What do the monists want? TOPIC: Official conclusions of the MVKEQR-Tirana concerning the two incidents on the Albanian-Serbian border in the Tropoja area on 6 August. 1. The mixed border commission was due to meet on 7 August at 12:00. They began at 12:30 and finished at 17:00. Meanwhile, the Albanian side asked the group of the European Community Observer Mission (GMVKE) to attend. However, when the Serbs saw us, they began to protest. We remained as observers. We had to leave and used the time to speak with two soldiers who had been present at the first incident and one from the second incident. 2. The sequence of these unfortunate events is given below: - On the morning of 6 August, at around 11:00, a patrol of three Albanian soldiers approached two farmers who were cutting grass to ask them for water. After drinking the water, they continued along the border. Suddenly, they were shot at from the Serbian side and one of the soldiers was seriously wounded. When one of the farmers tried to help him and move him away, he too was shot in the leg. After a short while, the other two soldiers and the second farmer managed to put the two wounded men on horses and bring them to the border post. The site of the incident was in Albanian territory. - The second incident occurred at 13:30. Another patrol from the same border post, patrolling farther north, had heard the shots and came to see what had happened. When the three soldiers arrived at the site of the first incident, nobody was there to tell them what had happened (they found only a pair of shoes, a shirt and a bottle of water). They rested briefly and then decided to resume their patrol northwards. After they had gone about 50 metres, they were shot at, and the second of the three walking in line was shot in the neck. The first soldier immediately ran to the border post; the other hid in a bush, waited for a while and, when things had quieted down, helped his wounded companion, who was bleeding heavily. However, the wounded soldier... - Since Enver was not imprisoned, Nano should not be put in prison either - It has now become clear that Enver Hoxha was the greatest thief not only in Albania, but in the entire former socialist bloc, of public finances and national assets. He plundered around 250 tonnes of gold from the Albanian state treasury during his 42-year reign. Yet how alive he was, truly glorified and propagandized by the party and «ZP» as the most monstrous and bloodstained violator of socialist property. He left this world with «honours». The Pharaoh took to his grave the truth about the gold, along with many other truths which, if revealed, would have shown him in all the nakedness of his face and demonic soul. Fatos Nano followed in his footsteps. He «reigned» for a very short time, just a few months. But he gained, for himself or for the party, around 8 million dollars in 4–5 months. According to Enverist law or communist tradition, just like Enver, Fatos should not have to account for these millions of dollars. All the more so because Fatos’s sum is a mere speck compared with Enver’s mountain. Comrade Fatos has rights... the right to complain all the way to the Hague court about biased treatment and blatant injustice towards him. Enver Hoxha was not so much as pricked by a thorn, even though he stole 100 or 1,000 times more than him. Enver was party chairman, and Fatos was party chairman too. And according to communist-socialist logic, their party chairmen are allowed to do whatever they want and are exempt from all oversight, accountability and punishment under the law. incident, there was nobody However, the soldier was also assisted by the other soldiers who came from the border post, which took some time. The site of this incident was also within Albanian territory. 3. The MVKE group was unable to find any evidence in the field or in the statements of the Albanians that contradicted the account above. Before the Serbian side of the mixed commission arrived, the MVKE group had the opportunity to visit the sites where the incidents occurred. Traces of blood at both sites were found within Albanian territory, confirming that the wounded persons were on the Albanian side of the border when the incidents took place. Tirana, 8 August 1993 L. DEHVEDER Head of the Regional Centre of the MVKE, Tirana

Yesterday at 13:00, the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Albania issued its decision, rejecting the request of the PS parliamentary group concerning its claim about ... Namik Dokle gave the press a prepared statement. OLTION BARDHI, «RD» Correspondent

Today, «Gazeta Shqiptare», which is written in Albanian and Italian and published in Bari, carried the sensational news under the headline «The Mafia arrives in Albania» and the subheadline: «arms and explosives trafficking». Among other things, in this ... The report claiming that the Mafia, linked to the Italian Mafia, has begun operating in Albania is inaccurate and malicious. Or could it perhaps refer to an event from two years ago? If so, the information provided ... It also says there that three tobacco smugglers, armed, attacked two Albanian police officers. The Ministry of Public Order refutes the above report as seriously inaccurate. It is true that three tobacco traffickers were arrested in Durrës, but it is absolutely untrue that they were armed, much less that they attacked the Albanian police officers. Correction by the Ministry of Public Order Tirana, 10.8.1993 L. PAJO

