“PS started with doubts over prices and is ending with the closing of Corridor 8” The opposition denounces the deals made by government officials in certain Greek circles for diverting Corridor 8 pp. Meta, are there Greeks in the Albanian government? By Astrit PATOZI Yesterday Prime Minister Meta and the government he leads gave clear indications that they do not want peace. Published in a sloppy terrain or in the hands of a writer, these theses show that with today’s prime minister a wound has opened on the page, proving that he has no idea and no belief except in yet another staged appearance. The Albanian prime minister was forced to turn himself into a ridiculous figure, only for the interests of his family and narrow circle. Meta became so nervous that he lost patience and admitted with his own mouth that Corridor 8 will not pass through Albania, but through another country, declaring that the corridor would cost twice as much in Albania. Today, 557 days after the murder of Azem Hajdari The government protects the murderers of Azem Hajdari Every day that passes since the murder of Azem Hajdari, another shocking truth emerges about the collaboration between the murderers and the government. The testimony of the chief forensic expert about the involvement of several high-ranking police officials and other institutions in Hajdari’s elimination is no longer a surprise. Why does the government stop the investigations and deconspire the evidence? Why does murdered justice rule in Albania? on page 8

The prosecution will block investigations into the smuggling activities of senior officials on page 6

Call by “Bashkimi për Demokraci” Citizens of Tirana! “Bashkimi për Demokraci”, in the name of our common ideal of freedom, democracy and the free-market economy, the detachment of Albania from neo-Bolshevik influences and its approximation to the West, invites you on Saturday 12 March 2000 at 12:00, in Skënderbej Square, to protest together in a rally in defense of pluralism, independent institutions and free elections in Albania. Let us protest together in defense of democracy and against the avalanche of violence pouring out from the irresponsible government of Azem Hajdari. on page 7

By Astrit PATOZI Yesterday Prime Minister Meta and the government he leads gave clear indications that they do not want peace. The publication of the thesis of the Greek Foreign Minister, Papandreou, according to which we must close Corridor 8, is now a sign that the Greek Foreign Minister has long been saying. He may now be the other country, proving that he has no idea and no belief except in yet another staged appearance. The Albanian prime minister was forced to turn himself into a ridiculous person, only for the interests of his family and narrow circle. Meta became so nervous that he lost patience and admitted with his own mouth, Mr. Meta should have declared that Corridor 8 will pass through Greece. on page 7

Mustafaj: tactical comments from the Greek Foreign Minister’s ruffians to yellow road on page 2

The lives of those trapped in the Batres mine galleries are at risk on page 4

Notice The Director General of the Mining Inspectorate, Paskal Milo, has been informed that Mr. Minister of Foreign Affairs said that Mr. Paskal Milo is being issued a Greek visa on 13 March and 24 March 2000, because the Embassy of Greece in Tirana will be closed on the occasion of the national holiday on page 9

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Notice The customs directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that Mr. Paskal Milo in his capacity as Mr. Paskal Milo and for the withdrawal of the Greek visa from 13 March and 24 March 2000, because the Embassy of Greece in Tirana will be closed on the occasion of the national holiday on page 9

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504,527 days since Azem’s murder 504, 527 days since Azem’s murder Azem Hajdari’s deadliest offer Every day that passes since the murder of Azem Hajdari, another shocking truth emerges about the collaboration of those in power and his killers. In yesterday’s parliamentary session, the man who was exhuming, manipulating and deconspiring the investigation process was once again Prime Minister Meta. Gripped by panic, he rattled off a host of absurdities and slanders before the cameras, trying to defend those implicated from his family and close circle. His statement that “Corridor 8 costs more for Greece” is another added cloak of innocence to avoid responsibility. Every day that passes since the murder of Azem Hajdari, another shocking truth emerges about the collaboration of those in power and his killers.

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