KLAES: “You personally have become an old and respected friend of the Alliance” NATO will put pressure on Belgrade to resolve the Kosovo problem BERISHA: “Albania is working intensively to meet the criteria for NATO membership” SANTER: “There are no political obstacles to the start of talks on Albania's association with the EU” KLAES: “You personally have become an old and respected friend of the Alliance” NATO will put pressure on Belgrade to resolve the Kosovo problem BERISHA: “Albania is working intensively to meet the criteria for NATO membership The schedule of President Berisha's meetings in Brussels began yesterday morning at NATO headquarters with its Secretary General Willy Claes. At this meeting, Mr. Claes greeted Albania's exemplary membership in the initiative for Partnership for Peace. Regarding the situation in the region, Claes underlined that the ceasefire that has been established is being respected and that NATO has taken on the military aspect of peacekeeping. Claes informed President Berisha that NATO will not allow dual command for all troops that will be engaged in Bosnia, but only NATO's own command. Troops from member countries that will take part in Bosnia will be under NATO command. The Alliance's readiness to intervene immediately in the event of a breach of peace was also highlighted. Emphasizing developments in Kosovo, Claes stressed that NATO will put pressure on Belgrade to resolve the Kosovo problem by linking it to the solution of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia. President Berisha, for his part, welcomed the ceasefire in Bosnia and emphasized that NATO's criteria for admitting new members are based on achievements and the required standards. Albania is working intensively to meet these criteria and relations with NATO countries, including Italy and Greece, are making significant progress. At the NATO ambassadors' council, Secretary General Willy Claes assessed that the third visit by the Albanian President is a good illustration of the growing ties between Albania and the Alliance, ties that have been developing at a rapid pace since 1992. You personally have become an old and respected friend of the Alliance. The secretary general also underlined the steps Albania has taken toward democratic processes and a market economy. Although Albania is a country affected by the embargo, he stressed, it has played an active role in support of the North Atlantic Alliance and of Partnership for Peace. In his speech, President Berisha focused on NATO's role in resolving the crisis in the former Yugoslavia. He welcomed the ceasefire that began yesterday and considered it not only a military victory but also a political one. He praised cooperation between Albania and NATO in resolving the crisis in the former Yugoslavia, as well as within the framework of Partnership for Peace. President Berisha strongly called for the resolution of the former Yugoslav crisis, which, according to him, will be solved where it began, in Kosovo. To that end, President Berisha proposed: placing the Kosovo issue on the agenda of the Contact Group and treating it as an important and delicate problem of the former Yugoslavia; restoring the constitutional, national and human rights of Albanians in Kosovo; creating conditions for the free movement of Albanians on both sides of the border; putting an end to efforts to change Kosovo's ethnic structure by restoring Serbian colonies there. The lifting of sanctions and the embargo against Serbia and its reintegration into international institutions, Berisha stressed, should begin with the opening of dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade in the presence of a third party such as the USA, the European Union and the UN. The solution of Kosovo's constitutional issue and its final political status should be in accordance with international acts. President Berisha also underlined Albania's role in stability in the Balkans. Next, the ambassadors of the USA, Turkey, England, Germany, Greece and Italy to NATO took the floor. They noted the quality steps Albania has taken in relations with NATO. They also emphasized that the Kosovo issue should be resolved within the framework of the solution to the crisis in the former Yugoslavia and in connection with sanctions tied to the restoration of Albanian rights; it was stressed, therefore, that the restoration of these rights must be the starting point of this process. They expressed respect and appreciation for Albania's right-wing policy in cooperation with its neighbors, especially in the field of human rights. Then Berisha and Claes held a press conference with journalists. In a short presentation, Claes highlighted Albania's progress over these three years in building a democratic society and its efforts to integrate into international structures and organizations, including NATO. Regarding the situation in Kosovo, he informed journalists that he will increase pressure on Belgrade to recognize the rights of the Albanians there. We do not equate Kosovo, he said, which constitutes a break with Serbia; he stressed Albania's efforts to enter cooperation with NATO with the goal of integrating it into the EU. He made known the position of the Albanian state regarding developments in the former Yugoslavia and welcomed the ceasefire in Bosnia. SANTER: “There are no political obstacles to the start of talks on Albania's association with the EU” At the headquarters of the European Union President Berisha met with the President of the European Commission, Jacques Santer. The Santer-Berisha talks centered on the development of Albania's economy toward a market economy. President Berisha presented to the President of the European Commission, Santer, Albania's request for association with the EU. For his part, Santer expressed the EU's appreciation for Albania's further progress toward a market economy. He stressed that there are no political obstacles to starting talks on Albania's association with the EU, but that certain technical procedures and economic standards must be respected. The Berisha-Santer talks continued over a working lunch hosted by Santer. Other meetings of President Berisha President Berisha also met Mr. Van Den Broek, who expressed the need for the Commission to increase assistance and cooperation with Albania, and praised the commitment of the Albanian government to pursuing reform. You and Over (iuaj) said, we have made a major contribution to the stability of the region. That is all I have in mind regarding Albania's relations with the EU. I think that a group of Albanian experts and a group of Commission experts, said Mr. Van Den Brok, should work to clarify some economic indicators before the agreement is submitted to the Council. The EU mediator for the former Yugoslavia, Mr. Karl Bild, discussed the crisis in the region, with emphasis on the situation in Bosnia. The Kosovo issue, Bild stressed, should be given special attention. The way to increase and expand Albanian-Belgian relations was the focus of the talks at the seat of the Belgian government and with Prime Minister Dehan. Dehan expressed his full support for the democratic forces governing Albania, as well as for the further rapprochement of our country with the EU. He especially praised the situation in the region in the bilateral relations. The meeting with the Belgian Prime Minister concluded the program of the Albanian President's visit to Brussels. In the evening President Berisha returned to Tirana. Euro-News on President Berisha's visit Yesterday the Euro-News television network broadcast a report on President Berisha's visit to Brussels. The news noted that Albanian President Sali Berisha called for the lifting of the embargo against Serbia to be conditioned on a fair and acceptable solution in what had previously been called the autonomous region of Kosovo. Berisha criticized Serbian President Slobodan Milošević for the Serbian colonization of Kosovo in an effort to change Kosovo's ethnic structure, Euronews reported, where 97% of the population is Albanian. Problems created in the ethnic regions of Kosovo, one of the most tense areas of the former Yugoslavia. The Secretary General of NATO, Willy Claes, stressed that he shares the concerns of the Albanian President Sal Berisha. The failure to respect the rights of Albanians in Kosovo, NATO has made clear to the Belgrade regime, said the Alliance's Secretary General Willy Claes to journalists.

