Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 98-04-05

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CONTENTS

[01] President Rugova meets French diplomat Jacques Blot

[02] UNESCO to decide on a number of projects for Albania

[03] Serbian police collect hunting weapons

[04] Missionaries of UNO visit Kosova

[01] President Rugova meets French diplomat Jacques Blot

Rugova hailed the engagement of France regarding the Kosova issue in the framework of the Contact Group and highly appreciated the contribution given by this country as a permanent member of the UN Security Council for the approval of the resolution of imposing the arms embargo on Serbia and Monte Negro.

Rugova repeated that for the fair solution of the Kosova issue, there are necessary the negotiations between Belgrade and Prishtina with the mediation of a third party. He described the situation in Kosova as very tense due to the actions carried out by the Serbian forces in several regions of Kosova.

But the people of Kosova are resolute to realize the freedom and independence through peaceful and political means, said Rugova.

The French diplomat restressed the engagement of France for a rapid progress regarding the solution of the Kosovar matter. He pointed out the importance of the determination of the Contact Group and the Security Council for an unconditional dialogue between Prishtina and Belgrade and promised that his country will be always engaged in this direction.

"The peaceful solution of the Kosova issue is the only alternative and with importance for the stability of the entire region," said Blot.

Attending the meeting was also the French ambassador in Belgrade, Stanislav Philiol, and the first secretary of the embassy, Gerard Fauvo. /b.j/sara/mima/mt/

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[02] UNESCO to decide on a number of projects for Albania

TIRANA, April 4 (ATA) - In the meeting that Albania's PM Fatos Nano held Friday in Paris with the Director General of UNESCO, Frederic Mayor, was stressed the engagement of this organization to start soon a series of projects for Albania, PM spokesman reports.

"The cooperation between UNESCO and Albania, mainly in the field of education, culture, media and cultural inheritance, was decided to be included into a special pilot project for Albania," said Mayor.

Mayor stressed that along with the firsts, we will continue even with the priorities for Butrint, Berat and Ohri, because these are great sources for the cultural and natural tourism in your country.

Mayor also said that UNESCO considers with priority the development of the Albanian press and will study the possibility of establishing in Albania a Media Institute, that is a "Maison de Presse," which would cover all needs of domestic press and media for training, assistance, publishment and television products. /s.sh/mima/mt/

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[03] Serbian police collect hunting weapons

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[04] Missionaries of UNO visit Kosova

A monitoring mission of the Commissariat for the Human Rights of the United Nations Organization (UNO) started Sunday a several-day visit in Kosova. This mission has held the first meetings with humanitarian activists in Prishtina, Decan and Gjakove.

The UN missionaries are investigating into the violations of human rights, cases of violence and crimes against the civil population, ethnic cleansing and the problems of refugees from the zones of Drenice and Decan, attacked by the Serbian forces. /rxh/mima/mt/

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