October 20 was sufficiently regular, but May 26 remains invalid Statement from the U.S. Department of State page 3 ... this year. Mr. Coffey’s intervention clarified that every newspaper with a guarantee may approach “Soros”; why, in this case, has the American State not intervened at all? Then the editor-in-chief of “RD,” Mr. Lazër Stani, who is also deputy chairman of the media commission, spoke courteously. ... parliament. He promised that the law on private radio and TV would soon be approved by parliament. Then “RD” deputy editor-in-chief Edi Paloka also intervened, pointing out that “Koha Jonë” had not been fair to President Berisha; indeed, in one article it had even reported his death (?). Finally, Mr. Coffey spoke and thanked them for the useful conversation.

The year 1996 has been an election year for the Balkans, elections that seem not to suit even the region’s most recent states— The year 1996 has been an election year for the Balkans, elections that seem not to suit even the region’s most recent states. Elections were held in Tumi, Croatia, Albania, Greece, and Bosnia, and will also be held in Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), Bulgaria, Romania, and Macedonia. They have been elections of all kinds: political elections to renew parliaments, as in our country, Turkey, Greece, and Bosnia; presidential elections, as in Bulgaria; or elections for Parliament and President, as will take place in Romania. If we were to exclude Greece and Turkey, elections in the rest of the Balkans constitute genuinely historic and fundamental events and give the Balkans a new face in post-...war Europe. In this sense, this true election season in the Balkans shows the evolutionary process of ... politics and institutions. However, in this election season, one cannot ... reconcile / ... with Greece. In the former, after a genuine electoral adven- / ... the Islamic party of / ... won, which is a development in this country / ... between the Orient and the Occident. In Gre- / ... the September 22 elections truly shook the clich- / ...és of Greek democracy. Now one can / ... say that the passion and fiery rhetoric of the Balkan- / ... Greeks is being replaced by cool-headedness and / ... The opponent of corruption and demagoguery, Prime Minister Simitis, a keyboard ... like an / ... anti-Papandreou. Born into a family / ... of the left, educated in Germany and / ... Simitis stands in contrast to the demagogues of the / ... Greek style. His vision, unlike / ... in the seminars of social democracy / ... and the writings of authors such as Norberto / ... The Simitis phenomenon also marked the beginning of the Greek movement / ... for renewal, which will undoubtedly bring / ... new developments. Without ... / ... the elections in Bosnia, or / ... Romania, the elections this Sunday / ... at the federal level and in Serbia and Monte- / ... negro at the republic level constitute an event / ... Specialists and polls predict that the winner / ... of Sunday’s elections will be the left-wing coalition / ... led by Slobodan Milosheviç, making him / ... the future interlocutor / ... in the context of Balkan problems. / For his part, the president of Serbia, careful / ... not to lose the new image of “the leader of ...”, has turned a deaf ear to calls from / ... Bosnian Serbs for unification with / ... the FRY and taken the first steps toward dialogue with / ... the Albanians of Kosovo. With the end of the Balkan / ... election season, they will have to deal with prob- / ... lems. They are numerous, bilateral and / ... connected with national- / ... political and economic groups / ... of groups of states. It is / ... states of a group of states. It is / ... difficult to officially determine the position of / ... at the end of this election season, but / ... the conditions are: abandoning / ... the conditions are: abandoning / ... internal matters, that is, the settling of accounts within the PD in / ... the direction of improving rela- / ... tions, as in the Tirana-Athens case. / ... the Kosovo card, which for / ... is the lever of peace and prosper- / ... ity in the future. VLADIMIR PRELA

“Forgery of documents,” added to the charge of murdering police officers Nezir and illegal possession of [unclear in source] “Forgery of documents,” added to the charges of murdering police officers Nezir and illegal possession of [unclear in source] page 2

One [medical device/service] 30 thousand, a stone in the leg or [unclear] thyroid gland, 50 thousand

Yesterday the president of the well-known company “Ferlut,” Ferdinand Ibrahimi, officially announced that he was resigning as sponsor of the “Olimpik” football team and, at the same time, as president of the club. Asked about the reasons for this decision, he told “Koha Jonë”: “The team’s poor results, but more than that, support [is] blocked in connection with ‘Ferlut’ ...”. “Ferlut” has been ... the club’s ... sponsor ...

BABANI ... parliament- / ... standing / ... some / ... 20 / ... aven- / ... er Ceka, / ... elections / ... the system / ... A.S.

An appendectomy, 30 thousand; a bladder stone or thyroid gland, 50 thousand. page 9 An appendectomy, 30 thousand; a bladder stone or thyroid gland, 50 thousand. page 9 Only the state can save the pyramid schemes Gentry: Investors cannot save the pyramid-scheme firms page 10 Banks ask Zhulali for $9 million page 11 Laco: “Protect Kadarene, she is a national figure” page 17 Cup Winners’ Cup: Barcelona, Fiorentina and Paris SG advance PSV disqualified in Eindhoven