The Chief of the U.S. Army Staff, General John Shalikashvili, on a working visit to Albania Shalikashvili: Albania is playing a constructive role At Rinas airport, the highest-ranking military officer of the U.S. Army was welcomed by the chief of the Albanian General Staff, General Sheme Kosova, as well as other senior military officers from various branches of the armed forces and officials from the Ministry of Defence. The Chief of the U.S. Army Staff General John Shalikashvili on a working visit to Albania One step further in strengthening Albania - USA relations Shalikashvili: Albania is playing a constructive role At Rinas airport the highest-ranking military officer of the U.S. Army was welcomed by the chief of the general staff, General Sheme Kosova, as well as other senior military officers from different branches of the armed forces and officials of the Ministry of Defence. The official welcoming ceremony for General Shalikashvili took place at the premises of the Ministry of Defence, where the highest-ranking Pentagon officer was received by the Minister of Defence, Safet Zhulali. On this occasion, the brass band performed the national anthems of Albania and the USA. Afterwards Zhulali and Shalikashvili reviewed the honor guard. The Zhulali-Shalikashvili talks were held in the presence of journalists. Zhulali pointed out that this is the first time that the highest- ranking U.S. military officer has come on an official working visit to Albania. We value this visit very highly and see it as a new moment in strengthening political and military relations between the USA and Albania. General Shalikashvili, for his part, stated that there are all possibilities for cooperation in the military field to be further expanded, since Albania and the USA should continue to grow even more in the interest of peace and stability in the Balkan region. (Continues on page 2)

