Alimuçaj at the Prosecutor’s Office yesterday: Administrators must come tomorrow morning Page 7 Alimuçaj at the Prosecutor’s Office yesterday: Administrators must come tomorrow morning Page 7

BY ANDI BEJTJA Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano said that he spoke “European Albanian” with the President of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Millosheviç, while the latter emerged victorious from the meeting, speaking a “Balkan Serbian.” Nano described the meeting as historic, but it must be said that the outcome of the meeting was not positive for the Albanian side, except that it made Nano appear as a leader of the Albanians “more modern than he should have been.” While a German-American initiative exists that calls for autonomy for Kosovo, Nano asked for less than that, disregarding 2 million people[?]—as Millosheviçi might have thought—since the Yugoslav President himself has said several times in private talks with foreign diplomats that he is prepared to restore the autonomy he took away from the Kosovars. If Nano cannot ask for as much as the Albanians of Kosovo or Rugova, there is no reason why he should not at least ask for as much as Kinkel or Clinton are asking for. Regardless of how much Nano asked for and what he thinks about the Kosovo issue, its fate is not decided by Tirana, Greece, or any other Balkan country. With this meeting, Nano did not merely gamble with history; he not only upset the Albanians of Kosovo, but also part of Western diplomacy, which has made it clear that those who started the war cannot bring peace to the Balkans. With his statement, “Millosheviçi is still young enough that, after waging war, he can also make peace,” Nano indirectly—and, like Millosheviçi, directly—challenged the tribunal in The Hague, established specifically for war crimes in Yugoslavia. While the West is trying to isolate Millosheviçi (as was also shown by its reaction after the elections in Montenegro), and at a time when the Yugoslav President does not know what will become of his state, Nano, through the 90-minute meeting in Crete, made it understood that Millosheviç remains the key person for negotiating the Albanian issue and beyond. This card may help the Yugoslav President’s party to remain in power once again. Wearing a bow tie while Millosheviçi wore a necktie, and having received nothing but backed down, Nano could be said to have faced Millosheviçi like a waiter facing a customer in the restaurant named Greci. What Nano serves Millosheviçi to eat—history will tell.

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The Socialist group opposes punitive measures The group of Socialist MPs did not vote yesterday on the draft internal rules that could have put them “under the dictates of the voting card.” They rejected the claims made in the name of discipline by senior leaders, who sought an “en bloc” vote never against party decisions. The draft rules of the SP parliamentary group underwent many changes. In fact, they were not approved; many changes… VEFA company president, Vehbi Alimuçaj. Photo ARMANDO BABANI

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