AN URGENT TASK OF THE DAY: FACING THE ELECTRICITY SHORTAGE DURING THIS TIME OF DROUGHT At the workplace, everyone should act as an inspector - DURRËS - The use of electricity is being checked every four hours by the electricity enterprise, the municipal section, and at every enterprise. This is done to take appropriate measures wherever temporary excess consumption may occur. The electricity enterprise sends the executive committee sections and all major users, in good time and in detail, the electricity plan, according to the different circumstances that arise. This has made it possible to take precautionary measures so that work can proceed normally within the allocated quotas. As a result, during the period from January 1 to March 26, around 690,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity were saved in the district of Durrës. A number of enterprises are working responsibly, such as the chemical enterprise, which saved 93,000 kilowatt-hours during this period; the Manzë mine, the paper factory in Kavajë, etc. However, there are still enterprises exceeding the plan, to the detriment of the entire district. For example, the UMB used 92,000 kilowatt-hours in excess; the plastics factory, the collection enterprise, etc., also exceeded their quotas. This shows that the necessary concern to use every watt sparingly has not been sufficiently aroused everywhere. It shows that there are shortcomings both in organizational work and in fostering the conviction that everyone must work to save electricity. SOTIRAQ GJORDENI IN RESPONSE to the difficult situation created by the lack of rainfall, strong organizational measures are being taken in the district of Elbasan to save this resource. Although it has major consumers, such as the “Steel of the Party” metallurgical combine, the cement factory, the wood combine, the oil refinery, etc., not a single day has ended with quotas being exceeded. The district also recorded savings in January and February. Meanwhile, during these days of March, no enterprise has exceeded its quotas. In all the district’s enterprises, monitoring of the process has been put in place. Meanwhile, the Executive Committee of the District People’s Council, at a meeting held in recent days, reviewed this issue once again, even though the district is making savings, so that the work already begun can be taken further. There have been no excesses, only savings. Thus the metallurgical combine—

- ELBASAN - In March, the metallurgical combine saved 2 million kilowatt-hours, the municipal network 219,000 kilowatt-hours, as did the cement factory, the poultry farm, etc.; district-wide, more than 3 million kilowatt-hours were saved over the 26-day period. Whereas at other times the savings of some enterprises were “eaten up” by others, now the savings are across the board. How was this achieved? The staff is informed every day MAHMUT STAMBOLLXHIU, head of the municipal section in

FROM THE VISIT OF OUR GOVERNMENT DELEGATION TO EGYPT Yesterday morning, the President of Egypt, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, received Pali Miska, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Agriculture of Albania, at the presidential palace. Yesterday morning, the President of Egypt, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, received Minister of Agriculture of Albania, at the presidential palace. The reception, which took place in a warm and friendly atmosphere, was attended by Egypt's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Jusuf Vali, and Albania's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Cairo, Alkuf Cerga. During the meeting, confidence was expressed that this visit would contribute to further strengthening the friendly relations and cooperation between Albania and Egypt. On this occasion, Pali Miska handed President Mubarak a friendly message from Ramiz Alia, Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Assembly of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania. For his part, Hosni Mubarak thanked him for the greetings conveyed in the message and asked Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pali Miska to convey his greetings to During the conversation, the Egyptian president spoke of the friendship and traditional ties between our two peoples and countries, and expressed the wish that cooperation between Albania and Egypt be further developed for the benefit of their common interests. In his remarks, Pali Miska, after thanking his hosts for the warm and cordial reception, highlighted the traditional ties, as well as the feelings of friendship and respect that the Albanian people cherish for the Egyptian people and other Arab peoples. Our people have always valued and appreciated the centuries-long struggle and tireless work of the Egyptian people for the development, prosperity, and strengthening of their homeland. During the conversation, he also spoke about our country's foreign policy of friendly cooperation, Albania's path of development, and the Albanian people's determination to move forward along the path that has secured their freedom, independence, and national sovereignty. (ATSH)

