Berisha on the streets, Meta in Rome While Democratic leader Berisha is filling “Skënderbej” Square against the government, the prime minister is winning favor from his counterpart D’Alema on Wednesday in the Italian capital

Before even taking his seat as head of government, Prime Minister Ilir Meta arrives in Rome at the invitation of his Italian counterpart Massimo D’Alema to visit the country. On the 4th of this month, our prime minister was on another visit, while the Italian prime minister’s invitation is a highly meaningful signal for our neighboring relations, and for the government of the Socialist Party. From the first announcements of the new government, a perspective in this field has emerged, which will be confirmed without delay and which in Albania is spoken of as proposals. It is understandable that for Albanians the economic difficulties of this time also favor their interests. Placed within the left-wing polarity, the new government led by Ilir Meta is understood by circles as a choice, and his visit to Italy is interpreted as not without problems for Ilir Meta’s image in domestic politics. Albania presents a significant risk for trafficking for Italy, since it is in the vicinity oriented toward Italy. Yet our prime minister Massimo D’Alema has been positive. To understand this relationship, the year 1997 and the operation “Alba,” as well as the confirmation of the government’s interest in the successful outcome of the country, should be noted. It is also important in the assessment of the government’s success. For Albanians, Rome has been an important signal, and Italy’s celebration of a significant victory has been lively. But Italy’s help for reform and its orientation toward Albanian operations remains necessary. And with these occasion greetings have also come Italy’s orientations. Meanwhile, the new government headed by Ilir Meta is seen by circles as a choice, and his visit to Italy is interpreted as not without problems for Ilir Meta’s image in domestic politics. For Albanians this is positive and also guides Italians in times of crisis such as in 1997 or the “Alba” operation, as well as confirming good relations. In this context, from the Italian government’s side, as stated in advance by the participants in the earlier meeting, it is guaranteed that Albania will have great importance in relations with Italy during the Kosovo crisis. Rome has always had high regard for our government’s efforts to stabilize the situation in the country. And the mention of this at the PS congress with Mr. Majko on the part of the Albanian government is being taken into account for governing the country in other ways. While in the current developments, with no changes, Italy as the first partner country for foreign investment, especially trade-favored, and also the EU, creates and links itself with its counterpart, while such a country for Albania offers in this respect, we can say that Rome still sets up an intermediate station on the road linking Tirana with Washington, Meta offers friendship to Italy Before even taking his seat as head of government, Prime Minister Ilir Meta arrives from the side of his Italian counterpart Massimo D’Alema to visit the country. On the 4th of this month our prime minister is on yet another visit, while the invitation from the Italian prime minister is a highly meaningful signal for the relations between our first neighboring states, and meanwhile for the government of the Socialist Party. From the first announcements of the new government, a perspective has emerged in this field, which will be confirmed without delay and which in Albania they speak of as proposals. It is understandable that the economic difficulties of this period also favor the interests of Albanians. Placed not without problems in the figure of Ilir Meta in domestic politics. Albania presents a significant risk for trafficking for Italy, since it is a neighboring area oriented toward Italy. Yet our prime minister Massimo D’Alema has been positive. Let us understand in this relationship the year 1997 and the operation “Alba,” as well as the confirmation of the government’s interest in the successful outcome of the country. It is also in the assessment of the government’s success. Rome has been for Albanians a significant signal, and Italy, and the government, has enjoyed a major victory. But Italy’s help for reform and its orientation toward Albanian operations remains necessary. And these occasional greetings have also brought Italy’s orientations. Meanwhile, the new government headed by Ilir Meta is understood by circles as a choice, and his visit to Italy is interpreted as not without problems for Ilir Meta’s image in domestic politics. For Albanians this is positive and also guides Italians in times of crisis such as 1997 or the “Alba” operation, as well as confirming good relations. In this context too, on the Italian government’s side, as previously stated by the participants in the meeting, it is guaranteed that Albania will have great importance in relations with Italy during the Kosovo crisis. Rome has always had high regard for our government’s efforts to stabilize the situation in the country. While in the current developments there are no changes, Italy as the first partner country for foreign investment and especially for favored trade, and also the EU and the connection with its counterpart, while such a country for Albania offers in this respect, we can say that Rome still sets up an intermediate station on the road linking Tirana with Washington, page 2

Alternat from a car filled with weapons page 27

One of the city’s toughest men is killed in the most sensational and mysterious way. The well-known name Aurel Kiriçi is killed. The author’s hand was disfigured, supposedly one of the criminals. His lawyer before is accused in one of the scandals of the year. The elderly man is still isolated by the police. However, the doctors Zara intend to carry out operations as well. One of the city’s toughest men is killed in the most sensational and mysterious way One of the city’s toughest men is killed in the most sensational and mysterious way. The victim is 42-year-old Aurelk Kiriçi, known as “Beso,” a name well known to the police authorities because of kidnapping and trafficking. He was executed yesterday at midday with a burst of Kalashnikov fire as he was leaving the house together with his brother. The perpetrators escaped after leaving in an off-road vehicle, heading toward Kakavijë, where special forces from Tirana were still working last night. Near the scene of the crime, a “Benz” vehicle filled with weapons and ammunition was also found, which had long attracted the attention of several people. At the scene, numerous police forces have begun the investigation, page 11

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