The consequences of the October 14 incident, regional director Bashkim Rama reports to the Foreign Affairs committee. Ministry: Closed correspondence between institutions DOCUMENT/ “ALBANIANS ARE SUSPECTED OF BURNING DOWN A SERBIAN LOCAL” VIOLENCE IN BELGRADE MFA, “secret” report in Parliament The consequences of the October 14 incident, regional director Bashkim Rama reports to the Foreign Affairs committee. Ministry: Closed correspondence between institutions The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday submitted to Parliament a detailed report concerning the steps that have been taken by official Tirana regarding the issues that followed the in- cident in Belgrade, on the day the Serbia- Albania match was played. The news was confirmed yesterday by the chair of the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Re- lations, Arta Dade. Thus, just a few weeks before the official visit of Prime Minister Rama to Belgrade, the issue of tense relations with Serbia is also becoming an object of parliamentary work. In a statement to “Gazeta Shqiptare”, official sources close to the MFA said that the voluminous material submitted to Parliament cannot be made public to the media because it is considered “closed correspondence between the two institutions”. Meanwhile, at the sensitive meeting of the Committee on Foreign Policy, the director for Regional Affairs at the MFA, Bashkim Rama, in- formed the deputies about... On page 3

The rule of law and the balance of the independence of powers are two fundamental elements of democracy. Without the independence of powers and the establishment... Opinion of the Day The rule of law and the balance of the in- dependence of powers are two fundamental elements of democra- cy. Without the independence of powers and the establishment... Continues on page 24

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Operation, 21 business owners handcuffed just in Tirana Minister of Energy, Damian Gjiknuri: Partial payment possible according to ability. OSHEE chief: We have cut 650 thousand illegal connections Energy, 49 people arrested, mostly businessmen. Bills, payment in installments (In the photo:) The operation to cut illegal power connections. Prime Minister Edi Rama during the energy conference Minister of Energy, Damian Gjiknuri: Partial payment possible according to ability. OSHEE chief: We have cut 650 thousand illegal connections By AURORA KOROMANI Across the country, 49 people have been placed in handcuffs, the majority of them businessmen, who are accused of stealing electrical energy. On page 9

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