07/01/1996
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Koha Jonë

7 January 1996

Berisha chooses Zeneli to go to China

PS is invited to Beijing to split in Tirana Pëllumbi: Zeneli does not have the PS mandate PS is invited to Beijing to split in Tirana Berisha chooses Zeneli to go to China Pëllumbi: Zeneli does not have the PS mandate Zeneli: I do not prejudge my participation in the delegation President Berisha wants to open the gates of Beijing with the key that Fatos Nano created two years ago. The presidential delegation headed to China will also include Socialist MP Bashkim Zeneli. Zeneli himself, regarding his inclusion in Berisha’s delegation, says that he does not even prejudge the president’s visit to China. I am going as a PS deputy. But deputy chairman Servet Pëllumbi declared last night to KJ that “Zeneli does not have the PS mandate to visit China. page 3

Two former high-ranking officials in prison

“Anti-Genocide,” the number of those arrested increases Former Deputy Interior Minister Hysen Shahu and former Deputy Director of the Secret Service Sulejman Ahazi in the charge of Internment-Expulsions

227 dead in 9 months

The “war” of cars stains the asphalt with blood The number of road accidents rises sharply page 2

Berisha judges the work of the party

PD meeting with the President

Urgent discussion in parliament

The electoral law brings the parties back together Imami: We will reaffirm our will for a corrected majoritarian law page 4

10 refugee corpses returned in 6 days

A tragic tally for the start of this year Greek side: “They were injured in a car accident” page 2

Pink West opens its doors to the PS

D’Alema invites the Albanian socialists to Rome PS in the International before the elections? The Socialists seem to have understood that Nano may be released more easily if the PS becomes a full member of the Socialist International and the Albanian left is recognized by the European left. The visit of the Tirana Socialists to D’Alema and Fasino promises not only to strengthen relations between the two parties, but is a moment of relief that the PS can use to secure the support of the Italians to join the Socialist International before the elections. page 4

A Hamas leader is killed

Explosive in the telephone receiver Arafat offers condolences It is the first time that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat personally takes part in the funeral ceremony and gives a speech for the killing of a Hamas militant. Relations between the PLO and this organization have been shaky and filled with contradictions. page 13 View from the funeral ceremony held yesterday photo Reuters

The poet refuses the President

Koçi Petriti does not receive the title “Teacher of the People” page 18

“Miss” Koha Jonë gets underway

A new cultural column - after a year in the format of a show page 19

[The] Kalashnikov is emptied, 32 bullets into the young man

Shkodër, massacre in the center of Bushat Again blood in the district of Shkodër. The tragic event, shrouded in mystery, took place in the center of the village of Bushat, precisely on the traditional road linking the city of Shkodër with Tirana. It was a dreadful morning yesterday for the thousands of residents of this village. Around 8:30, in the middle of the road, a car and a checkpoint were riddled with 32 bullets, leaving the body of a 20-year-old empty. page 7