Brussels conference ends - Full support for the Albanian government More than 600 million USD for the new government. Albania gets more aid than it had hoped for Page 3

Despite the speculation, the PD elected Sali Berisha as its chairman, confirming once again that in Albania a party leader — the one elected first — is replaced only when he dies. But that is only one side of the coin. The other side is the timing of Berisha’s election. This is an extremely delicate moment, when the West has conditioned aid to Albania on an unequivocal demand: We will help you only if there is a spirit of cooperation between the government and the opposition! But the fact that the face of the PD did not change at its fourth congress is a clear warning that there will be no cooperation between Nano and Berisha. So far Fatos Nano has listened to the West. The invitation he extended to Berisha to go together to Rome was made in the very spirit of cooperation. Along this line Nano can do much more, but everything comes from regular government-opposition cooperation. Berisha’s refusal of the Rome invitation, his declaration that the last elections were irregular, the boycott of Parliament, the use of the Hajdari-Mazreku incident to stage street protests, clearly show that Berisha wants neither cooperation nor shared responsibility with Nano. In essence, as irredeemable as ever, he is aiming to leave Albania without aid and thus to topple Nano, not only from the state pyramid, but also from the PS pyramid. If this kind of politics is played out to the end, it will deepen our chaos and misery, so Nano must act quickly. He must warn the West that cooperation is possible only when you have a serious partner and ask that his position and Berisha’s be analyzed. It would be madness to discriminate against and leave in misery a people simply because the opposition leader is not being persuaded! If Berisha has complaints about the government’s conduct, let him say so openly, in a documented way, and if Nano has mistreated the opposition, that should be corrected. But accusations such as “face of the dead,” “communists,” “murderers,” “thieves,” etc., express not only the death of cooperation, but also the destruction of the opposition itself. Therefore, at this moment of his election, Berisha must listen and reflect. Otherwise, the PD will be the sole catalyst for deepening our crisis. This latter must be prevented by the West as soon as possible. Yesterday’s decisions of the Brussels Conference are a very good signal for all Albanians. TEODOR KEKO

Former prime minister Aleksandër Meksi, now far removed from PD Photo GENT SHKULLAKU

Investigations completed. The super-dossier goes from the prosecutor’s office to the court The main accused in the murder of two police brothers, Neziri; trial in absentia. Wanted by the police Nehat Kulla in the dock at the Court of First Instance. Yesterday the prosecutors and investigators of the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office carried out the final investigative actions, and soon the most delicate file currently at the prosecution authority will, within a few hours, become the property of the court. The well-known resident of the capital, against whom charges of the joint murder of two policemen and possession of weapons without a license weigh, will be tried in absentia. P. 2

The former deputy chairman of the PS dissatisfied with the prime minister P. 4

The Socialist from Shijaku: The attack is political P. 4

Fear of bombing over the presidency P. 7

The “Katërti i Radës” brings the Otranto tragedy to light P. 13

After accusations of sheltering Izet Haxhia at home P. 2

After three months, the first crime is recorded. The perpetrator is arrested P. 12

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