We are publishing in today's issue the news from the Austrian news agency "APA", which, as was announced yesterday in Vienna at the end of the visit by the vice-president of PRESS, Dr. Sabri Godo, who concludes today, during his meeting with his Austrian counterpart, the vice-president of parliament, Dr. Heintz Fischer, it was agreed that Austria would grant Albania a loan of 70 million ATS, in return for which Albania would sell agricultural land on the coast as part of its foreign debt. Taking into account the particular importance of this problem and its long-term, multi-layered consequences for the fate of the Albanian nation, the editorial board is publishing it in full, together with our comments. We address all political forces, intellectuals, specialists in science and economics, as well as the broad public, inviting them to speak out as soon as possible on this highly delicate matter that is dangerous for the future of our nation. According to the Austrian press Albania will sell agricultural land to settle a seaside portion of its foreign debt!? The current government must understand that it is only a temporary administrator and not the owner of Albanian territory We are publishing in today's issue the news from the Austrian news agency "APA", which, as was announced yesterday in Vienna at the end of the visit by the vice-president of PRESS, Dr. Sabri Godo, who concludes today, during his meeting with his Austrian counterpart, the vice-president of parliament, Dr. Heintz Fischer, it was agreed that Austria would grant Albania a loan of 70 million ATS, in return for which Albania would sell agricultural land on the coast as part of its foreign debt. Taking into account the particular importance of this problem and its long-term, multi-layered consequences for the fate of the Albanian nation, the editorial board is publishing it in full, together with our comments. We address all political forces, intellectuals, specialists in science and economics, as well as the broad public, inviting them to speak out as soon as possible on this highly delicate matter that is dangerous for the future of our nation. APA (ap) Albania does not plan the possibility of parting with part of its short-term outstanding debts [sic] [?] with alternative credit [?.] An official of the government said yesterday that it has secured and received around 40 million ATS in line with the deputy minister of agriculture, Mr. [?] Reitberger. "The additional Austrian aid for Albania on the basis of the tied loan should be arranged in a loan totalling 70 million ATS," it was announced. For a large part of it, Albania should repay the loan in kind. "We can get that there in bun and since Albania has a lot of agricultural land, we think these lands should continue [?.] to be committed for part of its debt [?.]," the authorities said. In addition, Austria intends to expand economic cooperation with Albania in the fields of timber and construction. (Comments of the editorial board) In contrast to 1993, especially for the following two reasons. First, the newly elected chairman of the Albanian Parliament (Kuvendi), Dr. Sabri Godo, represents here a completely different country from that of his predecessors, who came to Austria as representatives of the monist Marxist-Leninist and Stalinist PPSH. He is the chairman of a democratic Parliament with representatives of all parties, and not a senior functionary of a party-state. Having come here at the invitation of the first vice-president of the National Council, Dr. Heinz Fischer, he seeks comprehensive assistance in rebuilding the rule of law and the market economy. This is also characteristic of the path Albania has followed since 1992. What matters to us and to our interest are the concrete economic talks and the new assistance. If the text of the announcement is correct, then we are dealing with a highly serious national matter. Agricultural land in coastal areas, especially in the south, constitutes an extraordinary wealth of the country and cannot be treated as a commodity for settling foreign debt. The current government is not the owner of the national territory. It is only its temporary administrator on behalf of the Albanian people. No government can undertake to alienate such assets without a special law, without broad national approval, and without full transparency. Otherwise, any such action would be politically, morally, and legally unacceptable. This problem must be examined with the utmost seriousness by Parliament, the political forces, specialists in economics and law, as well as by public opinion. It affects not only the country's current economic interests, but the very future of Albanian national sovereignty.

From 21 to 23 June 1995, a PSSH delegation led by its deputy chairman, Mr. Ylli Bufi, paid a visit to Romania. During this visit the PSSH delegation held a meeting with the chairman of the PDSR, Adrian Nastase. At this meeting the relations and cooperation between the two parties were assessed and steps for expanding them in the future were discussed. The political and economic situation in Romania and in Albania was also discussed. As * * During their stay in Bucharest the delegation was received by the general secretary of the PDSR, Mr. Viorel Hrebenciuc, as well as by the head of the foreign office of this party, Mr. Horia Diaconescu. The members of the delegation met with representatives of the Romanian press from Adevărul, Dimineaţa, Curierul Naţional and on TVR and PSSH. During the talks with these political and media structures, developments in Albania and integration processes in the region were discussed.

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During their stay in Washington on 19 June, the member of the People's Assembly of Albania, Anastas Angjeli, met at the US Department of State with the director for Balkan affairs, Robert Gelbard. The meeting discussed the political situation in Albania, Albanian-American relations and prospects for cooperation. The American side expressed interest in the democratic and economic developments in the country. As * * In other meetings, MP Angjeli was also received by representatives of SIBA [?.], by experts on regional issues and by representatives of the Albanian diaspora in the USA. Issues related to economic reforms, privatization, the role of the opposition and elections were addressed. The need to strengthen democratic institutions and to increase public trust in the reform processes was emphasized.

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