At a rally against Serbian apartheid in Kosovo, around 15,000 Albanians and Albanians from Kosovo demonstrated on Saturday, according to state police figures. The demonstration took place without any disturbance. The protesters, who had come from different parts of Switzerland, called for an end to all [text unclear] and for political pressure to be brought to bear on behalf of the Albanians of Kosovo. The leaders, who had gathered for the protest in the city’s main square in Bern, held many Albanian flags and banners bearing the slogans: “Serbs, leave our children in peace” and “Stop ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.” In the speeches delivered, the United Nations was asked to take immediate action to prevent the war threatening Kosovo. The Swiss government was also asked to recognize Kosovo as an independent and neutral state and place it under UN protection. An appeal was made to the Swiss people to show their solidarity with their Albanian teachers, doctors, and colleagues, who had been expelled from their jobs. The large crowd marched through the city of Bern. The demonstration was organized by the Swiss movement for open democracy and solidarity (BODS), which had organized an aid action for the Albanians of Kosovo the previous Thursday. ATSH

From Roskovec to Fier “NO COMPROMISE WITH THE CORRUPT” —Meetings of the DP chairman, Mr. Eduart Selami— Roskovec As part of the meetings he is holding in several districts around the country, DP chairman Mr. Eduard Selami met on Sunday with residents and farmers of Roskovec and the surrounding communes. It is no coincidence that Mr. Selami’s meetings are taking place in areas where local government is in the hands of the Socialists, where there are many problems that remain unresolved, and where the opposition’s deceptive propaganda has a negative effect. At around 11:00, Mr. Selami joined the large number of people who had been waiting with interest for an hour outside the cinema hall (which they could not enter), where the meeting was held. The enthusiasm in the hall, which erupted into chants of “Freedom—Democracy,” recalled DP rallies during election campaigns. Nevertheless, from the very beginning it was made clear that this would not be a political rally, but a meeting to clarify people’s problems. Also attending were the Minister of Construction, Mr. Ilir Manushi, the district’s deputy, Mr. Fadil Çepele, the chairman of the DP branch in Fier, Mr. Viktor Margilaj, and others. First to speak, Mr. Selami mentioned some of the DP’s main achievements in the political sphere, as well as the results achieved by the Meksi government in advancing reform. He then spoke about the destructive stance of the Socialist opposition, which seeks to heighten political tension in the country in order to bring down the government, and about problems concerning investment and the creation of private enterprises in municipal services, among other things. Deputy Çepele then spoke, citing several facts from the past that indicted the dictatorship. “Roskovec used to be a place of internment,” he said, “but now it will be a center of democracy.” At the end, a discussion lasting about an hour was held, during which people raised their problems and asked many questions. There were several complaints about bureaucratic delays and the city’s regulatory plan. Mr. Manushi replied that the Roskovec city plan had long been kept locked away in the district offices. Officials who fail to do their job have been warned and will be dismissed if they do not implement it. People complained that, when they raise many local-government issues, they are told, “we are blocked by the central government,” and that this is done deliberately. Asked a political question, Mr. Selami replied. Many attendees called for F. Nano to be punished as soon as possible. “All the young people who emigrated have brought something to this country,” said one young man, “whereas Nano went away to steal, so there should be no mercy for him, and you will have the people with you.” The meeting ended amid enthusiastic chants of “Freedom—Democracy.” Many people had gathered outside to greet the DP chairman. On the problems of former owners ... political, economic, legal, administrative, ownership and psychological reform. He mentioned some familiar and new facts: “Today Albania is the most politically stable country in Eastern Europe.” “Today, 82% of Albanians live better than they used to.” “After two years, the state is making investments and jobs are being created.” “Wages will be raised while inflation remains lower than the increase in wages.” “A social-state scheme has been established.” “Albanians will work only five days a week.” “Non-budgetary enterprises will be able to raise wages by up to 30%,” and so on. Regarding these issues, and especially the price of bread, about which there has been a great deal of fuss, Mr. Shehi spoke at length and in concrete terms. His remarks were met with approving applause. Mr. Manushi spoke about construction and urban planning issues. Finally, the participants submitted hundreds of written questions, which were answered by the relevant ministers, the deputies, and the mayor. Mr. Selami answered the political questions as follows. “The former Sigurimi agents are playing a new game. The files will be opened, but until now they have been hidden and scattered.” In response to questions concerning the accusations and slander by former Sigurimi agents, as well as the issue of opening the files, Mr. Selami said that this was being done to cover up the party’s other activities—“its slander.” As for the files, opening them is now only a technical matter. “Thinking that the DP would not last long, they had scattered and hidden many files.” Political criminals will face a political trial. Regarding the trial of the bloc leaders, Mr. Selami explained that they would face a political trial, “even though there has also been debate with foreigners about this; they do not know what these people did to this nation.” If the criminals are forgiven, that would set a bad example for people. The PS is demanding the government’s overthrow to cover up its corruption. “What solution does the PS offer when it calls for the government to be overthrown?” was one question. So far, they have offered no solution, while they are calling for the government’s overthrow because they see that their misdeeds are coming to light. If they take power, then of course there will be no more proceedings against corruption or against the bloc leaders. On the problems of former owners To begin with, he mentioned some of the PD’s most important achievements in the political field, as well as the results the Meksi government has achieved of the Socialist opposition, which seeks to heighten political tensions in the country in order to distract attention from the evidence of corruption uncovered against its leaders. Mr. Selami spoke specifically about some of the problems facing the people of Roskovec. At the end, he once again presented the new evidence relating to Nano’s corruption and stressed the PD’s firm determination to pursue the fight against corruption to the end. Mr. Selami’s speech was repeatedly met with approval from the audience and concluded with loud applause. Mr. Manushi, who spoke afterward, clarified some points in the government program and how they would be implemented in practice, especially in his own departments. He gave an overview of the activities that have begun, as well as the urban-planning initiatives that have begun, and the investments the state will make in these fields, also with the assistance of German and Italian credit facilities. Speaking specifically about Roskovec, Mr. Manushi said that, following meetings with [partially illegible] about their complaints, action is being taken immediately on the problems concerning [partially illegible], housing, sewerage and roads; “therefore, a new fund for Roskovec will soon be ...”. Mr. Manushi also spoke about