Interview with Mr Anton Çeta Question: Professor! You have just come from the meeting of Messrs E. Selami, A. Meksi and other members of the democratic government with the people of Durrës. What are your impressions, please? Answer: First of all, thank you for the interview. To tell you the truth, the gathering was magnificent and enthusiastic. I am very sorry, but I must admit that lately I have become somewhat weakened by ...; nevertheless, at this gathering I understood that the people of Durrës are truly democratic, and once again showed that they are a democracy and strongly support the Mekel Government. Meeting them strengthens the authority of the Albanian Government. Question: How would you characterize the political situation in Albania, and what is your impression of it? Answer: I came to Albania and have been here for a week, I think, and 46 days. I have truly experienced the recent situation, especially some events organized by the opposition. In my opinion, the PS has embarked on an uncontrolled anti-democratic and unconstitutional course. First of all, I would say that this uncontrolled course would cause real harm to the PS. On the other hand, I believe it is the PD’s duty to prepare and stop this uncontrolled course by the PS—or rather by those people in this party—since there may be, and I am convinced there are, people in its ranks with progressive and democratic ideals who will help and contribute to a genuine Albanian democracy. Question: Are there any changes compared with one or two years ago, and if so, where do you see them? Answer: I have been in Albania since the first days of the change of system. The situation was quite bad and very tense; social conditions were extremely deteriorated and insecure, and there was widespread destruction, theft and serious crime. I was particularly concerned about public order, and in this respect I see a satisfactory change. Public calm is at a good level. The market, the distribution of land to the peasants—which resulted in the peasants becoming active—means that today, in your market, there is practically nothing missing (a fruit of the land distribution). Albania has embarked on an entirely new policy in the international arena of Europe and the USA, which is reflected in the support it receives today from Europe and the USA. Albania’s participation in the highest European and world institutions and international organizations, and finally the proposal for it to join NATO, mean that the country’s position as an independent democratic state, as well as an independent state, and its aspirations ... Question: I believe you have met President Berisha. What can you say? Answer: Yes, I have met him. We had a working meeting with Mr Berisha. The meeting concerned support for the movement for understanding and peace, which seems very reasonable and necessary to me, especially during this period of political disputes that are now being reflected even in insults in the press, Parliament, etc. Putting understanding first, for a life in harmony and peace, helped us succeed in our movement to forgive blood feuds. This had the positive result of ending the tradition of blood feuds and vendettas, bringing our people closer together and uniting them. This made the unity and division of our emigrants stronger and calmer, and our Serbian brothers [text unclear] from various forms of wrongdoing, which poses a risk of a conflict breaking out in Kosovo. Europe and the USA also understand this clearly. Interviewed by: SHYFQET KRYEZIU

Housing privatization, a process that must be completed within the year - Tirana and Durrës have privatized only 20 per cent of the homes. - The new districts have no notary offices (!) Data obtained from the Ministry of Construction on the progress of housing privatization, as of the 7th of this month, indicate an unsatisfactory pace for this process. Thus, major cities such as Tirana, Durrës, etc., have privatized only 20 per cent of the planned quota. However, taking into account the districts that are further advanced in this process, 31.7 per cent of apartments nationwide have been privatized. Thus, out of a total of 200,000 apartments, 11,300 have been privatized. Bearing in mind that under the law this process must be completed within the year, the figures above should be considered unsatisfactory, and should prompt the heads of municipalities and communes to act so that the coming month will be the month in which the housing privatization process is completed. One thing should not go unmentioned: although some districts are advanced in their housing privatization figures, they have not completed a single notarial deed. Why? Simply because they have no notary offices. This category includes new districts such as Laçi, Kuçova, Delvina, Peqini, etc. We ask: is it so difficult to open a notary office? «RD» Correspondent

In the fourth week of publication of the social-communist newspaper «Shqip», in its 14th issue, it published on the front page, in large letters, what it claimed was an interview with Mr Hans Dietrich Gensher. The interview is entitled «Let us hope that Albania will not be seen at all». The title is placed in quotation marks to make readers believe it expresses Mr Gensher’s opinion. Convinced that the newspaper «Shqip» was once again deceiving people for malicious purposes, the editorial office of «RD» contacted the German Embassy to verify the information. Below we give the official response from the embassy to the editorial office of «RD». Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany To the editorial office of the newspaper Rilindja Demokratike TIRANA Dear Sirs, In response to your question, I inform you that Mr Gensher has authorized me to confirm that the interview in the newspaper «Shqip», issue No. 14, is an entirely fabricated work, from beginning to end. Kind regards, Vollers Tirana, 9.8.93 We leave it to readers to judge the seriousness of this newspaper, directed by comrades Nazim Zoto and Shaban Sinani. Its boundless amorality extends to outright anti-Albanian fabrications and deception of the broad Albanian public, for which we believe it should also be held accountable before the courts. Who the slanderous newspaper «Shqip» works for, why it exploits such respected figures as Mr Gensher, a distinguished friend of Albania, and why another newspaper so eagerly publishes this invented interview on its pages—on these matters Albanian justice must certainly have its say. It is unnecessary to continue