Berisha: Elections by 27 July
Problem areas are sabotaging the elections. Voting could be postponed until the last Sunday of the month. The President decides on the procedure
On Tuesday Clinton meets with Fino in Madrid. A meeting with NATO is postponed. Monitors are reporting. The Duma will also last seven more days [?]
OSCE observers: After ALBA comes NATO
Clinton invites Fino,
knock out Berisha
Tirana, by Ardian ZENELI. NATO developments at the meeting of representatives of member and observer countries, held yesterday in Madrid, are giving a new turn to developments in this country. According to sources, the European Union is said to have stated that the country has entered the warning zone, meaning that it has escalated to secret signals, fresa? adds a little space to some and still two and American President Clinton is expected in Madrid, officially invited to meet Prime Minister Fino. Sources close to the American embassy in Tirana said the meeting is important to send messages that US assistance and international institutions, first and foremost OSCE/ODIHR, are aimed at ensuring the smooth conduct of free elections. This meeting and the subsequent signals will affect President Berisha’s decisions on the final date of the elections.
According to sources, after the end of the elections and the formation of a future governing majority, NATO and the main Western countries will take part in drafting economic reforms and consolidating the structures of public order. Analysts close to diplomatic circles say that after the multinational ALBA mission, the presence of other Western structures is possible. For this reason, foreign observers are insisting on the calm conduct of the elections and respect for standards.
Observers from the American administration link these developments to the need to stabilize Albania after the crisis. Important political contacts are expected in Madrid, while the Russian Duma is considering extending the mandate of the monitoring structures for a few more days [?].