The issue of the day in the face of state indifference Tirana 32 bread producers are asking the state to intervene in order to avoid unwanted consequences in supplying the population with bread Shkodër Some bakeries stop working. The price of flour reaches over 37 new lek per kilogram. Gjirokastër The week began with a rise in the price of bread, which reached 50 new lek. Read on page 7

Servet Pëllumbi: "Berisha continues to be presented as a bad president" Page 2

"I regret that Mr. Berisha and Tritan continue to deal with politics"

"PD and Berisha are surrounded by the "kaplerët"

A reminder for Sali Berisha and those who applaud him. Page 3

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NOW ALSO IN THE MORNING FROM TIRANA. WITH TRAINS FROM BARI, IN THE AFTERNOON YOU ARE EVERYWHERE IN ITALY. THE ENTIRE JOURNEY BY PLANE AND TRAIN ROUND TRIP AROUND 299,000 LIRETTA. TEL. and FAX: 273 06

To Mr. Jorge Sampaio President of the Republic of Portugal - Lisbon To Mr. Jorge Sampaio President of the Republic of Portugal - Lisbon Jorge Sampaio THE NEW SOCIALIST PRESIDENT OF PORTUGAL The new socialist President of Portugal Dear friend, Your victory and that of the Portuguese Socialist Party, which you led as candidate in the presidential elections of 14 January 1996, were received with joy and enthusiasm by the hundreds of thousands of members and supporters of the Socialist Party of Albania, the largest opposition party in the country. Allow me, on this joyful occasion, to convey to you and to the Portuguese Socialist Party my warmest friendly greetings. Your convincing victory once again confirmed the value and fairness of the vote that the Portuguese electorate gave to the Socialist Party in last autumn’s parliamentary elections and the growing confidence in its alternatives. In this regard, we cannot fail to mention the valuable influence of Mr. Maroi Soarez, a respected personality not only in Portugal but also in the social-democratic movement. I take this opportunity to wish you and the Portuguese socialist government success and new achievements in leading and governing the country, for the good and prosperity of friendly Portugal. I also wish to express my conviction and confidence in the strengthening, in the future, of friendly and constructive relations between our two parties, on the basis of the finest values of democratic socialism, which we aspire to. With the highest esteem and consideration. Dr. Servet Pëllumbi Deputy Chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania Tirana, 15 January 1996