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[01] 60 non-governmental organizations operate in Vlore

[02] German champions buy Albanian soccer player

[03] Income plan on taxes realized by 101.5% in February, Vlore

[04] Majko says Durres, Tirana create a big metropolitan

[05] Prosecutor holds final statement for gang of Zani

[06] Total of weapons, ammunition collected in Gramsh

[07] German Foreign Minister arrives in Tirane on Tuesday

[08] German Foreign Minister arrives in Tirane on Tuesday

[09] Danish project to help improve order and judiciary

[10] Five-year project for reproductive health, financed by USAID

[11] Tirana currency rate

[12] Cooperation of Albanian, Italian structures in implementation of law against speedboats

[13] Attacks continue in Southern regions of Kosova

[14] Advanced training centre of police in Durres inaugurated

[15] German foreign minister arrives in Tirana

[16] Heating system repaired in pediatric hospital

[17] Final response for signing Rambouillet accord will depend on KLA stand, Qosja

[18] Tepelene police arrest 35 persons in 20 days

[19] Some 30 million leks for pre-university education texts

[20] Taxation bodies: unlicensed businesses to be closed

[21] Saranda townhall to set up sister-like relations with Galiopoli townhall in Italy

[22] Bufi informs IMF mission on concrete steps of privatization process

[23] Work Inspectorate: "10 000 subjects to be controlled this year"

[24] Soros foundation assists reconstruction of schools in Kavaja

[25] IMF to analyze Albanian makroeconomic situation

[26] Rambouillet accord is one, it cannot be divided into political, military accords

[27] Meidani-Fischer: NATO troops presence on ground, determinant factor for deal's success

[28] FAO project to bring contemporary parameters in vegetables production in green houses

[29] Van Den Broek: $800-900 million aid for Albania until year's end

[30] Kosovars must sign accord, otherwise no actions against Belgrade can be taken, Fischer

[31] Seminar on stock-breeding marketing and credit

[01] 60 non-governmental organizations operate in Vlore

Coordinator of NGO-s for Vlore, Dhimiter Furxhi, said that the presence of these organizations in Vlore is another reason which helps stimulate the further democratization of the life in the city. This is proven, he underlined, the great number of activists that these organizations involve in the projects which have been realised or are being prepared for the future. Furxhiu added that the NGO-s House inaugurated at the beginning of the year, is orientating the activity of the organizations towards assistance to prepare, realise and manage the projects or for attraction donors. /dast/xh/

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[02] German champions buy Albanian soccer player

Though the transfer of the Albanian striker to the champions of Bundeslige is sure, the amount of money has not been revealed. Tare himself is happy to play with the champions of the German soccer.

This would not be the first time for Tare, who has played with Fortuna of Dusseldorf in the second division, playing with Bundesliga 1 because he had played in this division when he was with Karlsruhe. /dast/ak/

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[03] Income plan on taxes realized by 101.5% in February, Vlore

According to the chairman of tax affiliation in this district, Anastas Gjipali, this index is 45% higher than the index of the previous year.

Gjipali explained that the necessary bases are laid even for the current year, and the attention is concentrated in the index of the valuated tax. /dast/A.A/

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[04] Majko says Durres, Tirana create a big metropolitan

Mayor of the city Arqile Gorreja briefed Majko on the work for the improvement of the city infrastructure focusing first on the construction of the road leading to the city, a fish supermarket, project worth US$one million of the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for the former march land.

Given the fact that some 60 percent of the district population lives in the city, Gorreja acquainted Majko with the project approved by Council for Territory Adjustment on the extension of the city limits.

Majko praised the decision taken recently by the town hall council to destroy illegal constructions at the entrance of Durres and other areas and expressed concern over the seaside area where dozens of buildings were constructed without permit.

"We want Durres and Tirana have the same treatment. The future image is: Durres and Tirana - two inseparable cities with improved infrastructure to be linked with the highway and create a big metropolitan," Majko said.

Gorreja said to prime minister Majko that the owners whose kiosks would be removed from the main squares of the city had expressed their understanding and agreed to build a several-floor building near the market with US$one million invested by them and US$300 thousand by the Albanian Fund for Development for their activity.

