page addressed to him, said that “Topalli’s comment on Facebook was inappropriate. Even by Jozefina’s standards it was a bit excessive; she accused me of being a falsifier of history, a person who happens to be an idiot... Do you think that when you hold a public position such as Speaker of Parliament or former Speaker, ambassador or former ambassador, you can use passionate ways of expressing yourself, but there should be dignity and grace in what you say? I do not think my staff would agree if I stooped to that level; it was inappropriate,” said Arvizu. The response from the former Speaker of Parliament, Topalli, was immediate, as she posted another photo also on Facebook... Continues on pages 2-3

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CHANGE OF ADMINISTRATION PD’s online portal, 30 complaints in 24 hours. Ivi Kaso: Free advice On page 8

Opinion of the Day By EDUARD ZALOSHNJA Until last year there was a legal ceiling on public debt in Albania – 60% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The former majority... Continues on page 18 Debt ceiling or spending ceiling?

NAMES IN DELEGATIONS Berisha in the CoE commission with Balla and Leskaj On page 7

“The Byzantine eagle is gone, the one from 1992 is coming. The railings were without a permit” INTERVIEW (In photo:) Architect Artan Shkreli. View inside the Government building. Workers removing the railings in front of the Prime Minister’s Office Renovation / The well-known architect speaks: No staggering expenses, the most expensive item is a normal carpet. We are restoring the park near the Ministry of Integration Shkreli: Chairs from Italy with the emblem of the Council of Ministers. We are not removing Ismail Qemali if Turkish delegations arrive. The new features will be presented on 2 October On pages 16-17

HEAD OF PARLIAMENT Meta: Enver is ours too, not the destruction of figures On page 6

FORMER MEMBERS Shtylla and Biba: We do not intend to return to qaz On page 7

MAT Hashish, masked men 15 minutes of fighting with RENEA On page 14

HEALTH Albana Vokshi: Rama’s photos for QSUT, an own goal On page 9