18/07/1997
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Zëri i Popullit

18 July 1997

Berisha Is Holding Albania Hostage

The President's agony need not become the agony of the Albanians Article 26, final paragraph, of the law “On the Main Constitutional Provisions” states: “The office of President is incompatible with any other office, except those provided for by this law and that of party leader” The President's agony need not become the agony of the Albanians Berisha Is Holding Albania Hostage Article 26, final paragraph, of the law “On the Main Constitutional Provisions” states: “The office of President is incompatible with any other office, except those provided for by this law and that of party leader” Pages 2–3

The Co-Governance Pact, Evidence of the Socialist Party's Emancipation

Berisha will remain, to the very end, the embodiment of conflict and destructiveness in politics Page 6

The Responsibility Lies with the DP, but It Is Sought Outside Albania

On the eve of the DP National Assembly Page 9

Meeting with the Italian Ambassador, Spatafora

AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE PSSH: Yesterday, the Chairman of the PSSH, Fatos Nano, the Prime Minister of the Government of National Reconciliation, Bashkim Fino, and the PSSH Secretary for Foreign Relations, Mago Lakrori, received Marcello Spatafora, Italy's Ambassador to Tirana, at the KPD headquarters. PSSH deputies and the Italian Ambassador discussed preparations for the International Conference on Albania, which will be held in Rome on 31 July 1997. At this conference, which will also be attended by the Prime Minister and the Party Chairman, Albanian affairs will be discussed, and the economic and financial situation, as well as cooperation between Albania and all the participating countries, will be reviewed. PSSH Spokesperson

Towards NATO with Confidence and Dignity

Membership in NATO is achieved through a lengthy process of integration. In this respect, Albania, like the other countries that have embarked on the Partnership for Peace, is involved in this process. The establishment at the Madrid Summit of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, of which Albania is a member, represents a higher form of organization and constitutes a step in this direction. NATO membership is the highest level of integration. Thus, Albania has embarked irreversibly on the path to NATO membership; the question is one of the pace and timing of achieving this objective, which is also an absolute priority of Albanian foreign policy. Page 7

The “Golden Barrier” Is Working for Smuggling

Kapshticë: Page 4

“I am happy that Albania chose a left-wing orientation in the election of the par...”

The First Vice-President of the Social Democratic Party of Romania congratulates PSSH Chairman Fatos Nano on the parliamentary election victory “I am happy that Albania chose a left-wing orientation in the election of the par... Page 2