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Rilindja Demokratike

E DIEL 6 Gusht 1995

PD always keeps in mind the interests of the lawful owners

Tirana, 4, the Albanian President, Sali Berisha, yesterday held a conversation with activists of the Union of former owners and politically persecuted persons, where he said that “at the moment of drafting the first provisions on economic compensation measures and physical compensation, which we intend to present to parliament in September, I believe that we will take into account the interests of former owners and politically persecuted persons.” Berisha said that these categories of society “have suffered total mistreatment for nearly 50 years” and “must receive the appropriate reparations as compensation.” The leader of the opposition described it as important “for solving the economic-social and democratic problems” to develop a clear strategy for resolving the problem of private property. According to him, “by solving the property problem, we create conditions for the market and for European integration.” The daily press stresses that the government is considering various compensation and property restitution schemes. Concerns were also raised at the meeting about administrative delays, the non-return of properties in certain cities and the lack of funds. The President emphasized that the procedures would be based on the law and that no one would be excluded from the right to claim their own property. Representatives of the union asked that the process be fast, transparent and supported by a clear political will. They recalled that lawful owners and politically persecuted persons were among the social groups most damaged by the communist regime and that a large part of the injustices continues even today. The meeting was assessed as a positive step toward resolving an issue that has lasted for decades.
Sali Berisha Tiranë

Here is Ramiz Alia’s scenario for civil war

A brief conversation by Ramiz Alia with his friends from the Durrës Forum, now 14 people and they would no longer rise up the energy of organization. They begin with the student movement, raising the issue of pluralism in an organized way. They are the first, after more than fifty years, to rise up to make opposition! Without being opposition. The next day they said before setting off, after the road about what they wanted. Two points were also set. First, with some significance for the administration, and also loudly and with a shout, a question was asked: what is there to do? Many things? Of this? There is nothing. To move? To move. He had his own comrade. Apparently he understood. These were the first steps and there they found a certain force, and that is how it happened. This meeting with the students, where two points were set, marked the beginning of the wave that would continue. The only organizers remained calm. They understood that the movement had taken on a political shape. It could no longer remain spontaneous. The creation of parties was now being demanded. Against this background, the actions of the old leadership to curb this process took on a dual character: on the one hand cautious tolerance, on the other preparation for violence and division. This was evident in the way orders were given and in how the known structures of the time moved. It is precisely here that Ramiz Alia’s scenario for a controlled crisis emerges. The people of the Durrës Forum were named individually, their position was measured, their ability to speak, their ties with students and intellectuals. The goal was not to allow the creation of an independent political center outside the control of the PPSH. All maneuvers aimed to distract the energy of protest and turn it into an endless institutional debate, with no real result. However, the dynamics of events moved faster than the schemes drawn up in the offices of power. People became convinced that the era of a single party had ended. Even where attempts at compromise were made, it was clear that pluralism had become an irreversible demand of society. That is why every conversation, every meeting and every movement of that time must be read as part of a great political and moral confrontation.
Ramiz Alia Durrës

They followed the path of Enver and Nexhmije

With this action he insulted and played with the patience of having the demonstrators thrown and imprisoned, but in reality only to protect them from the mindless. By Alia. Myftiu and Co. (Continuation of PÇP) ShPres te i fundit damarët e gjakut and the color of it “He does it with words” - it was a little of his annoyance in everyone’s eyes. “We can even kill ourselves” - he came out with irony, but with a sigh. A successor of the OJSH described the statement as “a sign of despair,” adding that this was an expression of a force now in retreat. For others, the issue had taken on moral and political dimensions. Criticism of those who sought to restore the figures and myths of a bygone era was growing stronger. The mention of Enver and Nexhmije was not seen as accidental, but as a continuation of an authoritarian mentality that had brought violence, isolation and poverty. In this context, the polemic also took on a broader dimension: what kind of Albania was to be built and on what values. The debate spread further in the press and in public opinion. Some saw this stance as a provocation, others as an attempt to test the limits of tolerance in the new pluralist society. But the reaction was strong and clear: a symbolic return to Enver and Nexhmije could not be a way out of any crisis. Albania had to move away from the legacy of fear and build an order in which political responsibility and civic freedom had priority.
Nexhmijes Alisë Myftiu Blerim Çela Shqipërie