From the People’s Assembly The draft Constitution has now arrived in Parliament —Three draft laws approved— “On 12 June 1993, the chairman of the Commission for drafting the Constitution of the Republic of Albania, Mr. Aleksander Meksi, sent me the draft Constitution, together with a covering letter. It is very important and has also been distributed to the deputies,” said Mr. Pjeter Arbnori at the beginning of Monday afternoon’s session, which opened this week’s proceedings of the People’s Assembly. The chairman of the Presidium of the Assembly, Mr. Arbnori, went on to say that Mr. Meksi would come to the Assembly in the coming days and provide the relevant explanations. It would then be for the Assembly to decide how to proceed with the draft Constitution. Mr. Arbnori then read out the draft two-week work program, which had been approved by the Presidium and the chairmen of the parliamentary groups by consensus. The draft program included, notably, the draft law “On the division of the activities of the Ministry of Labour, Emigration, Social Support and Political Persecutees”; the question session for Minister Kalakula, requested by the PS and PSD groups; and the draft law “On the protection of the fund of medicinal, essential-oil and tanniferous plants.” After discussions and suggestions from various deputies concerning the agenda and other matters of concern, the proposed draft program was approved. The draft law “On the regulation of construction” was then approved; discussion of it had begun the previous week. At the end of this session, the Assembly also approved Mr. Mustafa Kercuku’s request to resign from the post of deputy chairman of the State Control Commission, on family grounds. Yesterday morning, at the day’s only session, the Assembly approved With the approval of the draft law, the Directorate for Former Political Persecutees, given the complex and wide-ranging nature of the issues it deals with, is being separated from this ministry. Reorganizing this Directorate as a separate body in the form of a National Committee for Former Political Persecutees will make it more effective and successful. Naturally, this committee cannot have a permanent mandate; it will exist for as long as these problems continue to exist. From now on, the ministry in question will be called the Ministry of Labour, Emigration and Social Support. medicinal, essential-oil and tanniferous plants” was then also approved. The day’s proceedings continued in parliamentary groups and committees. The next session opens this morning at 10 o’clock.

—The state will compensate for the difference resulting from the increase in the price of bread. —The six-month compensation for the effect of the increase in the price of bread will be 214 lekë per person. —For this purpose alone, the state budget will spend 2.3 billion lekë by the end of the year. Looking through a draft Government decision Less than a year has passed since the economic reform began to be implemented, yet progress has been made in the area of prices: their overall level has not only stabilized, but the prices of many items have fallen compared with several months ago. But the conclusions call for continued measures to preserve economic stability, as well as measures concerning the structures of direct ...

Mr. Manushi also spoke about [text cut off at the beginning]. The meeting ended amid enthusiastic chants of “Freedom—Democracy.” Thousands of people had gathered outside to greet the DP chairman. The artificially heightened situation, especially in the newspapers, by the Socialists, and people’s interest in learning the truth about many issues, led many people, especially the city’s intellectuals, to gather at the Fier cinema. The DP chairman, Mr. Eduard Selami, had come to speak with them, along with the Minister of Construction, Mr. Manushi, the Minister of Labour, Mr. Shehi, and the minister responsible for reform issues, Mr. Uka. The area’s deputies, the chairman of the DP in Fier, Mr. Margilaj, and the mayor were also present. In his opening remarks, Mr. Margilaj said that this was not a routine political meeting, but a necessary face-to-face discussion to review the practical value of politics. Mr. Selami summarized the country’s political and economic situation, touching on several of its key points. Mr. Uka spoke about the reform, its development, and its prospects. After that, Mr. Shehi gave a concrete breakdown of all the issues. Regarding the reform, he stressed that this was not a matter of ...

On Monday in Gjakova, there were several explosions caused by explosive devices that have not yet been identified. According to reports, the explosions caused only material damage and, fortunately, no citizens were injured, even though there were many people in Gjakova, as it was market day. Reports from the branch of the Democratic League of Kosovo and the Council for the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms in Gjakova state that these devices, or explosive projectiles, were fired from Čabrat hill, where Serbian army forces are stationed. Reports from Gjakova, a town inhabited almost entirely by Albanians, indicate that the situation there is very tense. Following the killing of more than ten Albanians in the Kosovo-Albania border area by the Serbian army in recent days, this is the most serious provocation by Serbian military forces in Gjakova and the surrounding area. ATSH

“ZP at the dentist” Rubë 93 RA 16/06/93 “ZP” at the dentist...

The publication of auction lists by the privatization offices in all districts of Albania begins, as part of the Government’s decision to privatize 500 small and medium-sized enterprises. Starting today and from now on, interested parties will have the opportunity, through “RD,” to identify the enterprise they want.