In three days the camps will be dismantled and they will leave Albania The weapons are to be handed over to Albanian army depots TIRANA—At a meeting held on Wednesday evening between Albania’s Minister of Public Order, Spartak Poçi, and the man presented as Minister of Defense of Bujar Bukoshi’s government, Colonel Halil Bica it, an agreement was reached on the swift withdrawal, within three days, of all the armed forces under his command that are dispersed across various areas of Albanian territory. This will be preceded by the disarmament of all these forces.

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Many years after the massacre and trial By Neshat Tozaj I believe Shkodra has by now come to know the characters of Spahiu, the Arbnoret and the others who took the places of the Martyrs of Democracy, just as I believe that the people of Shkodra, more now than then, have understood who the real murderer of their sons is.

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The entities “Royal & Company,” with Anesto Nanon as declarant, “Apollonia” sh.p.k, “Alde” sh.p.k., “Erpa,” etc.

“abc” The recognition by neighboring Macedonia of Mr. Thaqi’s government carries messages far greater than those of a formal act. First and foremost, through this Macedonia showed that it intends to be a driver of entirely new relations of understanding and integration in the Balkans after the Kosovo war, something highly valued by Albanians wherever they live—in Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro or Macedonia. In a way, with this act Skopje returned the favor to Albanians as a nation, wherever they may be, for the contribution they have made to preserving this country’s stability and for the example they have set in securing its international recognition. For it is well known that Albania was the first country to recognize Macedonia after its separation from the former Yugoslavia. It did so not merely because a considerable Albanian population lives there, but because good-neighborly relations among the countries of the region serve cooperation for mutual benefit, voluntary integration processes and its rapid development. Along these lines, too, is the commitment made during these recent round-table discussions to organize a meeting among all the countries bordering Serbia, which would represent, so to speak, “its democratic encirclement”—an idea put forward for some time in international political forums. This moment marks the culmination of Albanian Prime Minister Majko’s visit to Skopje. It is understandable that events such as these lay the foundations of a new Balkans, the Balkans of the 2000s. Its foundations include the “philosophy of coexistence” among the peoples of the region, in contrast to the philosophy of conflict that has prevailed there, driven first and foremost by Belgrade’s hegemonic interests. Meanwhile, the Albanian factor’s representation of this philosophy shows that in the Balkans, where the international community is expected to be established through a new Marshall Plan, there is no longer room for the “game of geopolitical credentialing,” often imposed as a condition of survival in conflictual relations between one country and another, whereas good-neighborly, friendly relations and mutual cooperation should not define anyone. Finally, the de facto recognition given by Skopje to Kosovo’s Provisional Government shows that a concrete example was set of moving away from the new [unclear] in the course of the “troika from Greater Albania” [as transcribed?], a propagandistic product of Belgrade serving to label hegemonic policy in its dealings through the historical trampling of Albanians’ rights.