TODAY, THE WEST RISES IN ALBANIA. 9:00 A.M. / BLER: “GOOD MORNING, MAJKO!”
(Photo: Reuters)
In the photo: British Prime Minister TONY BLER greeting his hosts yesterday in Sofia, Bulgaria
Welcome, Tony! Thousands of students today, at 1:00 p.m. in front of the Prime Minister’s Office
Prime Minister Bler arrives in Tirana at 9:05 in the morning at Rinas Airport, where he will meet with Albanian Prime Minister Pandeli Majko. The British prime minister will leave immediately for the camp for Kosovar refugees in Lushnjë, Elbasan, where he is due to arrive at 10:20. After returning from Elbasan, at 1:00 p.m. British Prime Minister Tony Bler will meet with Albanian Prime Minister Pandeli Majko.
The government of Mr. Majko, which has been in power for no more than half a year, has faced all kinds of challenges. They began in the first days of its work and continue intensively to this day. However these challenges are viewed, one thing is clear: in the language of the people, they are called “sticks in the wheels.”
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In the photo: British Prime Minister TONY BLER greeting his hosts yesterday in Sofia, Bulgaria. (REUTERS)
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President Meidani signed the dismissal of Minister Koçi yesterday
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Missiles, tanks arrive at the border in the north of the country
NATO deploys anti-aircraft missiles. The Kukës division brings out the tanks
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Rugova against the KLA, but also against Rambouillet
Rugova: I called for the bombing to stop; I was almost [unclear] for my family
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Speedboat operators buy four hundred Kosovars every day in Durrës
Tragedy in Vlorë, 3 dead, many injured
VLORË — Another tragedy has been added to the recent series of maritime tragedies at the end of this century in the Strait of Otranto.
The Italian coast guard, which keeps Albania’s coastline under strict surveillance, spotted three speedboats packed with undocumented migrants heading for the Italian coast. They immediately gave chase to the three speedboats. Two changed course, while the third continued parallel to the rocky shores of Karaburun and then struck the rocks, splitting open and causing a tragedy. We also sought comment on this tragedy from the chief of the Vlorë Police Commissariat, Lieutenant Colonel Arben Zylfytari, who stated that three people had been found dead—a woman and two children—as a result of a speedboat carrying around 40 Kosovars on board colliding with the rocks of Karaburun.
Çiljan Hoxha
