Once again, the Socialist Party expresses its commitment as an enlightened political force, responsible for the country’s fate Clear visions for the future and the determination to realize them for the good of the people and democracy—evidence that the SP is a party of the future Press conference of the Socialist Party Once again, the Socialist Party expresses its commitment as an enlightened political force, responsible for the country’s fate. Clear visions for the future and the determination to realize them for the good of the people and democracy—evidence that the SP is a party of the future. Yesterday at midday, the Socialist Party of Albania held a press conference attended by Albanian and foreign journalists, on the conclusion of the proceedings of its National Conference. At the outset, the Chairman of the Socialist Party, Dr. Servet Pëllumbi, informed the journalists of the conference’s results. The 2nd National Conference of the Socialist Party of Albania, he said, is an important event in the life of our party. Its impact, [text unclear] economic form. In line with this vision, we believe that implementing economic reform is now the central task of every serious political force. In this context, the 2nd National Conference placed the political alternative—its already familiar proposals for a new political solution and a new form of government to emerge through early elections—in the service of the economic alternative. Second, the future of democracy is an essential space [text unclear]. On this basis, the now stale argument that the SP’s 2nd National Conference achieved no success because it did not distance itself from the past, because it did not distance itself from Enver Hoxha, offers nothing new. We have transparently answered questions on this matter by referring to the SPA’s 1st National Conference (25 November 1991), which dealt entirely with distancing ourselves from the past, something also summarized in a [text corrupted: “result”]… …as a result of early elections. In this sense, we have no particular allies before the elections, nor do we think we will have pre-election alliances. Another achievement is the creation of a class of businesspeople and entrepreneurs who, through their own practical initiative, have overcome many difficulties and have kept… [text truncated] …Let us address the question more directly. We have regarded as an achievement the drafting of legislation serving the market economy, to which the SPA parliamentary group has undoubtedly also contributed; with very minor modifications, these laws could also serve our concept of a social market economy. many difficulties and have kept… [text truncated] …without recognizing the legitimate demands of the Albanian population living in this republic, on its own lands—in other words, its right to participate in forming the state. We have called for relations with Macedonia to be conditional on respect for the rights of the Albanian population living there. We believe our government has not taken this demand sufficiently into account, both in its decision to recognize the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and in other instances… [text truncated]

Europe is speaking so that you, too, will listen. Soon you will be going to the European Parliament. The immediate release of Fatos Nano—the first sign that you know how to understand Europe, that you know how to go there as Europeans. Read on p. 3 the interview with Mr. Langer given to the BBC.