The 3rd Conference of the Socialist Party of Tirana City Servet Pëllumbi: Socialists guarantee political stability, efficient governance, integration into Europe The discussion and definition of the party’s electoral platform for Tirana were placed at the center of the conference’s attention. In conclusion, the chairman of the Socialist Party, Fatos Nano, described the forum as one of the most important for the smooth running of the pre-election campaign and for the progress of reforms. At the conference, he stressed, the issues discussed were the degree of democracy, independence from the power of the administration, the party in the administration, and human rights. Pages 2 - 3: “Better with us socialists in governing the country” by Dr. Servet Pëllumbi. “Deputy Chairman of the Socialist Party” “What the Socialist Party offers the residents of the capital”, by Musa Ulqini, chairman of the Socialist Party of Tirana City.

Berisha arrives at the National Council of the Democratic Party: who will not run in the upcoming elections. Former PD chairman Eduard Selami, at the head of a list of Berisha opponents, they oppose to minimize the effects of personal triumph. Tirana, 5 February “Better never than late”, so spoke yesterday Dr. Sali Berisha in his speech before the National Council of the PD, also known as the party’s “parliament.” According to this newspaper, the two main aims of the speech were: first, in line with the implementation of the decisions of the PD Presidency, replacement through “purges” in the party apparatus; and second, the final formalization of his intention to formalize the privatization of the state. Having as its central objective the holding of elections in the PD, according to a model successively imposed since the 10th Autumn Congress and the “success” that the implementation of this model brought for the party leadership, yesterday Berisha carried out an intense activity to minimize the conditions that made strong opposition necessary. Alarmed that the new list of the PD National Council, which held the forces of government, would preserve the critical spirit and leave room for the role of the Secretary General in the future, Berisha moved quickly to dominate that “parliament” himself. The practice of dominating solely through the role of deputy chairman and of hiding others next to the chairman the vote of the people. Page 4

-Christopher declares Yugoslavia will never fully integrate into the international community if it does not regulate the status of Kosovo U.S. Secretary Strobe Talbott told journalists that Washington will not ignore the unprovoked international challenge and that if Belgrade does not correct the failures in ensuring the implementation of the agreements, the U.S. government will provoke a sharper response. According to the U.S. administration, the Dayton talks ignored the Kosovo issue because of the insistence of Serbian President Slobodan Milošević, who demanded that the Kosovo issue not be discussed. Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov stressed that the creation of a special independent commission to monitor the implementation of the peace agreement is an essential ideal and is necessary in the near term. The chairman of the Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Ramona[?], called the special commission an essential guarantee. Page 11

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