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CONTENTS

[01] Press review

[02] U.N. Secretary General arrives in Albania

[03] Dobrune becomes target of Serbian army machine-gun

[04] 50 Albanian young boys kept hostage in Krajkove

[05] Tirana currency rate

[06] Albanian political factor be united for sake of Kosova issue

[07] Albania, Tunisia to boost cooperation in health

[08] U.N. Secretary General visits Kukes

[09] U.N. Secretary General visits Kukes

[10] Twenty old works of visual art waiting display in Museum of national history

[11] Kofi Annan takes interest in living conditions of Kosova refugees in Albania

[12] Three Albanian children to take part in Biennial, Macedonia

[13] People's Assembly of Albania adopts nomination of Thimio Kondi as Chairman of High Court

[14] Situation in Albania discussed in International Health Assembly

[15] Action-plan of European Council on Albanian education

[16] Dangerous land sliding on road in Qafe Thane

[17] Education of Kosova children - a national obligation

[18] More engagement needed in supplying with food items

[19] Solana: NATO eshte e vendosur te vazhdoje operacionet e saja - Nga mesazhi derguar kryeministrit Pandeli Majko

[20] April 99: Commercial deficit reached to 16,697 billion lek

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[22] U.N Secretary General finishes his visit in Tirane

[23] Bello: Marshall Plan for Albania

[24] Solana: NATO determined to continue operations -Message sent to prime Minister Pandeli Majko-

[25] Humanitarian aid increase import volume in April

[26] April: Customs cashed 3 billion lek in state budget

[27] Fall prices of imported animal products

[28] Milosevic should meet NATO's five terms on Kosova - Majko

[01] Press review

KOHA JONE, independent daily.

- "Koçi goes, Poçi comes." President of Albania Rexhep Meidani has decreed yesterday the new minister of Public Order Spartak Poçi after the dismissal of former minister Petro Koçi. - "Mistakes revealed." The Socialist parliamentary group held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the conflict between prime minister Pandeli Majko and former minister of Order Koçi. - "Strategy of moderators against Berisha." Democrat dissidents are preparing a strategy to return to parliament, against a policy followed by the Democratic leader Sali Berisha. - "Serbian soldiers exchange watches and weapons with bread and cigarettes." Serbian soldiers in the Kukes border have lifted a white flag, gave up weapons and met Albanian soldiers. They asked them bread and cigarettes instead of valuables such as watches and also weapons and urged them not to be killed if they decided to surrender.

GAZETA SHQIPTARE, independent daily.

- "Koçi: Majko, a hostage of Meta." Socialist parliamentary group held heated debate yesterday. - "Tirana invites Thaçi and Rugova 'to elect leadership'". Albanian foreign minister told a news conference that he called on leaders of the Kosova politics to come to Tirana "to elect leadership, which would represent Kosova in negotiation." - "$5 million to employ Kosovars." Albanian Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has drafted a project on employment of Kosovars in public works.

SHEKULLI, independent daily.

- "Thaçi-Rugova meeting." A spokesman of the interim government of Kosova Jakup Krasniqi has said that if Rugova accepted he would hold an open meeting with Thaçi in Tirana. - "Nano and Berisha, refused by Marisa Lino." Two protagonists of the political life in Albania, the Democratic leader Sali Berisha and former Socialist leader Fatos Nano were not invited in the farewell party for the outgoing Ambassador Lino organised by the embassy of the United States. - "KLA uncovers the map of horrors." A Serbian captain killed in Jabllanica had in his pocket a plan on new burial ground for victims buried in a massive grave in that area.

RILINDJA, independent information daily.

- "A solution for Kosova should take into consideration the respect of people's will," said president of Albania Rexhep Meidani during a meeting with the Crown prince Philip of the Kingdom of Belgium. - "Village of Kaçanik commune came under attack." - "Academician Fehmi Agani awarded the order of "Gjergj Kastrioti Skenderbeu". President of Albania has honoured (postmortem) the Academician Fehmi Agani.

ALBANIA, independent daily.

- "Zherka, under Serbian machine-gun fire." - "Skippers abandoned 130 Kosovars in Karaburun."

