EXCLUSIVE Greece attempts to exploit the only reserves, bypassing Albania and Italy THE OIL WAR “Top Secret”: The Ionian hides 160 million tons The testimony of engineer Maks Shuli: The Americans came as early as 1988. The document presented to the prime ministers in '99: We have enough oil for 400 Albpetrols. Rama and “AK” react: Unacceptable The news A “top secret” document, published today for the first time, shows that former prime ministers Majko and Meta, in 1999, received information that beneath the waters of the Ionian Sea there are estimated to be at least 160 million tons of oil. The material, coming exclusively to shqiptarja.com from engineer Maksi Shuli, clarifies many of the dilemmas about the rush to sign the sea agreement. The result: Under the sea, around 400 billion USD in recoverable hydrocarbons are “hidden.” Yesterday the statements were also sharpened by PS leader Edi Rama and AK leader Kreshnik Spahiu. TIRANA GENC KONDI The 'Berisha' government has been aware of the presence of a very large quantity of hydrocarbons... continues on pages 2-3 The results of exploration in the oil and gas field by foreign companies in Albania. The policy of the Albanian Government for the oil and gas sector, unchanged for more than 10 years, aims at achieving the following objectives: Opening the oil and gas industry to free competition and liberalizing the hydrocarbon market. Encouraging foreign investment in these fields through the creation of an encouraging and appropriately flexible legal framework. Creating a magnet for foreign investment by drafting attractive legislation in relation to fiscal pricing and taxes. From the total set of works carried out at sea, it is concluded that the recoverable reserves of gas and oil from the aforementioned wells are expected to be approximately 500 x 10³ Nm³ of gas and around 160 x 10³ tons of oil. (left) Map of the sea division between Albania and Greece, rejected by the Constitutional Court (top right) Facsimile of the document on the results of exploration in the oil and gas field by foreign companies in Albania, showing the recoverable hydrocarbon reserves in the Joni-5 area, north of the Ionian Sea

Editorial BY ARBEN RROZHANI The mayor we do not have Today is the last day, we hope, of the hunger strike that the mayor of a city in France began last Friday. The news is simple, and very snobbish for Albania 2012: the prefect (the mayor, as they call him there) Stephane Gatignon, in the city of Sevran, near Paris, set up a tent outside the legislature last Friday, demanding five million euros in additional funds, for aid... continues on page 23

INDEPENDENCE / THE LAW IS VIOLATED Festivities with a distorted flag State officials: We know nothing. Olsi Lafe: This is a serious blunder TIRANA DHURATA HAMZAI The flag of the Albanians, distorted, is being flown in state institutions on the eve of the 100th anniversary celebrations... ► Page 20 The distorted flag at the Assembly headquarters

CLASH ► Page 8 ERE fines CEZ 4 million euros, the company: It is unfair

Comment BY ZEF BUSHATI The state has no money for the Vatican Albanian scholars who have had the opportunity and the chance to research and study, up to now, in the Secret Archives of the Vatican, are very few. Four scholars, throughout the history of our people, and they have not had the opportunity to research for a relatively long time in this archive, a serious reason that has limited them in the results of their studies. According to the... continues on page 22

ALUIZNI LIST ► Pages 17-19 New ownership titles for 2 thousand citizens across the country Beneficiaries from Berat, Dibra, Durrës, Elbasan, Fier, Kavaja, Lezha, Korça, Tirana, Lushnja and Shkodra

► Page 11 Kills his wife with a knife: Her lovers were mistreating the boy

► Page 4 Two versions for the money, Xhepa, Ahmetaj, Kadeli, and Shehu speak

► Page 12 Cardiology, two months in line to get a bike

► Page 9 The murder of Naim Suli in Fier, police had knowledge of the disputes

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