23/06/1993
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Koha Jonë

23 June 1993

Last night, until the late hours, [they] were transported from Tirana and Durrës toward the northern region of Albania

LATEST NEWS Last night, until the late hours, [they] were transported from Tirana and Durrës toward the northern region of Albania 3,120 cannons and 110 American-made aircraft, which entered Albania in recent days Also transported were 80 cannons toward Pogradec, 1,250 tons to Kukës, as well as 86 ships to Shëngjin and Velipojë — Read about this story on page 2 —

Drugs discovered at Rinas Airport

In recent days, according to an unofficial source, drugs were seized at Rinas Airport; the quantity has not yet been made clear. It is not known whether this quantity of drugs was destined for Albania or whether Rinas Airport served as a transit point to forward it to someone abroad. The fact is that Minister Ruli and other ministers went urgently to Rinas after the incident, and suspicion of collusion has fallen on airport personnel. This seems more credible because, according to reports, notification of the presence of drugs at Rinas Airport came from an airport in Germany.

The director of the newspaper «Koha Jonë» is barred by the Prosecutor’s Office from taking part in the International Conference of Balkan Journalists

At the special invitation of the Presidency of the International Conference of Balkan Journalists, Nikollë Lesi was notified to take part in this conference, which will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from June 23 to 25. But the organs of the Republic’s General Prosecutor’s Office did not allow him to go, because (according to them) the newspaper’s director has been under criminal prosecution for 12 months and is entitled to move freely only in the cities of Lezhë and Tirana. Following this, the newspaper’s editorial office appointed Aleksandër Frangajn—editor-in-chief—and Armand Shkullakun—deputy editor-in-chief—to go to Sofia. Mr. Armand Shkullaku will speak on the topic «Democracy and the Press».

Berisha challenged the Yugoslav minister of ja-?shëm

A fierce match between ?sha and Vladislav Jovanoviç. This is how the world press commented on this meeting in Zvi-? Jovanoviç demanded the dissolution of Yugoslavia from the head of the Tirana government, while the Albanian Presi-? showed him that Albania is no longer the country that is frightened by provocations, and even let him understand that he should think carefully before looking for another quarrel between Tirana and Belgrade. A?ha called it “the military occupation of Kosovo by the ?es,” while President Be-?u rose to the occasion at the level of the [?]

Ismail Kadare believes that PP deposited gold in the fund of a party abroad

In an interview given to the newspaper Shqiptare, the great Albanian writer Ismail Kadare declares: «The fact that the leaders of that time kept a spare airplane and an airfield like the one in Dajt to flee in any eventuality showed that their psychology also assumed that precautions would be taken. Around 1963, the issue of a fund of money abroad was also raised in the Political Bureau. Today this fund could be in many countries around the world. I say that there has been abuse regarding this matter: They asked Nexhmije Hoxha whether there was money, and she swore there wasn’t. But Nexhmija may not have the money in her pocket, or in her own name; it may be somewhere in a party fund. Then one must know the code for how to access it...»

PAD still hesitates to leave Parliament

By yesterday, the two parliamentary groups of PS and PSD had left Parliament, as had the representatives of the Human Rights Party. The group of 6 deputies from the Democratic Alliance is still hesitating to leave Parliament. Apparently, they are either playing a clever game or remaining lukewarm and powerless, as one hears in certain circles. Since AD is a party whose membership includes well-known intellectuals from various fields, it has no reason to fear the wave of rallies that PS and PD have begun holding. If they hesitate yet again, all that remains is for us to recall the parliamentary humor that TV makes about this party.