Yesterday morning, at the DP of Albania headquarters in Tirana, the chairman of the DP of Albania, Mr. Eduard Selami, received a delegation from the Provisional Presidency of the Party of Democratic Prosperity of the Albanians of Macedonia, headed by deputy chairman Mendu Thaqi and Aliriza Lloga. The guests briefed Mr. Selami on the latest political developments in the Party of Democratic Prosperity. They emphasized that the changes in the Party’s leadership had come about as a result of the demands of all its members and of the Albanians living in Macedonia, as issues that concerned them exclusively. The label of radicals being attached to us is simply an invention of malicious anti-Albanian circles and their collaborators, who, having been thoroughly discredited in their shameful games, are now seeking to smear the genuine democratic forces. We will continue to contribute to peace and stability in Macedonia, while also calling for the just demands of the Albanians living in their ancestral lands in Macedonia to be met. thanked them for the visit and noted that the Albanian Democratic Party had followed developments in the Party of Democratic Prosperity with interest, as the largest party of the Albanians in Macedonia. The Gostivar Assembly, Selami emphasized, is a historic event for the Party of Democratic Prosperity and for all Albanians in Macedonia. It marks a major turning point in respecting the rules of democratic functioning in your party. It is also a victory for the democratic forces within this party over elements who are corrupt, bought off, and implicated in terrorist activities. It represents, Selami continued, an important event in the possibility of finding a just solution to the just demands of the Albanians, in accordance with the Helsinki Act and with the stability of the state of Macedonia. The interlocutors emphasized the importance of coordinating Albanian political parties wherever they may be, and noted the close efforts to promote development and address the crisis in the Balkan region. Also present at the meeting were the secretary-general of the DP of Albania, Mr. Tritan Shehu; deputy chairman Tomor Dosti; and Presidency member Mr. Dylber Vrioni. Accompanying the delegation from the Party of Democratic Prosperity of Macedonia were deputy chairman Rufi Osmani, Sefedin Duka, and Arbër Xhaferi. Press and Information Department of the DP of Albania

• In an attempt to get itself out of a bluff, following in its chairman’s footsteps, «ZP» falsifies documents. • Once again, «RD» presents proof of Nano’s «innocence». • In an attempt to get itself out of a bluff, following in its chairman’s footsteps, «ZP» falsifies documents. • Once again, «RD» presents proof of Nano’s «innocence». A few months ago, «RD» published documents that make it quite clear that Arsidi was brought into Albania on the orders and with the blessing of the former communist prime minister, now the imprisoned chairman of the SP, Fatos Nano. Nevertheless, with the shamelessness that characterizes it (the word «shamelessness» is used kindly, since it is the mildest epithet that can be applied to «ZP»), communist propaganda filled entire pages with accusations of corruption against the DP. The core of the accusation was the «appointment by the DP» of Arsidi as negotiator of the foreign debt. According to them, Arsidi was «found» and brought into Albania by the DP. «ZP» could hardly have made a bigger bluff than this. To refresh its memory, «RD» pointed out that it was Nano and his comrades who brought Arsidi into Albania, but «ZP» continued along the path of bluffing and called this an «exposé» by «RD». Since their memory is limited in the ways they would like (not to mention their moral standards), because, as I wrote above, the documents proving this had once been published in «RD». Under these circumstances, the facsimiles of the documents in question were reprinted in «RD» in recent days. The smallest piece of wording «revealed» there—which is entirely sufficient to expose the bluff of the communist propaganda up to now—is the fact that Nano at least knew Arsidi before the DP «discovered» him. Faced with the bluff, «ZP», the organ of the PF (rather than continually writing PP (SP), I am representing the organic connection between the two parties with the symbol PF. Likewise, because «F. Nano» cannot belong to PP-SP), reacted hastily and, as always, made a mistake when it rushed. The only salvation for «ZP» at that moment was to follow in its chairman’s footsteps: to falsify. Indeed, through all the articles they have published calling Nano innocent, they have shown that, in their view, falsification is not a fault, so they could do it without a problem. Thus, in the note from comrade Fatos on the document with which Sh. Korbeci recommended Arsidi to the former, «ZP» has made a little «rationalization». The «rationalization» is truly small: just a change of punctuation, from a full stop to a question mark. Thus the prime minister’s instruction «the MTJ adviser will be this one». (Arsidi—editor’s note) has been turned by «ZP» into a question: «Will the MTJ adviser be this one?» (Continued on page 6) [Partly illegible handwriting: «... MTJ ...»]

