Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 98-11-01

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CONTENTS

[01] 550 people employed in 12 projects of public works in Durres

[02] Albanian Development Fund grants credits for farmers in Diber

[03] Albanian producers of sausages risk to go bankrupt

[04] Minister Milo to hold warking visit in Japan, China, South Corea

[05] Customs house of Han i Hotit to be reconstructed

[01] 550 people employed in 12 projects of public works in Durres

The spokesman of the Council of that district told ATA that 11 of the 12 projects are for the rehabilitation of rural roads and aqueducts in 9 communes, adding that the fund allocated by the state budget in general amounts to 23,2 million lek.

Working for the realisation of these projects are 550 people, mostly from the families which receive economic assistance, sources of the labour office in the district said. /dast/xh/

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[02] Albanian Development Fund grants credits for farmers in Diber

Shefki Nezha, inspector in the ADF, told ATA that during the current year, farmers in Diber have received credits worth 72 million lek. The money are used to expand agricultural mechanization, to ensure qualitative seeds, to cultivate potatoes, to further develop fruit growing, livestock, etc.

According to Nezha, the farmers who have been given credits have used it for the set purpose and will pay it back on installments, thus enabling its continuity in the future. Credits worth 500-100 thousand lek have been given to many farmers in the communes of Melan, Sllove, Bellove, etc., who are using them to increase agricultural and livestock production in those zones which are outstanding in this aspect. /s.sh/

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[03] Albanian producers of sausages risk to go bankrupt

The smuggling of these kinds of sausages, according to the leaders of the Association, makes impossible the control of the quality of these products. As a result, the consumers are completely unprotected in face of these products, which are also really threatening the local industry for the production of sausages to go bankrupt.

The Albanian private producers of sausages, who have now their guaranteed trademarks for the production of sausages, which are subjected to regular control in specialized laboratories, have demanded protection by the state and its intervention to prevent the import of uncontrolled sausages. /xh/

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[04] Minister Milo to hold warking visit in Japan, China, South Corea

Press and information department close to the Foreign Ministry reported that Minister Milo will meet with his counterparts of these countries, senior state personalities, businessmen and others.

Albania's Foreign Minister is expected to sign cooperation agreements, ends the reports of the Foreign Ministry press office. /dast/mt/

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[05] Customs house of Han i Hotit to be reconstructed

Skender Dizdari, director of customs for the northern region, told ATA that the reconstruction of the building is expected to finish within two weeks.

The expenses of this reconstruction are afforded by the state funds, while the Council of Europe has allocated 1.1 million ECUs through PHARE program for the complete rehabilitation of this customs house.

Meanwhile, the road to the entrance of this customs house is expected to be enlarged. This would serve as a corridor for the connection in the future with the highway, which would pass in this area, said Dizdari. /dast/mt/

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