Yesterday, the Speaker of Egypt's People's Assembly, Dr. Refat El Magoub, received Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Agriculture Pali Miska. Yesterday, the Speaker of Egypt's People's Assembly, Dr. Refat El Magoub, received Agriculture Pali Miska. After welcoming him and noting the special importance of this visit for the further development of relations and cooperation between Albania and Egypt, Dr. Refat El Magoub said that it was a particular pleasure to meet representatives of the heroic Albanian people. He said he followed with great interest the development of Socialist Albania, inspired by the friendly feelings the Egyptian people cherish for the brotherly Albanian people. For his part, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pali Miska highlighted the historical ties between our two peoples and their struggle against foreign occupiers for national and social liberation. A large number of Albanian national revivalists, he said, lived and worked in Egypt for the cause of national awakening and liberation. Our country has always supported the just struggle of the Egyptian people for freedom and independence, and has followed with interest the great progress made by the Egyptian people in various fields of life. The Albanian people have valued, and continue to value, the historical and cultural traditions of the Egyptian people and the work of Egyptian humanists and distinguished figures. During the conversation, the Speaker of the People's Assembly, Dr. Refat El Magoub, and Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pali Miska emphasized that exchanges between parliamentarians and contacts between the two parliaments serve to strengthen friendship and further develop relations and cooperation between Albania and Egypt. (ATSH)

Egypt's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Dr. Ahmed Eskemad Abdel Meguid, yesterday received Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Agriculture Pali Miska at the headquarters of Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Egypt's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Dr. Ahmed Eskemad Abdel Meguid, yesterday received Agriculture Pali Miska at the headquarters of Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and held a friendly conversation with him. During the meeting, the Egyptian foreign minister emphasized that the Arab Republic of Egypt follows the foreign policy of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania closely and with interest; it is an independent policy. Strengthening the friendly atmosphere and cooperation between the Egyptian and Albanian peoples will contribute to the further development of relations between our two countries. For his part, Pali Miska noted that Albania attaches particular importance to strengthening ties with the Egyptian people and other Arab peoples, and will work in the future to advance these relations further for mutual benefit. He also spoke about Albania's foreign policy and participation (Continued on page 4)

● Just 1 percent savings in electricity per day at the Elbasan Metallurgical Combine, the nitrogen fertilizer plant in Fier, and the PVC plant in Vlora would equal the amount needed by the entire district of Gramsh for one day. ● A 1 percent saving in electricity in the districts of Tirana, Durrës, and Elbasan would equal the needs of the districts of Gramsh and Librazhd combined. ● The promenade in Tirana alone consumes approximately 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per day. ● If the swimming pools in Tirana operate for an average of 5 hours a day using electricity, they consume no less than 1,000 kilowatt-hours. Similar calculations and approximate comparisons can also be made for the significant amounts of electricity consumed in third-category buildings, where many metal-cutting machines, lathes, and so on, and many fans and exhaust systems operate continuously. But such calculations can be made in every household, in every enterprise, and even for street lighting. These amounts may be considered small, but if this becomes an issue for the masses, for all producers and users, it can lead to the careful and restrained use of this great resource.

- VLORA - The General Directorate of Electric Power set the annual electricity-consumption plan for this district for the two energy enterprises in Vlora. Such figures may be useful for the coming months, but obviously they are not useful for the period that has already passed. The work may have suffered, or this resource may simply have been used with a free hand. Despite the current increase, the figures show that from the beginning of the year through March 26, 2 million 570 thousand kilowatt-hours more than planned have been consumed. The overrun is mainly in the electric-power system; indeed, it exceeds the district’s own overrun, reaching around 2 million 600 thousand kilowatt-hours. A closer look at the situation shows that, apart from several city enterprises, such as the canning combine, the collection enterprise, the lamp factory, and a few others, the largest overruns are in the agricultural sector. Thus, yesterday the «Vlora» State Agricultural Enterprise used ten times its daily quota; the Llakutand, Kota, and «Rinia» State Agricultural Enterprises, among others, also exceeded their quotas. There are major overruns at the poultry-rearing enterprise as well as at agricultural cooperatives, which are exceeding their plans. A marked overrun, exceeding 1,500 kilowatt-hours per day, has also occurred at the pumping station of the soda plant in Novoselë. Why are low quotas assigned to this station, the poultry enterprise, and the agricultural farms? Is it assumed that their electricity will not be cut off? This is why the district headquarters has a duty to take effective action and ensure that a stricter regime is introduced everywhere. of electricity consumption for this district. enterprises in the cit-

