TONIN ALEMDHILLI Deputy The law “On Pastures and Meadows” was passed in parliament; it establishes on a legally sanctioned basis the ownership, administration and protection of pastures and meadows. In terms of its substance, the law returns to tradition by recognizing three levels: state-owned, jointly owned (by the village), and privately owned pastures and meadows. In the natural reserves used for semi-nomadic grazing and according to traditional customary law, there were pastures and meadows where prosperous livestock farming developed, providing sufficient produce for the nation. But the socialist adventure of nationalization and, later, of new lands brought about irreversible ecological degradation, so today we return to the livestock-farming tradition with a grazing land fund only one third of what it was fifty years ago. From experience, remember the miserable numerical and health condition of the herds, and the anxiety of shepherds on those socialist pastures, where the return of pastures and meadows to their lawful owners is a major concern for the [unclear] (socialists and Social Democrats) and for the tradition’s [unclear]? Why was the PD parliamentary group’s position on ownership of pastures and meadows considered a grave political sin? They know very well that the 50-year policy of a state-run economy brought about imbalances throughout the system, but ensured the individual’s total poverty and the absolute totalitarian rule that they so admire and preserve in the thermostat of their neo-communist strategy and left-wing coalition. The social and economic problems of ownership and administration of pastures and meadows are much simpler than those concerning agricultural land. Their settlement, investment and economic potential are, for now, extensive, so they require a different solution from the one applied for half a century. Why is the state afraid of capitalist owners? There are many of them now, and each is weaker than the 50-year government [unclear], more advanced than the ignorant 50-year-old so-called socialist state. Thus, the privatization of pastures, as well as of agriculture in general, marks the end of the possibility of socialism returning or becoming virulent in the countryside, just as speeding up privatization in general determines the burial of political corruption by placing the individual realistically above the state. That “On Pastures and Meadows.” But why did the crypto-alliance PDD, by voting against this law, renounce its own program of returning property? Was it snobbery or a wink to the socialist left? ...we brought about only an ecological depletion? ... irreparable, so today we are returning to the pastoral tradition with grazing land amounting to where, during winter and spring, tens of thousands of livestock died and dozens of specialists and workers were threatened with prison. This is not a vision from the distant past, but a condition from the 1980s and 1990s, when the socialist system was in its own political bosom—the very people of today (present-day) who insist on and fetishize a general social property belonging to no one. The bogeyman of capitalist exploitation by the feudal landlord and other Enverist legends are so anachronistic today that not only does the shepherd reject them, but the livestock themselves erase them through their health and reproduction. Why is the problem of ownership

On the “Alia-Nano-Dokle-Ruci-Benc” scandal - Internal sources in the PS leadership report that it ordered the withdrawal of 90 thousand dollars - Pellumbi declares that the money is untouched in the bank - RD has complete information on well over 250 thousand dollars appropriated by the PS leadership - Xhixha, a member of the PS National Council, accuses Dokle of signing off on the appropriation of the money - Xhixha accuses the PS of appropriating the money, saying: “I took nothing” and “I am not PS” - The deputy editor-in-chief of ZP tries to accuse other colleagues before state bodies - The theft and appropriation of hundreds of thousands of dollars by the current PS leadership is only the tip of the iceberg of its corruption EDI PALOKA Former “ZP” editor-in-chief and PS National Council member Perparim Xhixha has refused to sacrifice himself for his leaders. Two days ago, the prosecution opened a criminal case against him in connection with the 400-thousand-dollar scandal. In his statements to the press, Xhixha has been quite clear. He accuses Namik Dokle of having signed for the withdrawal of the bank’s money, including on his behalf. Ultimately, the matter is as “RD” first described it: Alia transfers 400 thousand dollars from the Solidarity Fund to “ZP” to buy a printing press. The Solidarity Fund, financed with money from the state budget, served ... [text missing]. Regarding the handling of the money, “I have no connection whatsoever with the account,” Xhixha says, making it clear that the printing press remains Dokle’s concern, as does the appropriation of the money. As for the other 250 thousand dollars that were misused, Xhixha considers himself merely “an employee,” that is, someone who carried out the orders and decisions of the PS leaders. Having headed the Progress enterprise for some time, Xhixha explains: “‘ZP’ was part of QBE (the Progress enterprise, editor’s note) ... The Progress enterprise was established by a PS decision, and I acted in this enterprise in accordance with state laws and PS decisions.” In short, Xhixha makes it clear that ... this fund was managed by the PS ... 90 thousand dollars. Meanwhile, In any case, the issue of the 400 thousand dollars, closely linked to that of the millions from the Solidarity Fund, now holds very few “mysteries.” All the justifications put forward by Dokle and the others have been easily disproved by the facts and documents, forcing the leaders of the PS to change their statements time and again, until there was no longer any for financing terrorist groups and m-1 (G. Ruci knows this well), and “ZP” was financed in this way too. Here lies the first brilliance. The editor-in-chief of “ZP” at the time, N. Dokle, sent 150 thousand dollars to Canada, supposedly to buy a printing press, but the “evidence” Dokle has to prove this consists of only two photographs, which certainly do not cost 150 thousand dollars. The printing press never arrived in Albania, nor did the 150 thousand dollars. Meanwhile, “RD” has complete information proving that the amount misappropriated dollars. The plunder of hundreds of thousands of dollars is in fact only a small part, merely the tip of the iceberg of corruption among the socialist leaders.

