Exclusive for "Zërin e popullit" Interview with NATO Secretary General Javier Solana, given to the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Zëri i popullit" Thoma Gëllçi "My scientific training has certainly reinforced my conviction that a rational framing of problems makes it possible to solve them. Scientists and politicians have something in common: they are first and foremost optimists who believe in the victory of universalism and realism. It is undoubtedly this conviction, nourished throughout my life within the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party..." Pages 4 - 5

Nano addresses the heads of state I have given you the opportunity to understand the great concern of the opposition leader and of broad public opinion in Albania about the endangerment of the approaching free elections and of the democratic processes as a whole Inevitably, therefore, these concerns must be raised seriously before the international factor, in the region and beyond, which has a direct and long-term interest in establishing democratic standards in Albania. These concerns are an indication of a major problem, with unpredictable consequences for the country's stability. First, from the hand of a regime that tramples on democratic civic and political freedoms, and second, from the instability that this kind of regime produces for Albania's future. We have had to include [sic] in the joint letter of the chairman of the PS and of the ASD, in which the European Community, the OSCE and the Council of Europe are called upon to observe and not leave these developments in the hands of an ignored warning for unimpeded [??]. Page 3

Inside The presentation of the Socialist Party parliamentary candidates is awaited with enthusiasm Chronicle from Berat and Gjirokastra Page 2

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Opposition with doctors, candidates for deputy, why- You can whistle at a poor athlete, but woe to anyone who falls into the hands of a bad doctor Bad doctor Pages 8 - 9 Economy

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