Prime minister Majko walked along the seaside to see the illegal constructions and ordered their destruction. /dast/ak/

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[05] Prosecutor holds final statement for gang of Zani

According to him, Zani was proved not guilty for the charges in his address, kidnapping and creation of armed groups. "The only charge proved for the defendant Caushi is the illegal possession of arms," said the prosecutor. For this he demanded the jury led by Martin Deda that Zani be condemned with the detention period he has already served.

Prosecutor Hanaj demanded in his final statement that four other defendants Afrim Ramoci, Kastriot Kulluqi, Edmond Dule and Taulant Shyti be also sentenced to the detention terms.

Hanaj also abolished accusation for four murders and rape, for lack of proofs. "The witnesses have not supported their previous testimonies, therefore they are not registered as proofs," explained Hanaj, who withdrew charges for murder for Leonard Brishka, Niko Braku and cousins Dednika. According to the prosecutor, Arben and Klodian Latifi are guilty for killing.

As for the charge 'creation of armed groups,' Hanaj said was proven groundless. "There are no proofs for the creation of such groups," said the prosecutor while reading the final statement.

The prosecutor asked to cease the case for Renato Sadiku, known as "Llerka" who was executed some days ago by police of Vlore. For the defendants Dorian Saliu and Leonard Idrizi Hana demanded 20 years in prison, for Pellumb Bajrami, 5 years of imprisonment, for Gjike Gerdhuqi 10 years and for Genti Bajrami, 3 years in prison.

The gang of city quarter Cole was accused of creating armed group and of crimes.

The trial started on October 12, 1998, while Zani was arrested on September 27, 1997, after a joint operation between police and special forces. /y.pa/xh/

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[06] Total of weapons, ammunition collected in Gramsh

The Tirana-based U.N. Development Programme (UNDP), the main manager of the pilot project on weapons for development financed by the United Nations published the figures recently.

The action for the weapons' collection, which started by the end of January, was over in the commune of Tunja and was continuing in Kodovjat as well as some city quarters, the same source said.

Apart from the weapons' collection, a bid is under way for a road project in the commune of Tunja.

The "weapons for development" project aims at collecting weapons to realize investments in district infrastructure through four projects.

The project also includes a telephone communication between communes and the city of Gramsh, two-line illumination and a suspension bridge in Sulth which will reduce some 6 km road by foot for villagers.

The Gramsh district is thought to have some 10 to 12 percent of weapons looted during the unrest of March '97. /pas/ak/

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[07] German Foreign Minister arrives in Tirane on Tuesday

Mr.Fischer will be accompanied in this visit by the EU High Commissioner for foreign affairs Hans Van Den Broek. He is expected to discuss with Albanian senior officials the crisis in Kosove on the eve of the peace talks due on March 15 in Paris. The chief of the German diplomacy was in Belgrade on Monday where he met with Yugoslav President Milosevic and his his counterpart, Zhivadin Jovanovic in an effort to convince Belgrade to sign the peace accord.

"The talks on peace to be held near Paris are the last chance for Kosove," said German Foreign Minister following the meeting on Monday with the Yugoslav Foreign Minister, Jovanovic.

While Yugoslav President Milosevic, after the meeting with Mr Fischer, said that "a political agreement must rule out the foreign troops."

Milosevic said that "FRY is resolute to solve the problems of Kosove through political means, with the strict observation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia and the FRY," implying that the signing of the agreement by the Yugoslav party will be difficult. /lh/xh/

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[08] German Foreign Minister arrives in Tirane on Tuesday

Mr.Fischer will be accompanied in this visit by the EU High Commissioner for foreign affairs Hans Van Den Broek. He is expected to discuss with Albanian senior officials the crisis in Kosove on the eve of the peace talks due on March 15 in Paris. The chief of the German diplomacy was in Belgrade on Monday where he met with Yugoslav President Milosevic and his his counterpart, Zhivadin Jovanovic in an effort to convince Belgrade to sign the peace accord.

"The talks on peace to be held near Paris are the last chance for Kosove," said German Foreign Minister following the meeting on Monday with the Yugoslav Foreign Minister, Jovanovic.

While Yugoslav President Milosevic, after the meeting with Mr Fischer, said that "a political agreement must rule out the foreign troops."