Everism—the sick line of the leadership of left-wing extremism Rebuttal In large, bold italic letters, the type used only for the Nano case, «ZP» publishes on its front page an article titled «Intellectuals throughout Albania, unite!» (about the DP). The newspaper’s and the article’s author’s concern is the support Albanian intellectuals give to the Democratic Party and, in particular, President Berisha’s meeting with the capital’s intellectuals. Naturally, this is not the first article «ZP» has written about the DP’s intellectuals. Where the shoe pinches, the language itself gives it away. What is striking, however, is that this half-century-old newspaper, renowned throughout our lands, continues to write in the same style taught to it by its first editor-in-chief, comrade Enver, in the heat of the war when it was founded. On the one hand, this shows that communists would rather die standing than break the pledge they once made to the Party and its dear leader; on the other hand, it makes readers aware that one cannot take a step without slipping, as a proverb from the North says. But let us return to the article in question. At its beginning, the author reminds us of the Communist Manifesto (we wonder why the great teachers Marx and Engels have not been mentioned; it was in this manifesto that the call «Workers of all countries, unite!» was proclaimed). We do not understand why the writer goes to such lengths to remind us of a document from 150 years ago. It would have been enough simply to remind us of «ZP» from two years ago, when this slogan was displayed above the masthead of «Zëri i popullit». The world might have forgotten this slogan, were it not for our «ZP», along with its sister publications in other countries, repeating it to us? (The bottom of the page reads: Everyone to their own business; let her find comfort here. (Continued on page 4) ...sident Berisha with the intellectuals of the capital. Naturally, this is not the first article that «ZP» has written about the intellectuals of the PD. Where the tooth hurts, the tongue goes. What does make an impression, however, is the fact that this half-schooled newspaper, notorious for...

Yesterday morning, Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi received the Czech Minister of Industry and Trade, Vladimír Dlouhy. Mr. Meksi and Mr. Dlouhy discussed opportunities for exchanging contacts between the two ministries, sharing experience in the field of privatization, reactivating the organizational structures in both ministries, organizing trade exhibitions in both countries, completing and operating the information network serving Albanian and Czech traders and businesspeople, etc. Czech Minister Dlouhy expressed his cabinet’s commitment to studying opportunities for cooperation between Albanian and Czech enterprises, supplying spare parts to Albanian industrial enterprises, etc. During the meeting, the idea was put forward of (Continued on page 6)

THE REFRAIN OF THE THIRD DAY OF THE TRIAL OF THE FORMER BLOC LEADERS. The final 4 defendants were also questioned, namely Muho Asllani, Vasilika Çeliku, Foto Çami and Luanja Cuko. The 10 defendants’ defenses are similar to theirs. I don’t know, I’m not afraid, I didn’t ask for anything, I’m not a currency inspector or anything,? ... [partially illegible text] ... «we have been honest»... (Continued on page 6)

In a large, established and powerful party that is truly democratic and modern, such as the DP, the departure of one or several elements who rushed to join its ranks with narrowly personal, careerist ambitions and objectives, or who were merely pawns, is no cause for surprise, acute concern, alarm, or a shocking and irreparable loss. The motion supporters left first, and the DP did not miss them; now Kalakula and Baleta have also left. The DP will not miss them either, just as a mountain does not notice a few landslides. The departure of Kalakula and Baleta from the DP parliamentary group is, more than an act of propaganda against the DP, political and moral suicide. They needed the DP to secure their parliamentary mandate or some cushy seat. Once they had achieved these things, they showed a different face, revealing insincerity and disloyalty toward the DP and the electorate that gave them its votes on 22 March 1992. Naturally, just as they were insincere in the position they abandoned, they will not be sincere in their position as «independents» either. In words, Kalakula presented himself as a rabid anti-communist, who could neither be satisfied nor find peace unless he saw all communists in trouble, making no distinction between those guilty of crimes and the innocent. In practice, within his family, in the department he headed and elsewhere, he was a docile lamb toward those former communist officials or their offspring who had given him positions, knowing full well the serious blemish in his biography. How could you become an influential official in the agricultural sector in the capital, an assistant and close collaborator of M. Myftiu, while being the full brother of a political prisoner? To gain positions and privileges, while his brother, the distinguished intellectual Uran Kalakula, was tortured in prison, Petriti disowned him and forgot him; now, in democracy, to gain other positions and privileges through the testimony of the persecuted, he presents himself as devoted to his brother, clinging to his long persecution like a drowning man to a straw. But can a person who even manages to disown his own brother be trusted, as is also clear from the facsimile we publish below? [Handwritten text of many lines, partially illegible.] Petrit Kalakula. Signature [signature] [CERTIFY HFT?] At what price did he buy his positions and peaceful survival, at the height of the ferocity and severity of the Enverian dictatorship? When a family had such a blemish in its biography, its members were interned and sent as far away from Tirana as possible. One price is disowning one’s own flesh and blood. If it is to be? By you ... (Continued on page 3)

Hyperion with D[?]...on orchestra... disting[?]... theater... 12. 12. 1993.

Read today on page 3 «RAMIZ ALIA – THE UNBURIED MAN OF HISTORY» And tomorrow, also on page 3, «RAMIZ ALIA – THEY LIE ABOUT HISTORY»