—Nano’s brief adventure in Maliq —Socialist love in the Kastreçi family —Nano’s brief adventure in Maliq FATOS NANO LEAVES MALIQ WITH HIS TAIL BETWEEN HIS LEGS —Socialist love in the Kastreçi family Fatos Nano left Korça like a thief and arrived in the city of Maliq just as stealthily, in the swamp that Enver Hoxha had drained. The socialists here had been longing for a rally for some time. Like a thief, he knocked at the illegal base of the war against the DP, in the home of Mr. Viktor Kostreci, chairman of the commune. Then the other illegals began arriving one by one: Jovan Katundi, Aferdita Muska, Llambi Grabocka, Astrit Zemelaku. Despite our efforts, we could not learn the secret slogans. But as Mr. Nano entered the war base, he was followed by his offended entourage, and the gangsters accompanying him began their “attack.” They shouted for Mr. Shkelqim Koçiu, whom everyone in Maliq knows. He is director of the Korçë Geological Enterprise. He is not a scandalous person. He is courteous and correct. He tried in vain to explain things to the gangsters, who began demonstrating not only their hooliganism through their filthy language, but also the law of a mad kind of bravado. Following Enver’s practices—setting traps to kill the commissioners of light—they were trying to coat their black feet with white flour to hide their true faces as sadists, to conceal the color of their crimes. But the gangsters have been exposed. They cannot hide like ostriches with their heads in the sand. Shkelqim Kociu’s father, a man in his early sixties, could no longer endure the grave insults being hurled at his son, so he grabbed an axe and charged up the stairs; he knocked his own father down, since he was the culprit. There you have one of Nano’s greatest friends in Maliq. Mr. Vran has learned the ropes of Enverist rallies. But in Maliq, “the beast’s hide” was left in his hands!... There was no electricity in Maliq. It was raining, and the sky was lit by lightning. So, in the faithful home of the Kostreci couple, Mr. Nano gave a brief “press conference” and then drew up plans for the next day’s actions. The operation was “top secret” and was to be carried out using crude means, mainly stones. The agenda also included blocking the telephone line. While the socialist-communist-Enverists continued their meeting by candlelight, outside, in the yard, the communists’ most loyal agent, Fatmir Ballikaj, kept watch, collar turned up and a “Nagant” revolver with a cylinder in his pocket, perhaps snatched during some clash at the Tent of the Jug... The chairman of the PD in Maliq, Mr. Valter Branko, outraged by the gangsters’ behavior, stayed out in the rain all night to prevent scandals with the many Democratic Party youths. The next morning, Maliq awoke to the tapping of the old men’s canes. They were not going to church for confession. Comrade Fatos, like Lenin, had decided to give a speech from the balcony of the Kostreci house! There were perhaps twenty old men. All had carnations in their hands. But there was no rally, because Comrade Fatos could not bring himself to stop kissing the chairman of the Socialist Party. What a love drama! A little farther away, Fari Kallibaqi was keeping a close watch! The life of the chief of the thieves was in his hands!... The deputy police commander of Maliq, Mr. Fuat Kodra, stopped Mr. Nano from organizing illegal rallies. And that is what happened. Fatos Nano left Maliq with his tail between his legs... The mafioso left, but he left his evil seed behind. The campaign of coordinated attacks began! Masked people attacked the homes of three members of the PD-Maliq steering committee—Messrs. Ferdinand Zhurke, Shkelqim Kociu and Guri Mançe—as well as the home of the former PD chairman, Pellumb Elmazi, frightening the children as they slept. The attack took place at night, with a hail of stones hurled through the windowpanes. The son of Edmond Hoxhalli also became a victim of the terrorists, merely because they had seen him having coffee with a member of the PD steering committee... They smashed his house windows too. This is the second time these terrorists have broken the windows of PD members. But Comrade Nano had coordinated things well. At 11 p.m., three masked people pushed open the post office’s back door and threatened the employee on duty, Kozeta Çakshiri, with these words: “If the telephone works, you’re dead!” Then they disappeared. Frightened, Kozeta huddled under the table. And indeed, the Maliq post office did not operate during the night. truly of the sadists. To conceal the color of the crime. But the socialists have now in the sand. Shkelqimi’s father, in his sixties, could no longer bear grabbed an axe and charged up the stairs. Nanos’s hounds shut themselves inside their cars. It is a harsh thing to say of a white-haired man... Fatos Nano has had the rug pulled out from under him by a criminal’s son, the son of one of the persecutors at the infamous Vloçisht prison, Mr. Jovan Katundi. On The next morning, Maliqi was brought to its knees by the clattering church for “koretzki.” from the balcony of the Kostreci house! There were maybe twenty old men. All of them since Comrade Fatos had decided to go for a walk around Maliq, to make up for lost time with the people and hear their troubles. He took two or three children by the hand and began dancing like Father Enver. Who accompanied him, you may ask? The charming couple Viktor and Natasha Kastreçi, the clatter of the post-office staff arriving from behind, and by the service workers’ threat to Kozeta Çakshiri: “If you get the telephone working, you’re dead!” Then they disappeared. Frightened, Kozeta crouched under the table. And, indeed, the Maliq post office’s telephone did not work during the night. We hope that the Public Order Department will put the “socialist” bandits and their beloved drama of love with the dead and the living up against the wall... PETRAQ KITA

