Yesterday at 12:00, the Chairman of the People’s Assembly, Mr. Pjetër Arbnori, received the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. The Chairman of the People’s Assembly, Mr. Pjetër Arbnori, welcoming him, said that this was a good opportunity to further strengthen relations with your friendly country, which with its help has given important impetus to Albania’s development. Albania and Malaysia, as peoples who have suffered under totalitarian rule, value freedom and democracy as fundamental rights for the progress of nations. For his part, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, appreciated the warm reception and expressed his conviction that relations between the two countries will continue to develop, especially in the economic, trade and cultural fields. Mr. Arbnori and the Prime Minister of Malaysia also exchanged views on regional developments and on democratic processes in Albania. Members of the Malaysian delegation and representatives of the People’s Assembly also took part in the meeting.

6-OUR MOTHER LIRIE FOR THE CRIMINAL OFFENCE OF THE OTHER AND PUBLIC SHAMING It is not enough for such a position toward the wife of the former first secretary of the PKPP to be understood as clearly as possible and not misunderstood by the reader either, a position which will surely be seen as an act showing that the former nomenklatura figures are feeling and grinding their teeth at the triumph, as is proven by one unpunished case after another, as was shown by K. Korçë, 1 July

Yesterday the President of the Republic, Sali Berisha, received the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad. At this meeting, issues concerning bilateral relations were discussed and a desire was expressed to expand them in the future. The level of existing friendly relations and the possibilities for increasing economic, cultural and technical cooperation between the two countries were assessed. President Berisha emphasized that Albania attaches special importance to the development of relations with Islamic countries and with Malaysia in particular. The Prime Minister of Malaysia expressed his country’s readiness to help Albania in the process of economic and democratic reforms. Both interlocutors noted that high-level contacts will help promote relations in many fields of mutual interest. The Ambassador of Malaysia was also present at the meeting.

Dr. Pjetër Arbnori has pointed out: “The sooner the corrupt figures leave the leadership of the Socialist Party, the better it will be for the Socialist Party and for democracy”. In AK More than a month ago, precisely on 12 June, in an interview given to “Rilindja Demokratike” we heard from Mr. Pjetër Arbnori the fair, highly substantive and civic-minded question: “Why should the criminalized buyers with socialist corruption still have to pay, while the highest leaders of this corruption are released or benefit from amnesty?” Why should ordinary people continue to be treated by justice under the same parameters, while the top leaders of the former PPSSH and the current PSSH continue to remain unpunished? These questions become even sharper if we bear in mind that, apart from the direct responsibility they have for the country’s current economic and moral situation, the high figures of the communist nomenklatura were at the same time the ideologues and beneficiaries of corruption. According to Mr. Arbnori, the political line of the Socialist Party and its leaders is tied to the old corrupt figures and to the effort to evade responsibility. In this sense, he considers it necessary to purge the party of those who keep it tied to the communist past and to corrupt practices. OLTION ADAHI

Students and the public, apparently, are not quite clear, as satire. This, apparently, is the question posed by the cartoon strip. Below this question, the student sitting alone raises his voice against those who push them toward cattle barns and patronage.

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Mr. Berisha meets with the renowned director Costa-Gavras Yesterday the President of the Republic, Sali Berisha, received the well-known Greek director Costa-Gavras, with whom he discussed the possibilities of expanding relations in the field of art and culture. At this meeting, Costa-Gavras’s contribution to artistic creation and the value of his works were highly praised. The desire for closer cultural cooperation between the two countries was expressed. Costa-Gavras thanked them for the reception and expressed his readiness to help develop cultural relations with Albania. Press and Information Office at the President