Milosevic said that "FRY is resolute to solve the problems of Kosove through political means, with the strict observation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Serbia and the FRY," implying that the signing of the agreement by the Yugoslav party will be difficult. /lh/xh/

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[09] Danish project to help improve order and judiciary

The Danish delegation, including representatives of the Danish Foreign Ministry and legal experts, was on a three-day visit to the districts of the prefecture Diber, Mat and Bulqize.

The project was approved by governments of both countries and its implementation needed a fund worth US$ 16 million. The senior officials of the Order Ministry and that of Law suggested that the project started first in Diber prefecture.

It aims at training specialists, providing logistics, improving the working conditions for order bodies and judiciary. /dast/ak/

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[10] Five-year project for reproductive health, financed by USAID

During its application, 23 people have been trained forming a specialised team. They have trained 161 general doctors, specialists in obstetrics-gynecology, midwives, etc., in the districts of Tirane, Durres, Kavaje and Kruje.

In the context of this project, the Ministry of Health continues to train its specialists in all medical service centres in the districts of Tirane and Durres.

The said project has a broad range of elements of reproductive health, including information, education, communication, training, quality of services, analysis and development of management politics on problems of reproduction. /dast/xh/

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[11] Tirana currency rate

US$1.00 142.00 German mark 79.50 Italian lire (1000) 79.80 Greek Drachmas (100) 48.00 Euro 153.00

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[12] Cooperation of Albanian, Italian structures in implementation of law against speedboats

Tossini underlined the increase of cooperation between the Albanian areal and naval border forces, and the Italian forces in both sides of Adriatic sea, and showed the results of this mission, which mandate will last as long as the end of 1999.

According to him the Italian ferry boats, with Albanian and Italian polices in board, have traversed more than 50 000 miles and have made 701 patrols in the open sea since the beginning of this mission in November 1997. More than 298 dinghies and speedboats are turned back during this period, while 28 others are sequestrated.

Chief of Guardia di Finanzia, lieutenant colonel Tossini, pointed out that the blocking in territorial waters of three ships, and several speedboats, charged with smuggling material since the beginning of 1998, pulled this kind of traffic away form the Albanian coast. On the other side the cooperation between Guardia di Finanza and the police commissariat of coastal cities resulted in the reduction of number of clandestine-smugglers going towards the Italian coast.

Tossini stressed that during the two first months of the current year, the collaboration of the Albanian police structures with the Italian forces operating in sea, such as the 28th Naval Group and Guardia di Finazia, was rather fruitful and has caused the return back of 60 dinghies and sequestration of nine other dinghies in the region of Vlora Bay.

In answer of the question if the Albanian police had real forces for protection of naval borders from illegal traffics, Tossini stressed that there exists a mutual will not only for cooperation, but even for the training of Albanian police forces.

"Albanian personnel has not got a maximal predisposition and seriousness", points out Tossini by expressing his belief that a professional force, capable of dealing with illegal clandestine traffic is to be created. The work for realizing this aim is being carried out in both countries.

Regarding the functioning of Guardia di Finanzia in the Sazani island and the priorities this base creates in the struggle against illegal traffic, Tossini said that the effectiveness of this base is evident, although it is not completely finished.

According to him, this base creates the possibility to block the clandestine traffic within Vlore bay. /dast/A.A/

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[13] Attacks continue in Southern regions of Kosova

According to Kosova Information Center, the Serb forces have set fire and destroyed more than 100 dwelling places in these villages. Attacks are reported to be made even in the regions in the vicinity with Albanian border. The daily newspaper "Kosova sot" reports that Yugoslav military helicopters have flied over Kosova territory and several wounded persons are send in the hospital of this city. /dast/A.A/

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[14] Advanced training centre of police in Durres inaugurated

Some 100 million lek by the European Union and the Albanian Development Fund were invested for the complete reconstruction of the existing builting and for the beginning of the activity of the new police training centre.

The new centre has 83 rooms, 9 halls and 5 classrooms, all furnished with the necessary euqipment. Albanian police will be instructed in the centre by MAPE specialists in four directions: investigation, higher efficiency at work by public order police, road and border police.