The problems of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia dominated the talks between the President of the Republic, Sali Berisha, and the co-chairmen of the Peace Conference, Lord Owen and Torvald Shtoltenberg. After expressing his appreciation to the two co-chairmen for the Vance-Owen plan and for achieving solutions to the problems of the former Yugoslavia, President Berisha stressed the need to find ways to contain the aggression and Belgrade’s aims of creating a Greater Serbia by military means, which would bring about the general destabilization of the Balkans. In this regard, it would be important to impose on Serbia the deployment of observers along the border between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia, which could make it possible to enforce the arms and fuel embargo against the Bosnian Serbs. Halting the aggression in Bosnia will be very important in preventing the war from breaking out again in Krajina, Croatia. A differentiated approach must be taken toward the Republic of Montenegro, which has adopted a different position from Serbia on several important issues. In particular, the possibility of the conflict spreading to Macedonia and Kosovo must be prevented, as this could involve all neighboring countries. To that end, pressure must be brought to bear on Serbia in various ways, including tightening the embargo and not lifting it until Serbia accepts the placing of Kosovo under international control and an agreement is reached on its political status. President Berisha explained Albania’s position regarding the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which aims to bring the two countries closer and foster cooperation between them, and its insistence on recognizing and guaranteeing that country, as well as making Macedonia’s admission to the CSCE conditional on respect for the rights of the Albanian population in that country, on the commitments made by the Macedonian side, and on CSCE standards. The requirements whose fulfillment would enable Albania to vote in favor in the CSCE are the declaration in the constitution that this republic is a state of free citizens, where the use of the Albanian language, and education and information in that language, are legally guaranteed; the inclusion of Albanians in all local and central state structures in proportion to their share, in accordance with a fair and transparent census that has been promised. President Berisha also declared that the name Slavo-Macedonia would be unacceptable to Albanians as a compromise solution for the name of this republic. Lord Owen and Mr. Torvald Shtoltenberg expressed complete agreement with Albania’s positions on Macedonia and promised to work to influence the Macedonian side to meet the criteria for respecting the rights of Albanians. Press and Information Office of the President