There is no cholera case

Communiqué of the Ministry of Health and Environmental Protection Regarding the rumors circulating about the possibility of cholera appearing in Malsia e Madhe, Kukës, Tropojë and Shkodër, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Albania announces that, so far, no suspicious clinical or bacteriological case of this disease has been identified. Periodic checks are being carried out on drinking water sources, supply networks and border points. Measures have been taken for disinfection and for monitoring the epidemiological situation. The ministry calls on citizens to remain calm, respect hygiene and sanitary rules and not fall prey to panic or inaccurate news. According to the communiqué, the health structures are in full readiness and any suspicious case will be treated immediately according to the relevant protocols. The authorities emphasize that there is no cause for alarm and that cooperation between the population and the health institutions remains essential for safeguarding public health.
Malsinë E Madhe Kukës Tropojë Shkodër Republikës Së Shqipërisë

Blerim Çela makes a denial

On Monday, the newspaper Amarcordos [?], Ngezacon Amarcadotos [?] of 4.8.95 was accused by TV [of the scandal] [that] [Bledni] [of] [Nexhmije] [in] [the press] [more] [mandatory] [for] [the opening], [that] [in] [their] [interest] [it] [showed] [instability]. The issue was widely commented on in journalistic and political circles. In this response, Blerim Çela rejects the accusations and describes them as part of a discrediting campaign. He says that he has no connection with the claims made and that his positions have been public and consistent. According to him, the misuse of his name in this debate aims to shift attention away from the essential issues and to distort the truth.
Blerim Çela Alisë

An Albanian presenter departed for the US

After the first announcement, according to data [from] [the] [American] [agency], [it] [was] [said] [that] [an] [Albanian] [artistic] [figure] [would] [travel] [to] [the] [United] [States]. [Later] [it] [was] [specified] [that] [it] [was] [an] [Albanian] [presenter], [who] [would] [take] [part] [in] [an] [artistic] [event]. The announcement was received with interest, especially because at that time international appearances by Albanian artists were rarer. The trip was commented on as an opportunity to present the Albanian cultural image abroad.
SHBA

The expansion of the Party’s base is being targeted

The 4th PD Conference, Mirdita: The expansion of the Party’s base is being targeted That they would accept and pass with much of the daring people from the city of Kosovo zhb[r]ol pund[?] përgjerores ca 4-et e P.-së te rrethit te Mirditës Mirditë, [unclear] (report) A large, [unclear] reception, with broad [massivity], [the will], [to] [do] [politics], [in] [support] [of] [the PD] and [of] [its] [chairman], [Professor] [Doctor] [Sali] [Berisha], [was] [held] [yesterday] [the] [fourth] [conference] [of] [the] [Democratic] [Party] [of] [the] [Mirditë] [district]. It was emphasized there that Mirdita remains one of the areas with stable support for the PD, but at the same time broader organizational work is needed to expand the party’s base. Representatives of local sections reported on the commitment of the structures, on contacts with residents and on the need to strengthen the youth forum. It was also discussed the economic and social problems of the area, unemployment, infrastructure and the departure of young people. The speakers called for the PD program to be explained better to citizens and for political activity not to be limited only to election periods. The conference approved the main directions of work for the months ahead and assessed that the expansion of the party’s base remains a fundamental task for preserving political dominance in the district.
Sali Berisha Mirditë Kosovë

The American ship USS Dallas arrived at the port of Durrës

Durrës, [7] [August]. [According] [to] [the] [announcement], [the] [American] [ship] [USS] [Dallas] [arrived] [at] [the] [port] [of] [Durrës]. [Its] [presence] [was] [valued] [as] [a] [sign] [of] [cooperation] [between] [Albania] [and] [the] [United] [States]. Protocol meetings were held at the port and a friendly message was conveyed for strengthening bilateral relations. The event was widely covered in the press as a symbol of strategic rapprochement with the West.
Durrës Shqipëri Shteteve Të Bashkuara Perëndimin

Time? 7 / X?II Municipal Tirana

Press!? - 6 August 1995 / Albanian, edition with vr? READ ON PAGE 3 No. 1808 YEAR XVII 7 Municipal Tirana Culture?- and review letter “Albanian” edition with vr? READ ON PAGE 3
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