ATA News from Albania (96-07-06)

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CONTENTS

[01] PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER THANKS ELECTORATE

[02] NATIONAL FRONT CALLS ON ITS LEADER TO RETURN TO ALBANIA

[03] DEFENCE MINISTER INSPECTS ALBANIAN PEACE KEEPING TROOPS

[04] PROTEST AGAINST POLITICAL PROSECUTION IN KOSOVA

[05] ANY INSISTENCIES TO SOLVE KOSOVA PROBLEM UNDER SERBIA'S FRAMEWORK LEADS TO WAR - paper

[06] PRESS REVIEW

[07] SOCIALIST PARTY AFTER NANO'S MOTION - Press

[01] PARLIAMENTARY SPEAKER THANKS ELECTORATE

Speaking of the political climate after the elections, Arbnori focused on the visit of the DP delegation in Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.

He said, "We went there and found a prepared scenario of the left- wing forces which tried to undermine the Albanian democracy and to repeat the free democratic elections in Albania. They have also prepared a resolution which was an insult to Albania and we turned it down immediately."

It is not the time to tread under foot the small people and states because our foreign policy has been opened and we have many friends all over Europe, he added.

Delegations from Germany, France, Italy backed our view there. We managed to reject the point 6 of this resolution which said that the parliament should work out laws according to OSCE and Council of Europe, Arbnori said.

Then, he spoke of the tolerance the DP should show for the members of the opposition sympathizers.

Arbnori briefed them about the meetings of elected prime minister Aleksander Meksi and deputy prime minister Tritan Shehu with political parties for the formation of the new government.

"We are open to coalitions with right-wing parties because we share many points," he said. ake/jz/ak/Z/

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[02] NATIONAL FRONT CALLS ON ITS LEADER TO RETURN TO ALBANIA

"He is the leader of Balli Kombetar and member of the Albanian parliament. His return depends on his will," said the party deputy leader Hysen Selfo to journalists.

Ermenji has offered his resignation after the first round of elections. But he was elected parliamentary deputy on the proportional list.

"He offered his resignation within his party and this is an inner party problem," Selfo said.

He added: "We should do our best that Ermenji be involved again in the Albanian political life." jz/ak/Z/

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[03] DEFENCE MINISTER INSPECTS ALBANIAN PEACE KEEPING TROOPS

After intensive preparations the Albanian peace keeping company is leaving Monday for Germany and then for Bosnia to be included in the peace implementation force IFOR in Bosnia.

The Defence Ministry spokesman said that Zhulali greeted the troops on behalf of the President of Republic, Sali Berisha, for their serious preparation to be included in the important peace keeping mission.

By congratulating the German Minister of Defence, Ruhe, Zhulali voiced the help and support Bundeswehr is offering for our military troops and their participation in the context of German peace keeping force. ake/jz/fh/Z/

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[04] PROTEST AGAINST POLITICAL PROSECUTION IN KOSOVA

The protest was organised by the Council for the Defence of Human Rights and Freedom, Albanian Intellectuals Forum, Albanian PEN (International Association of Writers) and the Kosova Writer's Association.

Chairman of Albanian Forum of Intellectuals, the academician Rrexhep Qosja said that the protest was organised to protest against jailing, summoning into information talks and different maltreatments of intellectuals, artists, journalists and teachers mentioning the professor of the Kosova University, Ukshin Hoti, who is in prison due to his political beliefs as well as the writer and the University professor Agim Vinca who was arrested last week for his entering Albania without a permission of the Serbian authorities. (The Serbian authorities asked an exit visa only when a person entered Albania. They removed the exit visa only some months ago.)

Dr. Sabri Hamiti Chairman of the Albanian PEN read the protest text which was signed by over 100 people present, all well-known intellectuals of Kosova. pta/pas/fh/z/

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[05] ANY INSISTENCIES TO SOLVE KOSOVA PROBLEM UNDER SERBIA'S FRAMEWORK LEADS TO WAR - paper

In its edition of July 3, the newspaper L'Avenire carried a commentary entitled "Kosova on the eve of explosion" considering as a necessity the adoption of preventive measures by the international community. If the world and Italy will not intervene with preventive measures to meet the right demands of the Albanians a war with consequences for all the region and behind is likely to explode, the paper warned underlining the fact that the Albanians should neither accept the status of the colonised nor that Kosova be a colony of Serbia.

Considering all these, L'Avenire concluded that any insistencies of the international community to solve the Kosova problem under the framework of Serbia would be a way leading to war.

Such articles and commentaries were carried by other newspapers, the Centre for Information of Kosova said citing ANSA, Italian agency, which broadcasted extracts of Demaci's statements.