The inauguration riboon was cut by CE Ambassador in Albania, Michel Peretti. Attending the inauguration ceremony were the chairman of the Parliamentary Commission of Public Order and SHIK, Neritan Ceka and the ambassadors of Italy, France and Slovenia.

MAPE (Multinational Advisory Preparatory Elements) started its activity in Albania in spring 1997 and during this period it has made a great contribution to the rehabilitation and qualification of Albanian police in the fight against crime. It has a staff of 93 members throuhgout Albnia, and 25 of them are working in Durres. /dast/xh/

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[15] German foreign minister arrives in Tirana

Fischer was expected to meet Albanian senior officials including president, prime minister and foreign minister.

The talks will focus on crisis in Kosova in the run-up to the resumption of the peace talks in Paris.

Chief of the German diplomacy was in Belgrade on Monday to hold talks with the Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic and his counterpart Zivadin Jovanovic in an efforts to persuade Belgrade sign the peace accord.

"The peace talks to be held near Paris are the last chance for Kosova, " the German foreign minister said on Monday following the meeting with the Yugoslav foreign minister Jovanovic.

While Yugoslav president Milosevic said after a meeting with Fischer that "a political agreement should exclude foreign troops." /pas/ak/

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[16] Heating system repaired in pediatric hospital

He said that the building, infrastructure, equipment, diagnostic apparatus were in a poor-maintenance state.

In order to put the work into full efficiency, the Japanese government has accorded a fund worth US$five million for equipment and apparatus.

The fund will also be used to provide necessary equipment for hospital rooms and replace outdated diagnostic apparatus for contagious diseases.

Funds accorded by the state budget will be used to rehabilitate the infrastructure within the hospital and reconstruct the building. /pas/ak/

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[17] Final response for signing Rambouillet accord will depend on KLA stand, Qosja

Attending the meeting was the President of Kosova, Ibrahim Rugova, the academician Rexhep Qosja, chairman of the Democratic Union League and the academician Fehmi Agani, Mehmet Hajrizi, Veton Surroi and Blerim Shala. After this meeting, Qosja told reporters that the final response regarding this accord will depend on the stand of the KLA leadership, which met on Monday with the U.S. envoy on Kosova, ambassador Christopher Hill.

Qosja said that the representatives of the Kosova political forces agree to sign the accord, but the final response of the Albanian party can be given upon the complete consensus of the political and military forces of Kosova and after the strong guaranties of the international community that the implementation of the accord will be carried out by the NATO forces. Qosja said that the change of character by the implementing forces cannot lead to an agreement on Kosova. /pas/mt/

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[18] Tepelene police arrest 35 persons in 20 days

According to the police chief, major Besnik Kuci, who was appointed in this duty two weeks ago, the police are working to detain elements considered very dangerous, but most of them have gone to Greece, he said.

Kuci added that the leaders of Interpol have been contacted to enable their extradition.

The police chief said that the control carried out by groups of policemen from the rapid reaction force and forces of the criminal police have paralysed the criminal activities of masks in the national road.

Police arrested a masked person five days ago some 15 km far from Tepelena. /pas/mt/

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[19] Some 30 million leks for pre-university education texts

"We aim that the second edition of nearly 100-120 titles, including almost all books of compulsory and secondary education begins in September, " SHBLSH director Teuta Mati told ATA on Tuesday.

Several additional booklets to the existing texts of chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology are planned to be prepared for the pilot schools. /pas/lm/

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[20] Taxation bodies: unlicensed businesses to be closed

"Following this deadline all unlicensed businesses will be closed under the force of law," the head of the the district's taxation branch, Niko Kreku, told ATA.

He said this time the taxation police will not act alone but will coordinate actions with the public order forces.

No physical or juridical subject will work unlicensed this year, said Kreku.

This branch has so far licensed 1 464 physical and juridical subjects, out of 1 646 licensed last year.

According to operative evidence provided by the taxation branch in Korce, around 1800 physical subjects working in small business continue to be unlicensed.

"The only alternative of their activity in business is license, otherwise their businesses will be closed," says Kreku. /s.s/lm/

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[21] Saranda townhall to set up sister-like relations with Galiopoli townhall in Italy

Sources from Saranda townhall told ATA that this relation is enabled after the contacts that the district council chairman, Thoma Papagjika had with the official representative of the Italian town-hall, Nicola Bintichi, who is also a consul of honor of the Republic of Albania.

