Mr. Martini, your mind is on the villa you are building, not on the law - For 52 days, the "Nano file" has been blocked by the president of the Court of Appeal - Is he committing this abuse of office of his own accord or on orders from above?... - We remind Prelë Martini that his illegal action is punishable by up to 7 years in prison Fatos Nano and the Socialist Party, supported by their ever-growing electorate, honest Albanians who truly love democracy, certainly do not place their hopes in the Prellës and Rustems of power, just as they do not place their hopes in all those people pursued by the shadow of the past, filled with sins and accompanied by files and all sorts of pseudonyms, who, although dried out like “DOKU” in the sun, are ready to do whatever the architect of evil dictates. The villa that is preventing the "Nano file" from going to Cassation Read on page 2

- American officials describe the talks as successful - President Berisha promises the Americans additional military bases Yesterday the Albanian president Sali Berisha met with and held talks with U.S. President Bill Clinton. On the American side, Vice President Al Gore, Secretary of State Christopher, and other senior officials took part in the talks. The Albanian side included Deputy Prime Minister Virioni and Foreign Minister Serreqi. American officials described the Clinton-Berisha talks as successful. After the talks concluded, Clinton-Berisha, the Albanian president gave a brief statement to the press. He said: “I have just concluded very important talks with President Clinton. I am extremely satisfied. At this meeting were Vice President Al Gore, Secretary of State Warren Christopher, National Security Advisor Anthony Lake [?]. In the meeting with U.S. President Bill Clinton we discussed extensively Albanian-American relations and the situation in the region. I informed President Clinton about the successes of reform. The American president assured me of strong and comprehensive support from him personally, from the government, and from U.S. institutions for the creation of a rule-of-law state, of a market economy in Albania, for creating a democratic space for Albanians wherever they are, and for strengthening comprehensive economic, political, and military cooperation between our two countries. I leave this meeting convinced that a new page in the very good friendly relations that exist between our two countries is opening today. And I am very pleased. I am also very grateful to the host for the invitation.” Then, also yesterday, Berisha met with the leader of the majority in the U.S. Senate. Before the meeting with Clinton, Berisha laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington in Washington, where he was accompanied by the Albanian ambassador in Washington, Dilja, and the American ambassador in Tirana, Joseph Lake. He also met and held talks with IMF Director Michel Camdessus. During yesterday's meetings with American officials, Berisha reportedly also promised the Americans access to a number of additional Albanian military bases, which may be necessary for NATO military operations in Bosnia. President Berisha in front of journalists at the White House Photo: Reuters

- No democracy can be built on revenge, on unfair warfare against political opponents. Fatos Nano will soon be free. That is the logic of life. This is how the bastions of clan-based power are brought down for justice to prevail The President of the Court of Cassation is requesting the exclusion of Rustem Gjata from the composition of the judicial panel Read on page 3

- One of the Russian bosses who controlled cigarette smuggling is killed and his companion is wounded Confrontation in the waters of the Leqen of Shkodër strait, opposite Bozhaj, an area that falls under the jurisdiction of the Montenegrin border. The incident occurred at 4-5 in the morning. Everything was lost in the noise of automatic rifle bursts. The exchange of fire was deadly. Montenegrin border patrols that went to the scene managed to identify the dead man as a Russian citizen living in Titograd. The wounded man was a Montenegrin citizen, while the third man who escaped was Russian.

A new "gift" from the Meksi government for elementary and secondary schools It is paradoxical that at a time when the Meksi government and the Democratic Party claim and make noise about subsidizing education and encouraging and promoting citizens' schooling, it is drastically increasing the price of school textbooks. Read on page 3

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