EKONOMIA, daily of the Albanian Economic Development Agency.

- "Task Force uncovers "viruses" within KESH." Controls have found out violations to the law on energy. - "Majko: Donors not costs, but construction plans." Albanian prime minister addressed a meeting of the interministerial committee on economic policies." - "New customs code; game of minimum prices starts."

ZERI I POPULLIT, daily of the Socialist party of Albania.

- "Men of Berisha, UDB soldiers." SHIK has obtained sufficient proofs for a plan of the Yugoslav secret service on unrest in Albania, involving with special tasks even certain political and criminal groupings in Albania. - "Majko: Anglo-American line: government priority." Albanian prime minister said to the former Socialist leader Nano to keep in mind an Italian initiative.

RILINDJA DEMOKRATIKE, daily of the Democratic party of Albania.

- "Stop to air raids implies concessions to Milosevic." - "Kosova people free amid government chaos."

REPUBLIKA, daily of the Republican party of Albania.

- "Prime minister urges sacrifice for SHIK." - "Mafia hinders law on tobacco."

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[02] U.N. Secretary General arrives in Albania

arrived early on Thursday in the Rinas airport for a few-hour visit to Albania.

It is not known whether Annan would give a statement to the press while he is expected to leave for Kukes to visit refugee camps there.

In midday, Annan was going to hold talks with Albanian senior personalities and leave Albania later in the day. /led/ak/

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[03] Dobrune becomes target of Serbian army machine-gun

Machine-gun fire in the direction of Dobrune village, near the state border, started at 24.00 on Wednesday until 00.20 a.m. on Thursday creating a tense situation in the border.

The bullets have riddled the buildings in the villages but there are no reports on casualties because the residents have left the village weeks ago.

Military and border forces are monitoring the situation in the ground without responding to the fire because the shootings came from inland the Kosova territory.

Early on Wednesday units of the Serbian army opened fire with machine- gun for half an hour in the direction of the area of Zherke in Tropoje, north of Has. /led/ak/

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[04] 50 Albanian young boys kept hostage in Krajkove

The news agency said that the Serbian forces were driving the population, mainly children, women and elderly, out of Drenica and villages of Abri, Terdec, Damanek and Krajkove after raiding their houses and stealing valuables. They were sent to Shtrubullove and Cikatove e Re as well as Gllogoc.

The same source said three Albanians were killed in the evening of May 18 by mines planted by Serbs in a field near the village of Lloshkobare, Ferizaj (Southern Kosova).

Serbian military and police forces have mined the fields of the Jezerc village, Ferizaj. Referring to sources from the ground, the agency said that some 10 Albanians separated from the column of displaced people were sent to the Lipjan prison. /led/ak/

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[05] Tirana currency rate

US$1.00 141,5 141,8 German mark 76,8 77,2

Italian lire (1000) 78 78,2

Greek Drachma (100) 46 46,2

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[06] Albanian political factor be united for sake of Kosova issue

He urged the unification of the national and international political factor for a solution to the Kosova issue. He accused Rugova and Berisha for what he considered "possible relations with Milosevic."

Beqiri condemned the policy of peace followed by Rugova, his refusal to recognise the Kosova Liberation Army (KLA) and Thaçi government.

In a statement red by party leader, the PUK party voiced its support for the United States, Great Britain and other NATO member states. Beqiri said "he will back KLA, Thaçi government and the martyr people of Kosova." /pas/ak/

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[07] Albania, Tunisia to boost cooperation in health

Minister Mhenni said that his government was studying fields and perspective of cooperation to boost relations in the health between the two states.

The meeting stressed the necessity to create an Albania-Tunisian commission to make evident the needs of the Albanian health and possible fields of intervention by the Tunisian government. /led/ak/

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[08] U.N. Secretary General visits Kukes

Annan was accompanied by the president of Albania Rexhep Meidani, parliamentary deputy Speaker Namik Dokle and Foreign minister Paskal Milo. /ak/

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[09] U.N. Secretary General visits Kukes

Annan was accompanied by the president of Albania Rexhep Meidani, parliamentary deputy Speaker Namik Dokle and Foreign minister Paskal Milo.

