[partial text, the photographed page is inverted and some parts are unclear] GJIROKASTRA has had and has intellectuals of its own, whom we once had in the governance of the country and we carried out our duty honestly. Now such people exist and must remain so; they must look at the present and examine differences in an open society on the one hand, and to achieve the economic, social, spiritual and intellectual transformation of our people, who is playing a special role in the region, in Europe and in the world. PD will always welcome and give its support to Albanian intellectuals. [Other parts of the article are not clearly readable in the image.]

The contribution of the meeting The election conference is what we want, but because of the problems Europe is facing, an unnecessary delay is taking place. Sali Berisha and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alfred Serreqi, received yesterday a delegation from the French Institute of International Relations, led by its director, Mr. THIERRY DE MONTBRIAL. The delegation also included the French ambassador to Albania, Ms. Sylvie BERMANN, as well as professors, specialists and other journalists. Dr. Berisha informed the guests about the situation created in Albania after the elections, the difficulties our country is facing, and the measures being taken to overcome them. He expressed satisfaction with the decision of the Council of Europe to grant Albania special guest status. Responding to the French guests' interest in the upcoming local elections, Dr. Berisha pointed out that the election conference is what we want, but because of Europe's problems there is an unnecessary delay. Speaking about bilateral relations, President Berisha praised France's assistance to Albania and expressed the desire for further expansion of cooperation in all fields. The French officials expressed interest in the democratic processes and economic reforms in our country.

At the invitation of the central coordination штаf for aid, a meeting was held at the Council of Ministers' headquarters with representatives of various organizations and associations. At this meeting, the ways of distributing aid, improving the coordination of work, and the need for greater transparency and efficiency were discussed. The participants expressed their views on the existing difficulties and the measures that should be taken to overcome them. The necessity of cooperation between state institutions and humanitarian organizations was emphasized.

On 1/9/1992 at the headquarters of the Democratic Party, Mr. Eduard Selami, chairman of the Democratic Party, received the French senator Maurice Denuziere, Mr. Bernard Bosson and other representatives. The meeting discussed political developments in Albania, the democratization process, the economic situation and the need to increase cooperation with France. The interlocutors expressed their appreciation for the results achieved and their interest in the progress of the reforms. The importance of foreign aid and further rapprochement with European institutions was emphasized.

The archive of the PD branch in Gjirokastër DAVAS ESMAILI, FIER, SEPTEMBER 2011 [visible note in the image or later stamp] [The article text is mostly only partially legible.] ... post, because when I returned from a conference of the trade union association in Tirana, I did not find the chairman in the structure. Everywhere in the center of the city the PD branch's call for a second youth conference was posted. In July, the organizational secretary of the PD, Gramoz Pashko, came to Gjirokastër and assigned me to take charge of its organization. Afterwards, the initiative committee was set up and we began meetings with interest groups. In my speech I emphasized that without an organization according to Western models, the party cannot face the new political challenges. There was also discussion about the role of the sections, sub-branches and links with the electorate. At the meeting, different views were expressed about the way leaders should be elected and about the relations between the youth forum and the leading structures. [Other parts of the text are not clearly readable.]