NO COMMENT “The Socialists brought us to this situation”, “should we accept the crowning of bandits and thieves through the candidacy of Sali Berisha’s dwarfish figure from Albanian public life?”, “where are we...” Taken from an interview with President Sali Berisha, published in the Bulgarian magazine “Njuz” on 9 April 1997

OBSERVATIONS Tomorrow the National Council of the Democratic Party will hold its proceedings... There is also accountability and responsibility within the PD. Tomorrow the National Council of the Democratic Party will hold its proceedings... There is also accountability and responsibility within the PD. It is not necessary to repeat Berisha’s generalities with the same formula, the same deputies of his party, or the same local politicians, the same people. Under these circumstances, without broad cooperation, it seems that the same outcome will be reached[?]. Page 2

35 killed and 200 wounded on 12 March in Qengj[?] (Continued on page 2)

The first troops from France are also heading to Albania in support of the country The French contingent includes armored cars, armored personnel carriers and PUMA transport helicopters. Page 7