Kerry: Albania has made progress PRESIDENT NISHANI: THE VISIT IS PROOF THAT THE USA ARE CLOSE TO US • Rama: In March we will vote on constitutional changes. Without the USA at our side, we would not be respected today • Meeting with Kerry, Basha: the DP is ready to sit down with the SP to put an end to the justice reform By DARINA TANUSHI The 4 hours of his visit to Tirana were started by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with a handshake at “Nënë Tereza” airport with the President of the Republic of Albania, Bujar Nishani. The President was the first to welcome the U.S. Secretary to Albania... Continues on pages 2-4 (In the photo:) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during his visit, meeting Prime Minister Edi Rama, President Bujar Nishani, and opposition leader Lulzim Basha

Opinion of the Day John Kerry is the fifth U.S. Secretary of State to land in Tirana in 25 years of pluralism for a several-hour visit on Sunday... Kerry’s visit and the United States’ duty toward Albanians By MIMOZA KOÇIU Continues on page 17

Opinion of the Day The Foreign Minister of Kosovo, the last few steps of his race toward the post of President of Kosovo. But in this race...[?] Leaders who come to us from Paris By SHABAN MURATI Continues on page 15

The repentant Kristi Pine: They offered me 50 thousand euros for the execution Prosecution: The crime was ordered by Fatos Koka, they were in conflict over ownership of the hydroelectric plant Other crimes are being uncovered that, according to the Serious Crimes Prosecution, were ordered by the convict serving a life sentence, Admir Tafili. In the prosecution file, with 13 defendants, where Tafili plays the role of the head of the criminal group, while the other defendants are executors of the crimes, light is shed on the plan to kill Majlind Lila, as well as the forced collection of a debt of 8.5 million lek that P.B. owed Kalem Hykes. The prosecution’s strongest evidence to prove the charges against the criminal group of contract killers is the testimony of the repentant Kristi Pine, who 24 hours after his arrest decided to reveal the orders he had received from Tafilaj, the people he had executed, the manner... By KLODIANA LALA On pages 6-7

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