Yesterday morning, in the hall of the National Historical Museum in the capital, the General Council of the Democratic Front of Albania and the Committee for Culture and the Arts organized a national seminar on further improving the work of village museums as centers for the patriotic-revolutionary education of the masses. The seminar was opened by the chairman of the Committee for Culture and the Arts, Prof. Alfred Uçi. In the report, «For patriotic-revolutionary education of the masses living in the countryside», and in the participants’ discussions, the need for further improvements was emphasized, so that the network of museums would better meet the demands of the times. In implementing the decisions of the 5th Plenum of the Party’s Central Committee and the instructions of comrade Ramiz Alia, it was said that the coming period required a qualitative upgrading of the museums, a broader and more scientific conception of them, and more qualified and methodical work in arranging and presenting them. The good work carried out in the districts of Gramsh, Elbasan, Berat, and Lezhë was reviewed; there, all the museums have been established on the basis of the historical platforms and spaces of the villages. To further improve the situation, the seminar decided to launch a nationwide campaign so that the histories of all villages would be completed by the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Party. In his closing speech, the secretary of the In his closing remarks, Lesha Shkurti, secretary of the General Council of the FDSH, said, among other things, that museums, village histories, and monuments play a great and irreplaceable role in preserving national cohesion, in the political education of the working masses, and in strengthening convictions in socialism and its ideals. He stressed that we must preserve and enrich all the museums and village histories in keeping with their character and purpose, while increasing attention to their use by state bodies, the Front and other social organizations, schools, and veterans. Concluding, he said that the General Council of the FDSH and the Committee for Culture and the Arts would spare no effort or ongoing care to ensure that the campaign we are undertaking brings about a significant improvement, one that fully meets the great tasks set by the Party at its 9th Plenum of the Central Committee. (ATSH)

Yesterday morning, in one of the halls of the Palace of Congresses in Tirana, a National Seminar on the fight against cancer began. It was organized by the Oncology Institute in cooperation with the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization, as part of the implementation of the project with UNDP to strengthen cancer control. Taking part were oncology specialists and specialists from other fields, general practitioners, representatives of the Ministry of Health, Education, the women’s organization, the University of Tirana «Enver Hoxha», the Committee for Science and Technology, and other guests. Also participating were foreign experts, representatives and collaborators of Dr. Lajos Doobroessy from Hungary, Dr. Harvey from Norway, specialist Synnove Oernstad from Norway, Dr. Charles Gillis from England, Prof. Cristin Vutuc from Austria, Prof. Klaus Konrad Ebeling from the German Democratic Republic, and Prof. Ivan Jan Kozna from Czechoslovakia. Also present were the Minister of Health, Ahmet Kamberi; the chairman of the Committee for Science and Technology, Ajet Nushi; the deputy rector of the University of Tirana «Enver Hoxha», Rolanda Dhimitri; and other comrades. The seminar was opened by Gjergji Minga, director of the Medical Services Directorate at the Ministry of Health. On behalf of the Ministry of Health, the participants were welcomed by the ministry’s secretary-general, docent Lutf(i) Allaj, who stressed, among other things, that this seminar was an important organizational and scientific training activity that would raise the fight against cancer in our country to a higher level. The event was being held as part of the ongoing work to give concrete form to the Ministry of Health’s long-term program, drawn up in implementation of decision no. 189 of the People’s Assembly. Speaking about cancer control, he pointed out that our efforts had first been directed toward prevention through education, elimination of risk factors, and early screening, which are the most important components of our national program and the most promising means of reducing the incidence and mortality of this disease. We have so far succeeded in ensuring basic oncological medical care for the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and terminal care of patients. The participation in this seminar of distinguished experts from will support cooperation and the adoption of advanced international experience in cancer control. The director of the Oncology Institute, kandi- [candidate—text cut off], also offered greetings. (Continued on page 2)

Doctors at the city hospital in Kukës during a consultation. (Photo: A. Bodinaku - ATSH) Doctors at the city hospital in Kukës during a consultation. (Photo: A. Bodinaku - ATSH)

- PERMET - Do electricity users know that, up to March 27, the excess consumption amounts to 700,000 kilowatt-hours, and that this overrun increases production costs by 1.4 million lekë just in fines? For March, the daily quota has risen from 25,000 to as much as 75,000 kilowatt-hours. Water supply is a pressing issue, and under the drought conditions 40 percent of the electric pumping station has been put into operation. For now, the issue is not one of preventing (Continued on page 2)