Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 98-04-19

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CONTENTS

[01] Minister Milo meets Kosova representative in Albania, Ramajli

[02] Berisha goes to South after a year: pyramids were our fault

[03] Resurrection of Christ brings hope of spiritual, national revival

[04] Gjinushi turns down statements for opposition towards President

[05] Kosova issue is not internal problem of Serbia, Tsohatzopoulos

[01] Minister Milo meets Kosova representative in Albania, Ramajli

The press and information department in the Foreign Ministry informed that Minister Milo expressed to the Kosova representative in Tirana the readiness of the Albanian and U.S. governments for a closer and active cooperation in search of finding a peaceful solution of the Kosova issue.

Milo conveyed in the meeting the concern of the U.S. government for the grave situation in Kosova and the option of the United States for finding a political-diplomatic solution of the crisis in Kosova. /s.sh/das/mt/

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[02] Berisha goes to South after a year: pyramids were our fault

Confessing that "we do not belong to infallible people," Berisha accepted the fault with pyramid schemes as his responsibility and the force he heads. He also accepted that at the time of his ruling there were officials and democrats who deposited money in pyramid investment schemes and DP did not react against them.

The democratic leader ended his speech by calling on the participants to join the constant strikes and demonstrations to topple the current government, considered by him as "a clan of mafia members and smugglers."

Other leaders of DP, as well as representatives of the grouping Union for Democracy," Azem Hajdari, Josefina Topalli, Arjan Starova and others, criticized Nano government considering it as failed in its economic and social policy, as well as dangerous for the national integrity in the foreign policy.

Berisha came to Gjirokaster for the first time after more than a year. /s.sh/das/mt/

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[03] Resurrection of Christ brings hope of spiritual, national revival

Through his Holiness, the Archbishop of Tirana and the whole Albania, Anastassios, President Meidani wished the Orthodox believers and the Albanian people Happy Easter and happiness in their families.

His Holiness, Anastassios, thanked President Meidani and wished God to bless the work of the Head of the Albanian state for justice, love and development of the Albanian society. /s.sh/das/mt/

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[04] Gjinushi turns down statements for opposition towards President

The spokesman explains that Speaker Gjinushi does not agree with different statements printed in the Albanian press "on an opposition of his towards the President," considering them untrue and incorrect.

According to the spokesman, who quotes Gjinushi, the created situation is not a matter of a crisis, but of a disagreement between the two institutions regarding the final decreeing of the new government.

"None of the parties have violated the law. Both institutions are in accordance with their constitutional rights," said Speaker Gjinushi.

Gjinushi invites again President Meidani and Premier Nano to reach a compromise through dialogue and understanding. /s.sh/das/mt/

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[05] Kosova issue is not internal problem of Serbia, Tsohatzopoulos

Press and information office close to the Council of Ministers informs that Nano expressed on this occasion the thanks of the Albanian government for the contribution given by the Greek government and its armed forces in an effort to recover the structures of the Albanian Army, in the support given for all those Albanians who work and live in Greece.

The meeting also discussed the situation in the region and the bilateral and multilateral efforts to prevent the aggravation of the status quo, mainly due to the situation in Kosova.

Premier Nano expressed the concern of the Albanian government because, as the international community is showing its engagement on the consequent treatment of this crisis, the parties in the conflict are not moving forward to the way of dialogue and the Serbian party is to be blamed for this, because it is trying to gain time through any kind of maneuvers and by claiming that this is an internal affair of Serbia.

At the time when we, the Albanians, are respecting the engagements we have taken not to allow the traffic of arms in our border, we notice with concern that the situation in Drenice and Decan has been aggravated and it can escalate a conflict with big dimensions.

The Greek Minister of Defence, after appreciating the constructive cooperation of the armed forces between the two countries, expressed the viewpoint of the Greek government regarding the situation in the region and mainly in Kosova, by considering it as the last problem remained from the dissolution of the Yugoslav Federation.

"We are against terrorism, against use of violence in these moments when all the countries of the zone are increasing the efforts for the integration into the civilized Europe, but we cannot accept the existence of a wide region in the center of the Balkans, where the population does not enjoy the civil and human rights and lives in poverty," said Tsohatzopoulos.

"The Kosova issue is not an internal problem of Serbia even for the fact that the consequences can affect all the countries of the region in case a conflict breaks out," he stressed.

During the meeting were discussed other topics at mutual interest such as boosting of cooperation between the defence structures of both countries, the coordination of information regarding the establishment of a Balkan multinational force to prevent the conflicts and others. /s.sh/mt/

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