Today the auction for the sale of firewood was held. Usually, auctions have a common denominator: “ZP,” that is, “Zëri i Popullit,” is always declared the winner, whereas the other wooded areas are given to occasional contractors. On the other hand, ordinary consumers are also making considerable purchases of this item. In these winter days, the shortage of firewood is a real concern for many families in Tirana. Today's auction is expected to show whether the price will go down or up. (Continues on page 4)

THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS A CONGRESS OF FREEDOM, PROSPERITY AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRACY Where were you yesterday? What do you want from us today? An interpellation with the chairman of the Intergovernmental Property Committee, Ylli Bufi So the Albanian ambassadors came to Tirana for their first annual meeting, volunteer traders of the second democratic [illegible] their names in the newspapers and were denounced with a posted notice. In Tirana, a colored map was circulating from the land sales office in central Tirana. Yesterday the state committee for coffee licensing was inaugurated. One of the opposition parties yesterday commemorated with a rally the heroic events of 8 December. Meanwhile, the striking dissidents protested over the fate of 700 thousand dollars that were hidden in a private bank. The deputies will meet in parliament next week to discuss next year's reduced budget and the approval of the medium-term program. President Berisha was yesterday in Korçë, where he met representatives of local government. And at the end of the day the government convened the Defence Council. Where were you yesterday? What do these people want today when they come with old costumes and new faces? The boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit,” on which I drank coffee last night, was somewhat reminiscent of the major political campaigns of thirty years earlier. The “Skënderbej” Square was breathing the air of citizens of democracy. Somewhere near the students a stage with slogans was set up. At midday several women came and placed cloths and flowers on the marble slabs. Then several dozen others arrived and gathered in the student city. “The Axe” is working furiously. The next day there will be another rally. Not far from here, a party office was entering a process of reorganization. All this seems to me like sparks aimed at restoring the old rhythm of a noisy politics that has tired our country greatly. What the country expects are not theatres, but solutions. Continues on page 4

On the visit of Mr. Hilmer Gërin in Tirana The Ambassador of Turkey to Albania, Mr. Hilmer Gërin, made a visit yesterday to Tirana, where he held contacts with institutional representatives. At the center of the talks were relations between the two countries and the prospects for expanding cooperation in the fields of the economy and culture. Mr. IL

Miteriçiore “Pëlcënti” After a series of observations on the damage caused to the country's reforestation areas and forest fund, revenue and economic developments, officials from the ministry have drawn several conclusions. Operations, unauthorized logging and land degradation are among the main causes of the deterioration of the situation. Additional data are expected to be published later. (Continues on page 4)

A brief biography of His Excellency Mr. Himet Çetin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey By political scientist Prof. Dr. Sali Vërm[?] Himet Çetin was born in 1937 in the village of Gulluk in the district of Luma, in the province of Diajabakër, Turkey. He completed higher studies at the Faculty of Economics of Istanbul University and then continued his postgraduate studies in the USA with the help of the Fullbright Foundation. Meanwhile, he also held the post of general secretary of the bank workers' trade union. In 1977 he was elected a member of parliament from the Republican People's Party and in 1978 became minister in charge of international economic cooperation. During the period 1978-1979 he was elected deputy prime minister and minister of state. He was later appointed again deputy prime minister. In the years 1987-1991 he was elected deputy to parliament. In 1991 he was appointed minister of foreign affairs. He is married and has two children. (Continues on page 4)

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY EDUARD SELAMI MEETS WITH THE STUDENTS

PETITION OF THE STUDENTS (Continues on page 4)

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KALAKULA “SIGNED THE SURRENDER”