Terrified by their inglorious end, after a long four-year historic governing failure, the leaders of the Socialist Party there lie through political pamphlets against their opponents. A shameful end awaits your black plans Terrified by their inglorious end, after a long four-year governing historical failure, the leaders of the Socialist Party, there, lie through political deception, and of late they have launched their most shameful campaign, the one they call an election campaign. In truth, even in this case they do nothing other than once again express their cultured hypocrisy. Those who on 23 March 1992 began the pre-election or electoral campaign, call it what you like, with contempt, have passed above the stars of desolation, with democratic censure their usefulness in the hands, yet, for whatever reason, they have once again started in their own way. The real matter is that they have started here, and until the end, when the moment of the elections truly comes, they will be frozen. In any case, the premature mischief of the leaders of the Socialist Party, and of those who wish to remain in the unwanted politics of the mother party, cannot fail to be taken into consideration for another reason. They want, at any cost, to respond to a trap of artificial poverty, especially PD, by creating incidents out of themselves, from which they can draw political capital as a victory. It is not the case that the law for punishing crimes against humanity [? ZP as the law [?] of political blood feud", this means that the leadership team of the Socialist Party is a team of hotheads who, unaccustomed, with the force of the laws of the rule of law, seek to put into action illegal acts, in which they consider them appropriate, their provocations on this topic have been continuous during four years, but nothing has started, they will not stop on the wrong path of artificial tensions. However, faced with this right of tension that the leaders of the Socialist Party have proclaimed and that is articulated by their zealous marionettes instead of human hearts, from gentlemen of sharp class war, people will judge calmly. Because the Albanians now know very well who is howling for the lost chair and who is fighting for democracy and its consolidation. Doke, before shouting to save democracy from thieves, must answer whether he himself allowed any theft or not? The flimsy anecdote of the chatterbox of the posters of Fjori Shahu (Pellumbi Serve) cannot destroy the labor of the justice organs against these years. They would indeed wish to fabricate a justice dependent on them, but that time has come to an end once and for all, therefore ordinary thieves, as their leader is, cannot be released as the ideologues of Marxism in the Socialist Party deserve. What do the current figures of the Socialist Party chairs show? They show that they have been seized by panic. Many of them, more precisely, will be forced to leave politics and that is why they have become so aggressive. This aggressiveness is the fundamental trait of that party, especially the Socialist Party; this aggressiveness and in fact what is called the electoral platform of the Socialist Party, this aggressiveness is the content of their organizational structures that emotionally dominate the former State Security. This aggressiveness is their first fundamental trait, from which has sprung the shamelessness not to stand up in parliament in honor of the martyrs of 2 April, the martyrs of 23 March, and the Socialist Party leaders have failed in fabricating the strategy of tension. The calm of the Albanians, the efforts for the consolidation of democracy will cover your black plans with shame. As with any wretch. And you will have nothing left but to arrive at your deep disappointment, which will be inevitable.

Later President Berisha hosted a dinner in honor of General Shalikashvili. President Berisha hosted a dinner in honor of General Shalikashvili Later President Berisha hosted a dinner in honor of General Shalikashvili. In his speech President Berisha emphasized that the USA have been the main supporters for the overthrow of communism, in the efforts to build the rule of law, a market economy, etc. The red line defined by Presidents Bush and Clinton for Kosovo has been a deterrent to the spread of the conflict, Berisha stressed. He also praised the deployment of American troops in Macedonia. The President of the Republic, Mr. Sali Berisha, confirmed Albania's support for the use of the base, as it provides assistance to NATO. General Shalikashvili stressed that Albania is showing it can move forward. It is enough to intervene if it will [? assured General USA- Corresp. [?]

Today: The President of the Republic Mr. Sali Berisha in Italy Today, at the invitation of Italian President Luigi Scalfaro, President of the Republic Mr. Sali Berisha is leaving for Italy. During his visit, President Berisha will meet President Scalfaro, Prime Minister Dini, political figures, business leaders, artists, etc. President Berisha will also meet with the Arbëresh people of Italy. A highlight of the visit will be the meeting with Pope John Paul II.

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