Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 98-12-06

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CONTENTS

[01] Tirane and Bylis soccer teams in the lead after the 13th week

[02] Traffic in Kakavije border point resumes

[03] Albania takes part in French Speaking Ministerial Conference in Bucharest

[04] Modern-equipped operational police halls in Vlore

[05] OSCE verifiers arrive in Prizren

[06] Masked gunmen attack Athens-Tirane service bus

[07] Hani i hotit customs point still closed

[08] Aid distribution for Kosova refugees continues

[09] Some 600 000 leks for Vlore city library

[10] Athens-Tirane service bus looted by gunmen -Policeman accompanying passengers killed-

[01] Tirane and Bylis soccer teams in the lead after the 13th week

     Bylis - Partizani 2-0
     Skenderbeu - Laçi 4-1
     Dinamo - Apolonia 3-1
     Shkumbini - Flamurtari 3-0
     Teuta - Lushnja 2-4
     Tomori - Elbasani 2-1
     Vllaznia - Tirana 1-0
     Besa - Burreli 4-2

The order of the teams after the 13th week according to points is as follows:

     26 points Tirana, Bylis
     25 " Lushnja
     23 " Vllaznia
     22 " Dinamo
     20 " Partizani
     19 " Tomori
     18 " Shkumbini
     17 " Elbasani
     16 " Besa
     15 " Skenderbeu, Apolonia, Laçi 13 " Teuta
     11 " Flamurtari, Burreli

The forthcoming matches in the 14th week of the championship are:

     Partizani - Burreli
     Tirana - Besa
     Elbasani - Vllaznia
     Lushnja - Tomori
     Flamurtari - Teuta
     Apolonia - Shkumbini
     Laçi - Dinamo
     Bylis - Skenderbeu

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[02] Traffic in Kakavije border point resumes

According to the director of the Albanian customs house of Kakavije, Llambi Rafti, there is a normal traffic for vehicles today but, he added, still none of the loads has had the customs check because of the weekend holiday for Greek customs staff.

Albanian customs officials said to ATA that many long vehicles have crossed the border to Greece along with many passengers' buses. The same sources reported that beginning with Monday, the customs staff will be very busy with clearance of goods as a result of the one-week interruption of work. According to Rafti, the daily losses from the trade are estimated at 50-60 million lek. /dast/xh/

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[03] Albania takes part in French Speaking Ministerial Conference in Bucharest

"I stress here before you the political will and wish of the Albanian Government not only to become a full member of the movement but also to bring our contribution to the consolidation of the cooperation in the context of the French-speaking community," said Minister Ruka.

Albanian Minister had a meeting with his Rumanian counterpart, Andrei Marga, and discussed with him the possibilities and concrete ways to consolidate the relations in the field of education, to the benefit of the two friendly peoples of Albania and Romania. The two ministers agreed to sign at the end of January 1999, the Protocol of Cooperation between the ministries of education of Albania and Romania. /dast/xh/

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[04] Modern-equipped operational police halls in Vlore

On is in the premises of the police department while the other is in the Sazan Island, and it will observe the coastal line, this was declared Saturday in the city of Vlore during a visit of a representative group of Italian mission attached to the Public Order Ministry, led by the mission chief Colonel Simone.

During the visit, besides the talk for the installation of the equipment in the two halls, they have also determined the directions of cooperation which include public order police, that of crime and the border police.

The vice-director of police in Vlore, colonel Rebani Memushi said to ATA that this is part of a project of the Italian Government to strengthen the Albanian police and has been initially applied in the police departments of the prefectures of Tirane and Durres.

The Italian group in Vlore, consisting of specialists of various fields, will assemble the equipment and train the staff that will use it. The assembly work for the equipment will be over within December this year. /dast/xh/

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[05] OSCE verifiers arrive in Prizren

Some 200 out of 2000 verifiers of the OSCE mission in Kosova will be settled in Prizren, a city near the border with Albania. /dast/lm/

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[06] Masked gunmen attack Athens-Tirane service bus

The same sources report that six buses of the Athens-Tirane were accompanied by a Tepelene police officer for the area including the Mallakaster zone.

Several armed men shot at the first bus without warning, injuring at least four passengers, while the policeman accompanying the passengers died of gunshot wounds.

The whole police effective in Tepelene are now on the high alert and have undertaken a series of check operations near the Kras village, where the grave incident took place.

They are also checking all vehicles moving on this road axis. /dast/lm/

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[07] Hani i hotit customs point still closed

The Hani i hotit customs point, Malesi e Madhe district, has been closed since last March.

The unilateral closure of this point by the Yugoslav side has substantially reduced the number of people moving on both sides of the border as well as the movement of traders.

This point continues to be closed despite frequent intercessions of the Albanian government and local bodies with the Yugoslav authorities.

Economic specialists say that both sides suffer great economic loss due to the blockage of this border crossing. The customs of the two countries have lost some tens of thousands of dollars.

The closure of this point has also led to the continuation of contraband through the Shkoder lake. This lake after 1993 became a smuggling centre of fuel, cigarette, coffee and other goods.

The Minister of National Minorities of Montenegro, Luigj Gjoncaj, during a visit to the Shkoder city recently, pledged the opening of this border point. /dast/lm/

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[08] Aid distribution for Kosova refugees continues

The director of the association, Sait del Hamit, told ATA that the aid addresses one thousand Kosovars accommodated in Shkoder families.

Meanwhile this association has distributed aid consisting of school materials for 250 Kosovar children.

This is the fourth aid contingent the "El Reliev" association distributes to the Kosova refugees in this city.

Currently, some 3000 Kosova refugees have settled in this city. /dast/lm/

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[09] Some 600 000 leks for Vlore city library

Some 600 000leks have been earmarked for the Vlore city library.

The director of the Vlore district cultural centre, Kozma Billa, told ATA that this fund is provided by the municipal council.

This fund will also help repair the premises of the building, in which the library will be located, said Billa.

This will put an end to the three-year Odyssey of the Vlore city library. After a decision of the municipal council in 1995 this library was transferred to the premises of the palace of culture "Laberia", under very unsuitable conditions.

After constant demands by the cultural centre, also backed by the city town-hall, the Fiance Ministry gave the green light to changing the destination of this library. /dast/lm/

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[10] Athens-Tirane service bus looted by gunmen -Policeman accompanying passengers killed-

The spokesman of the Public Order Ministry told ATA that in order to protect the citizens travelling on the Greece-Albania line, policemen of the districts of Gjirokaster, Tepelene and Mallakaster, accompany passengers on the buses of this line.

Four criminals, hiding three fire arms, had also got on the bus number plated PAB 21-93 of the Athens-Tirane service among the passengers in the Greek city of Patra.

At the site called Kthesat e Greshices, these persons disarmed the policeman and after killing him robbed some 45-50 persons on the bus. Later they fled to unknown destination.

The spokesman says that the investigation team from Tepelene and a group of experts from the Criminal Police department of the Public Order Ministry have gone to the area.

The Ministry of Public Order reports that those citizens who will provide information about these persons as well as the policemen who will track them down will receive a considerable amount of money. /a.ke/lm/

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