President of the Republic Sali Berisha sent a condolence telegram to US President Bill Clinton, expressing his profound sorrow for the innocent victims of the explosion in Oklahoma City, as well as his strong condemnation of this criminal and cowardly terrorist act. Press and Information Office of the Presidency

-So far, the number of missing people has reached 300- The number of people missing after the explosion of a car bomb that struck a federal building in Oklahoma City, in the southwestern part of the United States, could reach 300, US Attorney General Janet Reno said today, while according to other estimates, the dead may ... After the scandal broke in the press, Dokle declared that the printing press had not arrived because the 250 thousand dollars allocated for its transport could not be used by “ZP” without “permission” from the government. The latest documents confirmed that “ZP” had used that money and that only 36 thousand dollars remained. So why was the printing press not brought in? The PS leaders have nothing else to say about this matter, but “ZP” was the one they attacked most recently. A militant columnist at “ZP” had repeated the now stale phrases about political attacks on the PS and “ZP.” It would be best for the militant to ask his deputy editor-in-chief about this matter, since he is trying to accuse other colleagues before state bodies. Meanwhile, “RD” has complete information proving that the amount appropriated by the PS leadership is much greater than 250 thousand dollars. The number of people missing after a car bomb said today, while other estimates put the death toll at several hundred. According to the latest count, cited by several official sources and also referred to in an AFP report, more than 31 people were killed and 200 others injured in the attack, 58 of them in critical condition. Reno said that 300 people were missing among the approximately 550 people who had been inside the nine-storey building in downtown Oklahoma City, including 20 of the 40 children who were in a daycare center. According to federal experts who arrived from across the United States, quoted by the American television channel CBS, the death toll could reach 200. Two people were pulled alive from the rubble on Wednesday evening, but died shortly afterwards, the assistant fire chief said. State Senator James Inhofe also expressed fears that the number of people trapped in the wreckage, dead or alive, could run into the hundreds. Efforts to rescue those still alive have been hampered by the rain that had begun to fall and threatens to cause the half of the building still standing to collapse. Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick specified that the blast had created a crater ten meters in diameter and 2.45 m deep. Yesterday’s attack has provoked great anger among the American population and in the highest political circles of the United States, which strongly condemn this criminal act. In a brief statement to the press at the White House, U.S. President Bill Clinton promised his colleagues that justice would be “swift, decisive and harsh” against racists, who “are criminals.” He said: “The mistreatment of whose nations” [?] “an attack against innocent children,” a “vile” and “diabolical” act that the United States “will not tolerate.”

Law on the transformation of state enterprises into commercial companies approved Interpellations with Ministers Shehi and Brojka At the beginning of yesterday’s plenary session of the People’s Assembly, the chairman of the Presidium, Mr Pjeter Arbnori, informed the deputies that at its meeting the Presidium had agreed to include on the agenda the matter of renewing the governing council of RTV, since under the law it must be renewed every two years. For this, Mr Arbnori said, approval by the People’s Assembly is required, because we have also received a proposal to that effect from the parliamentary Media Commission. The inclusion of this matter on the agenda was put to a vote and approved by an absolute majority. Yesterday’s plenary session then continued with the review and approval of an amendment to the law “On the change and protection of private property over [unclear] ...” [The source text here is corrupted and partly illegible.] This amendment to the law, which was reviewed and approved by the committee for the review and allocation of advisory ... [text corrupted] Health-service facilities, dentistry, pharmacies and opticians, for a period of five years. Regarding this amendment to the law, [text corrupted] Stratorbadh, Cani and Majkoejt raised several questions concerning specific aspects of the law, which were answered by specialists from the Ministry of Health and Environmental Protection. Representatives of the PS, PSD and PD parliamentary groups, as well as the chairman of the parliamentary Committee on Education, Health and Social Affairs, Mr Pjeter Pepa, expressed their views on the proposed amendment to the law. After the debate, the law was approved by a majority of votes, both in principle and article by article, and as a whole. The agenda of yesterday morning’s plenary session also included an interpellation with the Minister of Industry, Trade and Transport, Albert Brojka, requested by PD deputy Kole Tonaj, concerning issues ... (Continued on page 2) ...health-service facilities, dental clinics, this amendment to the law, Perme teji Stratorbadh, Cani and Majkoejt raised several points concerning specific aspects of the law, questions and Environmental Protection. The proposed amendment to this law was discussed both by representatives of the parliamentary groups of the PS, PSD and PD, and by Social Affairs, Mr Pjeter Pepa. After the discussions, the law was approved by a majority vote, both in principle and article by article, concerning problems

- Interview with Dagllas Hog, British Minister of State, given to the BBC on 20.4.1995 First, Faik Luta asked Mr Hog how important the role of the Albanian government is in resolving the problems of the Albanians of Macedonia. - I think the most constructive position the Albanian government can take is to understand that these problems must be resolved within Macedonia itself, that is, among those who live there. And I think President Berisha has taken a constructive position by recognizing Macedonia’s sovereignty and integrity, and that it is up to those who live in Macedonia to resolve their own internal problems. Mr Hog, how would you describe diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Albania at this moment? - Good. Do you have plans to appoint your ambassador in Tirana soon? - We would like to do so, but first it is very important that he be properly established, and at this moment we are holding discussions with the Albanian government about his appointment. There are currently more than 200 thousand Albanian emigrants in Greece. The issue has been raised several times, but so far the Greek government has taken no action. Considering that Great Britain has had similar problems in the past, how do you think this problem can be resolved? - It can be resolved only through discussions between the Albanian and Greek governments. I do not believe that others can do much more than try to encourage dialogue between these two countries. And the European Union—can it contribute more in this regard? - I believe these issues must be resolved between the two countries, in this case between the Albanian and Greek governments. We can certainly encourage the parties to talk and perhaps sometimes put forward constructive ideas and proposals, but this is not a way of replacing the efforts of the two countries to reach an agreement with each other.

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