Even President Berisha’s fiercest opponents are many times freer and more politically independent than the leaders of this American institution of Albanian Albania - the country where freedom of thought and expression is a reality Even President Berisha’s fiercest opponents are many times freer and more politically independent than the leaders of this American institution of Albanian "The Albania of the century, the country in which citizens and journalists are treated with the highest respect and with the broadest freedom for their freedom of information and thought, is the only country in the world in the region and in the West where there is unrestricted freedom for the press and free speech," writes Robert Fisk in Sunday’s New York Times. This well-known American newspaper, with world prestige and a century-old tradition, refers in this same article to comments that several American organs such as "Wall Street Journal", "The New York Times", etc. have made about Albania during these days, praising the unrestricted freedom of the press. In this context, the president of the well-known American foundation Freedom House, Mr. Adrian Karatnycky, has declared that "no one in the world can deny Albania freedom of expression and the press." He cites as strong evidence the fact that some of President Berisha’s fiercest opponents not only openly oppose the government, but also have large space in the media and civil society. The article goes on to note that press freedom in Albania has become a tangible reality and that the accusations raised by political opponents do not hold. It emphasizes that in Albania there are a large number of newspapers and information organs with different political orientations and that no one is prevented from expressing their opinion. According to this assessment, even President Berisha’s fiercest opponents are many times freer and more politically independent than the leaders of this American institution in Albania.

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Halen: We fully support you in all the struggles to establish constitutional and public order President Berisha received the envoy of the R. Rhein Committee and von Herloff, accompanied by Ambassador E. Cermma[o?] Berisha: PS has blocked the country’s political life Halen: We fully support you in all the struggles to establish constitutional and public order President Berisha received the envoy of the R. Rhein Committee and von Herloff, accompanied by Ambassador E. Cermma[o?] Both the press and the electronic media are being used to carry out anti-national agitation on behalf of the historical enemy of the physical existence of the Albanian nation, President Berisha said today in a meeting with the envoy of Chancellor Kohl Dr. Klaus Kinkel, Mr. Halen, and the envoy of the president of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs of the German parliament, Dr. Klaus van den Heuvel[n?]. At the meeting President Berisha condemned the activity of extremist parties and declared that the blocking of the country’s political life has been caused by the stance of the PS and of other forces that support unrest. He then stressed that the government and Albanian institutions are determined to restore constitutional and public order throughout the country. The German envoys expressed full support for the efforts of the Albanian institutions in this direction.

It is our duty to elect the system that ensures a stable government for Albania, and that is the majoritarian law. It is our duty to elect the system that ensures a stable government for Albania, and that is the majoritarian law. Late last night, the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Council of Europe, Kjell Magne Bondevik, and the envoy of the European Parliament and of the current EU presidency, Lodovico Pessi, announced the conclusion of the talks they held with Mr. Berisha. According to them, the talks with the President were about political developments in Albania, the crisis, and the upcoming elections. They praised the importance of respecting the 9 March agreement and ensuring a stable government. In this context it was emphasized that the Democratic Party will respect the agreement reached and that the most suitable solution for the country remains the majoritarian law.

About the article in "The New York Times" Continues on page 3. The article once again shows the "victory" of the Albanian man and explains and responds to comments on the situation in Albania. The New York Times takes a look at the latest developments and the comparisons with Sali Berisha, commenting on his role in Albanian politics. The article also discusses the relationship with the opposition and its reaction to the recent crisis. The text also mentions various assessments of Albania’s international position and the consequences that domestic developments may have on the country’s perception in public opinion. The article ends with an analysis of the New York Times author’s stance and the way Berisha is presented in this article.

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