—Katerine Lalumier declares at a meeting with Justice Minister Kudret Cela— At the beginning of the meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Katerine Lalumier, our Justice Minister, Kudret Cela, gave an overview of the situation in Albania, the progress of political and administrative reforms, and the government’s efforts to carry out economic reform and implement measures, encourage investment, advance the privatization process, etc. He then focused in greater detail on the progress of legislative reform. Katerine Lalumier said she was pleased that things in Albania were progressing well, but that the difficulty lay in changing people’s mindsets, which was characteristic of all former socialist countries. Regarding legislative reform, she stressed that efforts should focus on the Faculty of Law, because that is where young people are educated and trained. Speaking about the situation in Kosovo, Lalumier noted that Kosovo and its protection were at the center of attention of all international organizations. She described the approach taken by President Berisha to the Kosovo issue as very reasonable. At the end of the meeting, Lalumier said that the Council of Europe was always ready to help Albania and its government in the most realistic and effective way possible. (ATSH)

The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that on June 8 the Albanian military delegation, headed by Defense Minister Safet Zhulali, arrived at “Androv” air base. The minister is making an official visit to the USA at the invitation of the US Secretary of Defense, Mr. Los Aspon. Our delegation was welcomed at the airport by the US Deputy Secretary of Defense for European and NATO Affairs, Mr. Bader, and the Albanian ambassador to the USA, Roland Bimo. Minister Zhulali will hold meetings at the National Security Council, the Directorate General of the Information and Intelligence Center, etc. (ATSH)

Yesterday, on June 10, in the hall of the “Ali Kelmendi” Palace of Culture in Tirana, on the occasion of the 115th anniversary of the Albanian League of Prizren, a memorial gathering was held to honor this major event in the Albanian nation’s struggle for national unity and liberation. Representatives of political parties, members of parliament, members of the diplomatic corps accredited to the Republic of Albania, intellectuals, journalists and other guests had come. The main address, on the topic “The Albanian League of Prizren and its struggle for national unity and liberation,” was delivered by Prof. Dr. Kristaq Prifti. The speaker was heard with great interest by those present. The closing remarks were delivered by Fatmir Çekani, chairman of the National-Democratic Party. “RD” CORRESPONDENT

—Rugova declares— According to the leader of Kosovo’s opposition party, Ibrahim Rugova, as long as Serbia threatens our country and our people, Kosovo should be placed under the protection of the United Nations in order to prevent the war from spreading in the Balkans. On Tuesday, at the Vienna Conference, Rugova called for Kosovo to be neutral and independent, because limited autonomy is no longer enough to avert the danger of war. Austria’s well-known politician Hajne Fisher received on Tuesday the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Albania, Skender Gjinushi, and the chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party of Kosovo, Luljeta Beqirini. They informed Fisher about the democratic developments that have taken place in Albania in recent years and about the worsening, extremely dramatic situation in Kosovo; especially after the Washington Conference, the Serbs have intensified their repressive measures. Fisher strongly condemned the Serbian authorities for seizing Albanian-language media outlets, as well as for banning “Rilindja,” which made the world public aware of the situation through a hunger strike by the well-known writer and human-rights activist, Adem Demaçi. (ATSH)

“The Presidium of the People’s Assembly, having examined the insulting and defamatory Presidium of the People’s Assembly during the afternoon session of June 8, 1993, and taking into account other unbecoming conduct for which he has been reprimanded several times, has decided to exclude him from participating in the sessions of the People’s Assembly for one week, from June 9, 1993, to June 16, 1993. From this moment, the deputy must leave the room. The accounting department is also instructed to deduct his salary for the sessions concerned. The loutish gesture by deputy Azem Hajdari, who gravely insulted the Chairman of the Presidium and kicked the podium from which respected deputies, representatives of the people, and distinguished figures from democratic countries around the world have spoken, shows once again that deputy Hajdari continues to grossly violate not only basic human decency but also the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly. For such base acts, the Presidium of the People’s Assembly will also take strict measures in the future, in accordance with the relevant articles of the Rules of Procedure of the People’s Assembly. PRESS AND INFORMATION OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY Tirana, June 9, 1993

