The PD leader and the Prime Minister also discuss Kosovo. Positions on the Albanian issue are to be made known Independent investigation into Hajdari's murder The PD leader and the Prime Minister also discuss Kosovo. Positions on the Albanian issue are to be made known ON PAGE 3

Students: They will not end the strike without receiving guarantees from the government for the fulfillment of all our demands Today, the government in dialogue with the strikers Students: They will not end the strike without receiving guarantees from the government for the fulfillment of all our demands

Promises are not enough to solve the crisis During the three governments in the transition period, the Albanian people paid twice the price of the disasters caused by the social communists themselves. The losses of a shattered economy, due to their fault during the three governments after 1991, and the recent crisis of bankruptcy, are like two drops of water. Meanwhile, today's government is making “promises” of better days. In a ruined economy with a privatized, reduced or closed industry, where crushed agriculture has been left without means or support, extreme unemployment has grown further, where trade and business are made impossible by high taxes and the arbitrariness of officials, where citizens' trust in the government has been seriously wounded by corruption and theft, when order and security have been shattered, on what basis and with what logic will the Albanian economy be rebuilt? All these are the bitter truths that affect every Albanian today. This is the gloomy picture that was presented yesterday at the meeting held between Prime Minister Majko and the head of the PD, Sali Berisha. It seems that last night's meeting was imposed by the country's difficult situation, especially by the internal political situation, which is becoming increasingly acute. In the talks with the opposition leaders, the government has been forced to take into account the fact that operational solutions are lacking and that propaganda cannot fill the void. While waves of protest continue, government forces have been set in motion to lower tensions, but this is only a first step. The crisis requires deep political and economic solutions, not just promises.

Pollo: The students' demand must be fulfilled by the government not only in words, but also in deeds Students: Why we greed to dialogue Pollo: The students' demand must be fulfilled by the government not only in words, but also in deeds ON PAGE 3

Actors in the Albanian political sphere are blocking official Tirana's entry into a Kosovo roundtable Political actors in the Albanian sphere are blocking official Tirana's entry into a Kosovo roundtable ON PAGE 2

Last night, a more-than-two-hour meeting between Berisha and Majko. The government accepts the opposition's demands. Also at the meeting were Pollo and Meta, as well as the striking students

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The masked men are spreading the web of crime exactly with the Cuban They are starting the robbery with the bank's money ON PAGE 4

Press statement of the Tirana branch of the Democratic Party They are killing me in the stadium special police officers, the good people ON PAGE 4

20 billion lire have arrived to address poverty, but the corrupters are still alive Italian aid is placed under “control” 20 billion lire have arrived to address poverty, but the corrupters are still alive ON PAGE 5

Teachers in the Tirana district protest the closure of the solidarity class Teachers, after January on strike Teachers in the Tirana district protest against the closure of the “solidarity” class ON PAGE 5

Statement by the united federation of teachers in New York Albanian- Americans support the students Statement by the united federation of teachers in New York ON PAGE 2

NATIONAL TELEBINGO Announcement The draw held on 20 December 1998 for National Bingo is released. THE PRICE OF ONE BINGO BINGO Sold and returned tickets from the 11,551 tickets of list no. 48. Number of winning tickets 1714 SERIES A? 6. Number of winning tickets 1714 SERIES A? BINGO DUBLEX Sold and returned tickets from the 1,733 tickets of list no. 6. Number of winning tickets 1734 SERIES A? 5. Number of winning tickets 1734 SERIES A? SUPER BINGO Sold and returned tickets from the 1000 tickets of list no. 157 Winning series only 2,000,000 lek. draw no. 1724 TICKETS THAT MUST KEEP THE TICKETS OF LIST NO. 157 AND SERIES A? 1714 SERIES A? TICKETS THAT MUST KEEP THE TICKETS OF LIST NO. 48 AND 6, NO. 1734 SERIES A? TICKETS THAT MUST KEEP THE TICKETS OF LIST NO. 6, NO. 1734 SERIES A? DRAW OF 27 DECEMBER 1998 AT 18:00 ON TVSH. TIRANA, 21.12.1998 BINGO TELEBINGO LOTTERY PRIZES Lottery specials for Bingo remained as they are minister Koqi