The “Clinton” road began: Kukës - Morinë page 3 The government decided last night to allocate the 12 million dollars donated by the US government to the Durrës-Kukës-Prishtinë highway segment

by Baruch A. Levine For those without ... by making the proposal to organize a round table regarding the Stability Pact. Nano was the first among the protagonists of Albanian politics to immediately embrace this proposal. According to the clear judgment and explanation of the PDS, Berisha’s absence from the PDS round table and the government’s persistent opposition, along with the media controlled by it, could frighten some of Nano’s “puppet.” The very reason for publicly announcing the names of the round-table participants and for never mentioning Mr. Berisha in the PDS statement is intended to imply Mr. Berisha’s absence. By presenting the situation in the country, Mr. Berisha himself has risen into a known, “functional” figure in all its dimensions. Among other things, Berisha hopes that all actors recognize this name as the symbol of strong governance, uncompromising opposition to corruption, and an anti-communist stance. Beyond this idea, he appears as a personality who still enjoys authority and cannot be bypassed in any compromise formula. More than that, through this positioning he has become the center of polemics and public debate. Berisha is, in a way, the winner of this much-discussed dialogue, since every formula of his remains dependent on his acceptance or rejection. Article continues on page 3

Privatization, missing 1.3 billion lek page 15 Last night at the “Meta” government meeting, deputy ministers were dismissed and appointed. The wave of new people in the top administration begins

Deputy Minister of Transport dismissed, Vladi accused by state control suspended Again Meta's hand at the appointments of the deputies. Last night at the government meeting, ministers and deputy ministers were replaced, at age 30, appointed deputy minister of foreign affairs, DV deputy minister of government, news replaced and (...) from age 27, replaced by another director. Further doubts from the control body led to the removal of Deputy Minister of Transport Mr. Vladi. Speaking about the reform in the administration, explanations were given that work on youth and new administrative appointments would continue. On the right side of the page, other notices and news are also provided. Article continues on page 15

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28 November 1999 1,000 Mbi-Bingo with 10,000 lek each (new) 5 Teke-Bingo with 1,000,000 lek each (new) 1 Makina-Bingo with 500,000 lek each (new) 1 Star-Bingo with 150,000 lek each (new)