The Foreign Minister explains Tirana’s deception with the name National Security Council The rulers in search of unrest Democratic people from Dibra are arrested on the justification that they blocked the minister's announcements by SHIK ON PAGE 3 Kosovo refugees arrive in Morinë

Democratic people from Dibra are arrested on the justification that they blocked the minister's announcements by SHIK ON PAGE 3

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Fighting intensifies in Western Kosovo, the Serbs try to retake lost positions ON PAGE 3

AMGP unionists go on strike. Privatization has got its finger in its mouth ON PAGE 5

A 40% wage increase is demanded, as at the beginning of this year, and the report says this could lead to an unexpected strike ON PAGE 5

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Today, 256 days since the killing of the opposition leader ON PAGE 7 SHIK notice Death to the Great-Serbs. Modern Nuremberg. The Serbs are doing this war with the Albanians and are exploiting drone footage

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Thousands of families continue to live and survive in the town of Vlorë ON PAGE 4

The leadership of the Democratic Party is organizing, on Saturday 29.05.1999 at 10:30, the national seminar on the theme “Albania’s membership in NATO, the road from Kosovo, with the solution” Main topics: - Military solution to the conflict in Kosovo, - discussions among Albanian political forces, - Albania’s integration into Euro-Atlantic structures, - the challenges of the Albanian economy, - the growth of democracy. Leadership of the PDSH

From the note The letter of Kastriot Islami that the newspaper published in full yesterday was called by diplomat Christopher Hill himself proof of his inflamed and shallow thinking. The reaction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to this letter is a lesson even for Mr. Hill. Albania’s diplomatic institution reminded the American envoy that Albanians do not accept anyone’s suggestions for compromise at the expense of Kosovo’s freedom. The Foreign Ministry made clear that it is determined against solutions that violate Kosovo’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In essence, its reply overturns the idea of turning Kosovo into a truncated protectorate. Meanwhile, Kastriot Islami’s letter shows not only a lack of political responsibility, but also an approach contrary to national aspirations. It gives the Serbs the right to seek concessions from Albanians precisely when the democratic world is intervening militarily against ethnic cleansing. Instead of strongly defending Kosovo’s liberation, Islami suggests pale and unclear formulas that only confuse public opinion. In this climate of war, every political ambiguity carries multiplied weight. Therefore the reaction of official Tirana is important: it reaffirms that Albania cannot accept temporary solutions that legalize Serbian occupation. Every proposal must start from the right of Kosovo’s people to self-determination and from the necessity of the departure of Serbian forces. If some politicians continue to speak the language of false compromises, the Albanian state’s official stance is a clear signal that the Kosovo issue is not negotiated on the basis of half-measures.

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