According to the foreign relations department in the Saranda town- hall, in cooperation with the district council, a material has been prepared for the Italian townhall with reports on history, economy, demography, etc., as well as with the natural resources of Saranda, which will help the Italian investors of this region.

A group from the Saranda townhall will soon hold a working visit in the townhall of Galiopoli, invited by the later, where the protocol of cooperation will be signed. /lh/mt/

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[22] Bufi informs IMF mission on concrete steps of privatization process

In this meeting it is discussed about the program of the Albanian Government concerning the privatization of strategic sectors of the Albanian economy, and the schedule drafted by this Ministry about the fulfilment of this program, as well.

Minister Bufi make known the concrete steps taken by the ministry in preparing of the legal documents of the sectors to be privatized.

The mission of IMF was informed with the schedules and the expiry time predicted for the privatization of the public sectors during 1999.

According to the calendar drafted by this Ministry the privatization process will start with privatization of AMC and will go on with Albchromium, Albcooper, Albtelecom, etc.

At the end of the meeting the mission of IMF agrees about this program, by stressing that its accomplishment will make possible the further development of the Albanian economy.

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[23] Work Inspectorate: "10 000 subjects to be controlled this year"

Last year the number of the economic subjects checked is 5371, having in total nearly 129.508 employees. By the control done in these subjects resulted that 9.6% of the employees do not pay any social or health insurance and only 36.1% of the total number of the subjects do not have any employment contract.

In order to minimize the phoneme of "black job" an agreement proposed by PWI is assigned between it and the tax branch.

According to this agreement the license for any business will not be given without the permission of Work Inspectorate and without the list of employees./linda/

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[24] Soros foundation assists reconstruction of schools in Kavaja

Mukades Gugashi, director of the district education department, told ATA that with the investments of this foundation, the reconstruction of three 8-year schools has finished, as well as the dormitory of the high school in Golem and the high school in Synej.

The works for the construction of high schools in the town of Rrogozhine, and the villages of Shtodhen and Rikaj continue with the funds of Soros foundation.

According to Gugashi, in the framework of the program for a more effective school, Soros foundation has financially supported during this year some 13 mini-projects of the Kavaja teachers in different subjects. /lh/mt/

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[25] IMF to analyze Albanian makroeconomic situation

According to the sources of the Finance Ministry the mission of IMF will test the work done by the Albanian Government in the two first months of this year and will analyze all the makroeconomic indexes of year 1998 and the two first months of 1999.

The conclusions about the fulfilment of the ESAF-2 objectives will be announced in the last day of the work to be done by the mission of IMF./lh/linda/

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[26] Rambouillet accord is one, it cannot be divided into political, military accords

Press and information office close to the Albanian Foreign Ministry reported to ATA that with regard to the situation in Kosova, the Albanian Foreign Minister, Paskal Milo, assured his German counterpart that Albania is working for a peaceful solution of the conflict in Kosova.

"The Albanian Government has been and continues to be completely engaged to encourage the implementation of the accord, started in Rambouillet, near France," stressed Milo, by also asking that the Rambouillet accord must not be divided into political and military accords, as Belgrade claims.

The German Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, expressed the thanks of his government for the constructive stand and the help given by the Albanian government for the solution of the crisis in Kosova.

Minister Fischer stressed that the international community, and especially the Contact Group, is very interested that the Kosova Albanians sign the accord as soon as possible, because it will be a base to force the Yugoslav party sign this agreement.

"The Rambouillet accord is one. It cannot be divided into political and military accord, as a guarantee for its implementation. If Belgrade will not sign it unilaterally, then it will be subjected to all pressures of the international community, both political and military. We have clearly expressed this opinion more than once to Belgrade," said Fischer.

Minister Milo also thanked the German government for the help given recently to the Albanian people in the consolidation of the democratic institutions in the country, as well as in coping with the difficulties of the transition period.

Both foreign ministers considered the bilateral relations as very good and agreed to strengthen the economic cooperation between the two countries.