They are not merely two abstract categories that find a place only in the philosophies of Hegel and Sartre, but two real, shifting notions that know, feel and touch us ever more deeply in our lives, in the democratic society we are building. The Self is inseparable from the Other, but whenever the Self has turned its back on the Other and shut itself inside the shell of its own interests, society has become unbalanced; conflicts have arisen, sometimes latent and sometimes overt, even leading to the loss of human lives. Are we not seeing the Serbian Self, with all its characteristics, in the form of an extreme nationalism that “tramples with both feet on the interests of the Other,” symbolized by the nations and communities of the former Yugoslavia? Such a Self acts according to the mentality: “I exist without the Other”; the Other has no existence unless I let the sunlight shine on it.” Thus, according to this logic—which is in fact Milošević’s logic—there is no life in Bosnia, no Albanians, no Slovenes, no Croats, ... only Me, Serbia... And when this accursed Self turns its back, it casts a shadow over the Other and makes it “wither” and “sickens” society, worsening life, a life that ought to lead toward progress. Did we not suffer under this Self during the 46 years of dictatorship? In dictatorships, in whatever form they appear, whether of the left or the right, the Self and the Other do not become “one” (a shadow and a Berlin Wall). The dictator-Self, having lost all individuality and being possessed by every basic element of false compassion and brilliance, suspicion and ferocity, tramples on and crushes the Other. Have we not experienced this under a Nero, Sulla, Louis, ... and all the way to Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, ... Mussolini, Milošević? And this often happens when the Self, which has broken its ties with the Other and severed it from itself, excludes and oppresses others. Do those who lose their individuality govern the Serbs and Albanians? Literally impossible? Everything is connected to history; but the question is: do remnants of these things exist in democratic states, in countries that have only just been liberated from totalitarianism? been liberated from totalitarianism? Imbalances do not correct themselves so easily. The Self and the Other, after 46 years of hardship, will not have the courage to look at one another as if into their own eyes. The day after democracy’s victory, there are still Selves that do not yet consider the existence of the Other. Do we not see it every day in the press, in conversations, in hidden corners...? Why does “ZP” spew bile, taking on a metaphysical physiognomy? Why do we see no light in “Aleanca...”?? Why... The conservative-socialist Self, with its nihilism, with its negation that leaves no room for affirmation, will tell the public: “These people (the democrats—the Other) do not know how to govern; we (the socialist Self) are the only force the country has that can lead Albania to the center.” And such logic does not surprise us. Is it so easy to break away from 46 years of hardship? The PS acts according to the mentality: “Whatever the Other has done, even if it is good, if I did not do it, it is bad.” Let us not go far: three days after President Berisha’s successful visit to Korçë, Nano and Co. arrived there straight away. That is their business; in a democracy they can face one another, but politics should be humane, conducted with the other side and face to face. But what outrages us as citizens, what makes us feel contempt, is the petty-bourgeois sneer, the nihilism of the socialist Self, a nihilism that pours out of its conservative character. “Truth and true democracy” the monopoly of the PS? Is that how the PS members’ newspaper, “ZP,” explains it? Now let us ask with cool logic: who is more democratic—the people who became its champions, or those who wanted to bury it, the very thing that gave birth to it? Berisha and his companions opened the people’s eyes and brought them onto the scene; through rallies they toppled the statues of Enver Hoxha that symbolized dictatorship in Albania. Did Nano and his companions and the others do this? One: You, yourself? The Self... One Other, itself, as the [unclear] increase? Can the democrat not see? Society... ‘you—the other’? The idea of the Self and the Other, you see, also applies to the 46-year period. They sow and cover it over more precisely, K’s hi at “Mia” and the victims, Pe ndihel l’ait Bulari. It was to be two cases of carnations, but? everything left incomplete. Democracy, as an effort over a period of two or three days, must be read... The Self and the Other? According to sh...

At this afternoon’s session of the People’s Assembly, the Chairman of the Presidium, Mr. Pjeter Arbnori, read the following decision of the Presidium: “The Presidium of the People’s Assembly, having reviewed the insulting conduct of deputy Azem Hajdari toward the Chairman of the K