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Zëri i Popullit

E Martë 13 prill 1999

50,000 UÇK SOLDIERS ARE COMING

They come every day from Germany to Greece for to Bulgaria, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro [?] BERLIN - According to the UÇK spokesperson for Germany, Jashmim Shefiku, around 50,000 Kosovars trained in Germany are ready to fight the Serbs. These soldiers will be able to move through the border areas with Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro. In reports from the French news agency in a report on Monday sent to Brussels, NATO was told that these military forces could be used during the entry from Serbia into Kosovo to carry out further penetration and participation in the fighting. Shefiku said that the UÇK set conditions to stop displacement everywhere and indiscriminately, just as the war of the Albanian villages of Kosovo is being defended. Speaking about the course of the Serbian offensive in Kosovo, he said that the central part is facing heavier blows, while fighting continues in Malisheva and Suhareka. Through the statement of the West German spokesperson Jashmim Shefiku, the need to intensify aid for Kosovo fighters and to build a common strategy to withstand Serbian aggression is underlined. the strikes in the first withdrawal of the movement with the UÇK (REUTERS) [?]
Jashmim Shefiku Berlin Bullgari Shqipëri Maqedoni Mal i Zi

WORLD BANK: 30 MILLION USD LOAN READY

Prime Minister Majko continues the Bank of Albania’s hearing; Ana Haramnan of the Bank for Albania, Ana Haman TIRANA - Prime Minister Majko met on Monday with the World Bank director, T. Kasajmnen, and the World Bank director for Albania, Ana Haman, who had arrived in Albania with a delegation. At this meeting, the future of these relations was discussed, as well as the role of the arrival of Kosovars fleeing the war. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Majko expressed his thanks to the World Bank for its readiness to help Albania cope with the situation created. At this meeting, World Bank officials emphasized the need to intensify aid from other states as well, as well as the importance of Albania in maintaining its stance toward the Kosovo crisis. On the other hand, Prime Minister Majko requested help for infrastructure, agriculture, health, education and the banking system. At the end of the meeting, the World Bank director for Albania, Ana Haman, expressed her conviction that our country would successfully overcome the difficulties created and that cooperation with the World Bank would continue.
Majko T. Kasajmnen Ana Haman Tiranë Shqipëri Kosovë

There are mass graves

100 graves in two roads It is learned that Serbian exhumers are opening mass graves in the Drenica area, where Serbian barbarity is concentrated mainly in the villages of Vërmicë, Rezallë and Aqarevë. Massacred corpses have been found in all these villages, according to the victims’ relatives, at least 2 weeks after the killed had been locked up there. They were dragged to the side of the two main roads in the center of Drenica and hidden with earth and stones. After the executions, the Serbs dug 2 large pits and 1 small one where they threw the victims. “There are around 100 bodies killed brutally,” said relatives. In these graves are the bodies of several people killed, mostly women and children. For its part, the UÇK spokesperson for the Drenica area said that the graves have been discovered and are located near the center of the Serbian army. According to family members and survivors, Serbian soldiers gathered the villagers in the center of the village and shot them. In the photo, photos shown by NATO for the existing experience in the mass graves in Drenica. Solo, Ahmetove. (REUTERS)
Drenicë Vërmicë Rezallë Aqarevë

TODIËL, 7.650 TONS OF AID

According to the statistics of the control commissions, around 6 million dollars in aid have arrived in Albania to help those arriving from Kosovo. In addition to food and clothing aid, some of it is also medical supplies. It is learned that the aid has come mainly from Italy, Germany, France, Turkey, Greece and other countries. The aid has been distributed by the Red Cross, the army and state institutions. Aid worth 8.7% [?] has been sent from international organizations operating in Albania, while efforts within the country continue.
Shqipëri Kosovë Itali Gjermani Francë