The Albanian Prime Minister congratulates the head of the PD: “Carrier for the New Year” Nano, a card for Berisha Four years ago, the former president was sending greetings to Tirana prison Page 3 The politics of greeting cards BY BLENDI FEVZIU On the greeting card sent from the Prime Minister’s Office to Berisha, under which the name of cabinet secretary Demshir Muka was signed, it was confirmed, and at the insistence of yesterday’s editorial staff, he took it himself to the party headquarters. Nothing more than that. What is interesting is that on the line where the name of the recipient from the PD is written, one could only speculate. The Albanian Prime Minister did not want to include the head of state in the cold greeting and left it that way. That may be possible, and it does not matter. What matters is that for the first time such emblematic greetings have been exchanged between politically opposed camps; it is not as if the same one will be sent tomorrow from the PD headquarters to the Prime Minister’s Office. It is paradoxical and may be so, but it seems that Berisha’s sympathy for the Prime Minister has begun to be clear and visible. Indeed, this is becoming incomparable too. Did Berisha appreciate him then? There is no doubt that he is being praised so much. But he does this in the name of the entire electorate and genius. Berisha has sent greetings and love to pluralism, considered with more respect than we can forget in the PD. And this has been understood. At least by two journalists. Moreover, in this matter the Prime Minister’s greeting is one of delight. As if to carry it through a traditionally cold political climate, there was just a prolonged parliamentary agreement on both sides. The country’s main parties seem once again to be moving far apart. On the other hand, the disagreement between the Prime Minister’s staff and his own personal newspaper of the cold kind is nothing new. Both bridges seem frozen. That is why the card has remained. At least as a heartfelt greeting from the Prime Minister’s office, it can indirectly make a behavioral sign which, in the absence of avoiding polemics, remains pleasant for the time being. For some this remains laughable politics, for others institutional, but what remains is the fact itself that the name of Sali Berisha can be written on a greeting card in Fatos Nano’s office. And that only four years after the time when greetings were sent from the same office to prison. The arrest will be lifted for the usury bosses

Sulja in the courtroom, now hoping to get out of prison Photo © Shukriu

The new one is chosen on 22 March On the day all Albanians celebrated Christmas, the opposition held a political rally Yesterday’s rally by Berisha in the city of Kavajë started more than 1000 minutes late. It was reported about the weather?], the announcers were looking for a “good microphone,” a “stage” and, above all, a flag. “But the column of cars was causing terror,” people said from Kavajë. In the center of the city, several hundred people had gathered to “make it invisible.” 4.5 o’clock, cold and freezing. When the column of cars was causing terror, the PD is moving on from what had happened. “The PD is coming now at the right time.” “But what time?” “Look at what the situation is like.” In the courtroom, now hoping to get out of prison

March investigations reveal the mystery Robbed banks finance terror F 6 Gjirokastër, explosive in the road, Rakipi in the town Special forces arrest 6 more F 7 Police block the speedboat after a two-hour chase at sea The refugees heading to Italy are caught F 9 The 6-month jurist is not a hand from the process of mediation The Justice Council punishes the strike F 7 Christmas special among government officials The celebration, from “Fidia” to the family F 4 ON SUNDAY: Free calendar for the readers of KOHA JONË SPORT Sport Express, not compulsory, will give their readers on Sunday a free calendar for everyone. Madness, full voices and buckets, Canada, completed the abundant hours, will give a modest copy of “Sport Ekspres”, on 28 December 1997.