Albania–Greece: Two Conventions in the field of Justice Agreement signed on the extradition of wanted persons Around 2,000 Albanian prisoners serving sentences in Greek prisons will be transferred to Albanian prisons starting in October. This has been made possible following the signing yesterday of two Conventions between the Ministries of Justice of Albania and Greece. “One of the reasons for extradition is that we do not want people to think these convicts are being treated badly because they are not Greek,” Greek Justice Minister Peponis explained, referring to the clause in the Convention that makes this possible. Meanwhile, Minister Frashëri said that “it will be far more humane for these people to serve their sentences in their own country.” It is meanwhile known that Corfu prison has been affected for three weeks by a prisoners’ strike protesting the mistreatment of an Albanian prisoner by Greek guards. Page 2 An Albanian police officer and a Greek soldier exchange cigarettes at the Kakavijë border crossing. Photo: A.BABANI

Last night in La Valeta According to late information received last night, in a friendly match played in the Maltese capital, La Valeta, at the “Ta Qali” stadium, before an audience of 1,500, the Albanian national team—which consisted mainly of players whom coach Bajko had called up to assess the prospects of several footballers for the future of Albania’s national team—was beaten 2–1 by Malta’s national team. The report notes that, overall, the Albanian team played better. Malta scored around the 30th minute of the first half, which ended 1–0 in their favor. In the second half, Miloti equalized for our team with a free kick. Toward the end of the second half, the Maltese scored a very fine goal, and at the end of the match Lamçë had every chance to equalize, but his header hit the Maltese team’s post. Thus, the friendly match ended with a 2–1 victory for Malta. A. DOSTI

Simon Stefani settles his accounts with the Enforcement Office Simon Stefani no longer has problems with the law. Yesterday at noon, his family members paid into the enforcement office of the Tirana Court the financial obligation that the judicial authorities had imposed on him in the trial of the former Communist elite. Unlike some of his associates, who have managed to repay only part of the amount owed or have not yet been able to make even a minimal payment, Stefani has paid the entire sum. Yesterday, 198,300 lekë were recorded to the account of the Government Services Directorate. After Manush Myftiu, Stefani is the second of the 16 former Communist elite members on its enforcement lists to settle his accounts with the enforcement office once and for all. A.P

Berisha has three Last night in La Valeta

-We will treat our future opponents as brothers, including Berisha himself Interview with Mr. Namik Dokle, deputy chairman of the SP Page 7

The former wife of the former Minister of Construction speaks (Page 4)