During his stay in Milano, Demaci also met the deputy director of CARITAS who expressed his readiness to increase aid to Kosova. A representative of the Rectorate of Padova University responding to a letter of the Rector of the Pristina University Ejup Statovci expressed his wish to Demaci to establish cooperation with this important institution in Kosova and the readiness to help it with staff and necessary materials. Professor Antonio Nordi expressed his will to organise the week of Kosovan film in Padova and commitment to cooperate in the field of music especially with Kosovan youth.

A meeting with members of the Albanian community was organised in the premises of Dardania association where the guests were acquainted with the situation in Kosova, and their possible aid to help Kosova face the bad situation prevailing there as well as their commitment as Kosova ambassadors in this friendly country. pta/l/ak/Z/

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[06] PRESS REVIEW

The paper highlights the talks the DP chairman Shehu and Premier Meksi are holding about the creation of a new government under the title "Government should respond to real problems of the country." It also carries the article "Competition for an alibi about the loss."

Zeri i Popullit carries an interview of Fatos Nano with the radio "Voice of America" entitled "Debate, force of motion in the political competition."

It also carries an interview of Ilir Meta the SP deputy chairman entitled "The SP - A growing partner in international relationships" and "Dialogue with the DP is asked to institutionalize the round table."

Centre Pole publishes the article "Summer of great loneliness" and reports about a visit of the DAP leaders Ceka and Imami in Washington. It also writes "Berisha congratulates Yeltsin. Who congratulated Berisha?"

Lajmi i Dites highlights the round table of the political parties about the new cabinet.

Rilindja covers Friday's meeting of the German Chancellor Helmut Kohl with journalists under the title "Kosova needs a right solution."

Dita Informacion writes "There is a deep difference between Berisha and Yeltsin" and "What does Nano want by the motion."

Bashkimi writes "Waiting for the creation of a new Socialist Party."

Tribuna's editorial entitles "Nano threatens party's presidency from Benca prison." It also carries another article entitled "Green light for the prisoner's extradition."

Koha Jone carries its editorial entitled "Nano: I try to do my duty." The paper also reports about a press conference of the Kosova President, Ibrahim Rugova, entitled "Dangerous development in Kosova."

Albania carries the article "The SP is a pot . . ." and the editorial "Nano's case destroyed the SP." It also carries "Kosova on the eve of explosion."

Gazeta Shqiptare writes: "Nano believes in the SP presidency" and "Anti contraband actions of the police along the coast." jz/fh/

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[07] SOCIALIST PARTY AFTER NANO'S MOTION - Press

This paper in its editorial notices that in Nano's opinions expressed during his interview Friday he divides the party's activists into "pebbles" and "gold".

Regarding the SP situation after the motion "Nano", the RD writes the article "The SP cannot be reformed like that." In another article the paper asks if what is happening in the SP is a reformation or just clans' fight.

It also writes that in Durres and Elbasan (Central Albania) a new Socialist Party is created with Nano's orders and its members should declare themselves "intellectuals left into oblivion."

Zeri i Popullit publishes Nano's complete interview in The Voice of America and says in its editorial that "the SP reformation is in the service of country's political success."

It also carries the full text of the motion where he proposes a debate in the SP General Steering Committee about the theses of the second congress.

Poli i Qendres and Koha Jone carries the full text of the motion. The paper Poli i Qendres publishes extracts of Nano's interview with the Voice of America. Under the titled "Nano: I want to carry out my task" the daily Koha Jone says that this motion is not a personal challenge of Nano. "It only aims at making necessary changes in the SP," the paper reports. In another article the same daily under the headline "Harsh-word letter to imprisoned leader" says that it is the SP board which through a harsh-word and threatening letter urges Nano to withdraw urgently the motion. Another article asked if this motion arrived in time.

Bashkimi in its editorial says that the founding of a new Socialist party is expected.

Dita Informacion carries Nano's motion. An article says that Nano has sent another letter to the party board in order to clarify his ideas. The radical initiative Nano undertook through this motion foresees heated debates in the party, the paper says in the article entitled "What does Nano ask for by this motion."

Albania carries the editorial "Nano's case destroys the party".

"It is a clash of clans", the paper cites Republican leader Sabri Godo as saying about the situation in the SP. Another article says that the removal of Marx from the SP program after Nano's motion was considered a delayed action by the DP chairman. The paper carries the article "Nano's fraction involved in illegal campaign."

The motion of the Socialist leader said, among others, that the SP needs fast qualitative and multilateral changes after what Nano called an electoral farce of May 26. The debate and concrete steps will prepare the conditions for the SP's success, Nano said. In one of five theses put forward the Socialist leader proposes that the party executive board should consider the cases when it has artificially blocked Nano's messages for his party. It also proposed the removal of every reference to Marxism in the SP political program. jz/fh/ak/

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