EDITORIAL America with clash plans Now that the visit to the USA by Prime Minister Pandeli Majko is approaching its end, surely at the most difficult moment perhaps in recent history he was granted a truly special invitation. The face-to-face meeting with Majko after Monday’s children represents a great recognition from a high-ranking personality, but also an indication of the confidence that the American President of Tirana has, who is showing responsibility and political calm. Such is also President Clinton’s special interest in Albania, an interest naturally based on the address of a mission carried out effectively. The recollections and impressions voiced with the broad Albanian political stir still raise the question of what so open and powerful a thing from the Americans exists. The answer is affirmed as clear. Albania is now positioned on the side of the international community, being today still a small country in terms of weight of factors, but great in the spirit of a suffering people. Despite the war in Kosovo, for which the whole world, including not only the official Tirana but also the state and political institutions, from the President to the government and parliament, has made clear strong support from the Americans. The USA of Prime Minister Pandeli Majko is approaching its end, surely at the most difficult moment perhaps in recent history he was granted a truly special invitation. The face-to-face meeting with Majko after Monday’s children represents a great recognition from a high-ranking personality, but also an indication of the confidence that the American President of Tirana has, who is showing responsibility and political calm. Such is also President Clinton’s special interest in Albania, an interest naturally based on the address of a mission carried out effectively. WAR IS READY The Serbs are wanting peace Milošević blocks the KLA from going to Rambouillet NATO General Wesley Clark arrives in Macedonia Albania: Without the KLA there is no Rambouillet The analysts of the Albanian delegation in Rambouillet below and the Russian plane sends Suroi and in the Prishtina airfield. (REUTER Photo)

In Venice, scandal ON MONDAY THE BUILDING POLICE DECIDES For Albanians: A FINE OR THREE STORIES DEMOLISHED Prenga 18

KORÇË - Again there are killings with Kalashnikovs and mortars in the middle of the city. In the early hours of Thursday morning, the young man was unjustly killed [...] PAGE 6 In Korçë, insecurity rules the town KORÇË - Again there are killings with Kalashnikovs and mortars in the middle of the city. In the early hours of Thursday morning, the couple, a woman and three children? above their home, were killed. According to the police, an automatic magazine? and a grenade were found. According to police sources? the owner of a television repair shop was also seriously injured, while he was trying to defend. A powerful explosion had also been heard earlier in the city area and the concern made normal movement impossible for citizens. continued on page 6

Albania: Without the KLA there is no Rambouillet NATO General Wesley Clark arrives in Macedonia Milošević blocks the KLA from going to Rambouillet NATO General Wesley Clark arrives in Macedonia Albania: Without the KLA there is no Rambouillet

TIRANË - Albanian surgeons work as in the last century. Patients who enter and leave the radiology examination room are cut open? hundreds of times without knowing what they have inside. PAGE 11 They cut open the abdomen without knowing what is inside TIRANË - Albanian surgeons work as in the last century. Patients who enter and leave the radiology examination room are given hundreds? without knowing what they have. continued on page 11

DURRËS - The decision of the Court of First Instance to seize the ship “Adriatik”, which arrived two days ago in Durrës, is not being implemented, where goods are being washed? [...] DIARY The state gathered smuggling enterprises DURRËS - The decision of the Court of First Instance to seize the ship “Adriatik”, which arrived two days ago in Durrës, where goods are being washed. Senior officials of the General Maritime Directorate have stated that the border police, as well as customs, have no reason to act in order to stop the unloading of the ship’s cargo. continued on page 2

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