“SACRIFICE FOR A GUARANTEED FUTURE”

Prime Minister Nano meets with representatives of the International Monetary Fund PAGE 2

Prime Minister Nano meets with the Macedonian prime minister

. Prime Minister Fatos Nano visited the city of Ohrid (Macedonia) yesterday afternoon, where in the evening he met with the head of the Macedonian Government, Branko Cervenkovski. “The two prime ministers used this meeting for a mutual exchange of views on matters concerning bilateral relations between the two countries, problems of regional cooperation and Euro-Atlantic integration.” Prime Minister Nano will also take part today in the inauguration of the digital communications system between the two countries. “With this modern telecommunications system being put into operation, high-quality telecommunications services of every kind will be made available to citizens and businesses in both countries.” “This telecommunications corridor will contribute to more effective cooperation between the countries of the region and to the successful connection of their telecommunications systems to the European and global network.”

GJATA AN UDB AGENT?

The mystery of the “Bezhani” commission is revealed. The Speaker of Parliament accuses the President of the Constitutional Court

BERISHA IS ILL

Press conference by Justice Minister Thimio Kondi PAGE 5

A combination of political elements with those involved in smuggling

Interior Minister Ceka on the Milot incident: The police are motivated to uphold the law PAGE 6

Criminal proceedings against the duty police officers

Tirana Prison Criminal proceedings against the duty police officers Albanian Helsinki Committee No to violence in pre-trial detention facilities PAGE 6

Rustem Gjata, President of the Constitutional Court

A desperate defense by the President of the Constitutional Court

At yesterday’s press conference, a journalist asked: “Is it true, Mr. Gjata, that you were recruited in Belgrade on 11.01.1958 by UDB officers Aleksandër Zakfiq and Vladen, and that they gave you the codename ‘Valbona’?”... After Mr. Gjata’s non-answer—he was taken aback by the question above and did not know what to say—a series of other questions from journalists along the same lines followed, such as: “What does the expression ‘Sweet pomegranate, soft pomegranate’ bring to mind for you?” “What do the names Avni Gjakova and Syrja Popovci bring to mind? And the date 11.11.1970?” And others like these, which, although they received no answer, remain hypothetical until official confirmation of the truth of the “Gjata” file. Meanwhile, the Speaker of Parliament, Skerdër Gjinushi, as ATSH reports, has stated that “the President of the Constitutional Court, Rustem Gjata, is [text unclear] of this court.” PAGE 3