The Albanian party urged Germany to influence on a fruitful cooperation within the European Union to increase the level of relations between Albanian and EU. Albania on its side, is manifesting a maximal commitment in this direction. /y.pa/mt/

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[27] Meidani-Fischer: NATO troops presence on ground, determinant factor for deal's success

Meidani regarded the situation in Kosova as very grave, with the Serbian forces increasing their military presence and provoking armed incidents to prevent the success of an agreement between the warring parties.

Meidani expressed his conviction that the Albanians are very close to accepting the agreement and stressed that signing this agreement before March 15 would facilitate and focus the whole attention of the international community on Belgrade not to allow any more this war machinery to sow destruction and loss of human lives.

Meidani and Fischer considered the presence of the NATO troops on the ground a determinant factor for the success of the agreement.

Fischer said that the sooner the Albanians sign the agreement, the more does Milosevic's space for tactical games and movements narrow.

He said that the International Community and the Contact Group do not in the least doubt the fact that without a military presence on the ground there is no peace and and if there is no peace bloodshed will continue. There is a unique thought of this, both of the Europeans and of the U.S., he said.

During the meeting, which passed in a warm atmosphere and full understanding, they also exchanged thoughts on the role of the NATO forces on the ground and the commitment of the OSCE, EU and other international organisations in all the necessary aspects to guarantee the implementation of the agreement.

Meidani availed himself of the opportunity to evaluate the bilateral relations with Germany and underlined the will of the Albanian authorities to further promote the relations with Germany in all fields. /lh/lm/

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[28] FAO project to bring contemporary parameters in vegetables production in green houses

This project started in November 1995 aiming at production of the vegetables in the greenhouses in the situation of the market economy, where a competitive product is need, not only in the native market, but in the foreign one, as well.

The project ended its study phase by the contribution given by the Albanian experts and the assistance of the foreign ones from FAO. It finished the construction of two experimental greenhouses in Tirana and Divjaka (Lushnja)./lh/linda/

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[29] Van Den Broek: $800-900 million aid for Albania until year's end

Broek, who, along with chief of the German diplomacy Joschka Fischer, visited Tirane for several hours on Tuesday, said that the EU has always asked the implementation of a parliamentary diplomacy in Albania.

He said that the existence of corruption and contraband has been confessed also by the Albanian government, which, he said, is trying to fight it.

"The country's development, too, will depend on the success of this fight," said Broek.

Broek highly assessed Albania's efforts for internal stability. He said the economic relations between Albania and the EU will be discussed soon.

Broek said that "the EU will see whether such progress has been made to justify a donors' international conference on Albania by the end of the year".

He expressed the hope that EU's aid to Albania until the end of the year will amount to 800-900 million dollars. /lh/lm/

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[30] Kosovars must sign accord, otherwise no actions against Belgrade can be taken, Fischer

"Unless the Albanians sign the peace accord, there are no possibilities to undertake any concrete action against Milosevic; he knows this very well and that's why he is trying to exploit it," the chief of the German diplomacy told a joint news conference on Tuesday with his Albanian counterpart, Paskal Milo.

Joschka Fischer, who came from Prishtina in the afternoon and stayed in Tirana four hours, declared in the end of his visit that he has expressed to the leaders of the Kosova Albanians the opinion that "the failure to sign the accord would be a historic mistake."

The German Foreign Minister declared his opinion that also "the Yugoslav party would soon sign the peace accord."

"Belgrade knows very well that if he does not sign it, he would be at stake," said Fischer.

"I call on the Kosova leaders, and mainly on the leaders of the Kosova Liberation Army, to sign the accord. They must do this as soon as possible, today or tomorrow," said the Albanian Foreign Minister, who did not give details whether there have been any sign for this to happen soon.

Milo said that signing of the accord would put the Kosovars at favourable positions and would point out who caused the crisis.

Both ministers said they were very pleased with the high level of bilateral relations.

"We wish they (relations) continue to be in such levels," said Joschka Fischer. /lh/mt/

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[31] Seminar on stock-breeding marketing and credit

In this seminar titled "The perspectives of milk production in Albania", took part specialists from different scientific and university centers, agriculture directories and different associations.

In the themes referred in this seminar it is evaluate theoretically and practically the objectives decided in the Green Strategy.

The materials and the respective recommendations will be sent to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to be taken into consideration in its work in future./linda/

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