Annan, addressing the prefect of Kukes Qemal Elezi, thanked the people of Kukes on behalf of his organisation and international community for the hospitality and assistance given to the Kosova people. He said that the U.N. and the international people would offer support to Albania to cope with the situation.

Prefect Elezi told the U.N. Secretary General that the very difficult situation in the district was tackled due to the solidarity of the local residents, full support of the Albanian government and engagement of the international community.

Elezi said that the Serbian artillery attacks had damaged many houses in villages in Albanian territory forcing about 15 thousand residents to leave inland the district.

Annan accompanied by president Meidani visited the UNHCR camp, which is a temporary center for the Kosova people as well as the Kukes 2 camp constructed by the Italian government.

The Kosova people briefed Annan on the unprecedented violence exerted by the Serbian military machine against the Albanian civil population.

Over 400 thousand people have arrived from Kosova to Kukes in the last two months, most of them evacuated to other districts while some 80 thousand continue to stay there. /led/ak/

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[10] Twenty old works of visual art waiting display in Museum of national history

The director of the Museum, Moikom Zeqo, told ATA on Thursday, that "the twenty paintings expected to be exhibited, along with the values they have, are unknown to the Albanian artlovers."

Among the 13 paintings and seven icons there is a painting of the National Hero of Albania, Scanderbeg, pertaining to the 17th century and a donation from from Albanians of Romania: a painting of Fan Noli of 1924, realised by Vangjush Zengo: some paintings with ethnographic motives of the beginning of the 20th century by the painter Qenam Masareja: a lithography of the 20th century by an American painter in which 100 most renowned people of the world are presented in miniature and the icons of the painters of the 18th century David Selenica and Konstandin Shpataraku, who are outstanding for their efforts to enrich the tradition of painting and as users of realistic elements in the Albanian iconographic art.

According to Moikom Zeqo, "all these will also be elements of a catalogue." /lh/xh/

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[11] Kofi Annan takes interest in living conditions of Kosova refugees in Albania

Mr Annan took interest especially in the living conditions created for the Kosova displaced people and the talk with them focused on the commitment of the international community to a just solution of the Kosova question. For this, he said, the entire international community has been engaged.

Mr Anna saw closely the field hospitals of those camps and asked about the medical assistance provided in those centres.

Then, Mr Anna stooped shortly in the Meteor airfield, 4 km from Kukes, being upgraded by the Arab United Emirates. There he was told of the preparations underway for the second stage of the work in the airfield. Mr Annan said that the upgrading of the airfield offers possibilities for the airlifting of humanitarian aid which will improve also the supply possiblities for the Kosova refugees.

After these visits, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, the U.N. Secretary General and the persons accompanying him, left the city of Kukes. /lh/xh/

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[12] Three Albanian children to take part in Biennial, Macedonia

The Albanian art will be presented by three young painters in this important activity of the visual art. The participants are Luçian Bederi, Eris Bushati and Sonela Lulanaj, aged 9-11, pupils of "Branko Kadia" school of Shkoder city.

The young painters under the direction of Igbal Bushati, will paint for nearly a week the nature and the streets of Bitola city.

This meeting is the 18th edition of this activity. Several children from European countries are invited to take part in the activity. /lh/A.A/

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[13] People's Assembly of Albania adopts nomination of Thimio Kondi as Chairman of High Court

In today's session, the parliament examined four candidates proposed by the President for members of the High Court.

By majority of votes, the Parliament elected the four new members of the High Court, namely Thimio Kondi, Agron Lamaj, Nikoleta Kita and Artan Hoxha.

The appointment of the above persons was made after the completion of the seven-year mandate of the former members of the High Court. Their naming to those posts in the High Court was made by a special decision of the People's Assembly in 1992. /lh/xh/

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[14] Situation in Albania discussed in International Health Assembly

According to him, those present in the Session voiced the full support for the Albanian medical sector in these moments and discussed fields of cooperation in the future.

Taking part in the session was also a delegation of the Albanian Ministry of Health, led by Minister Leonard Solis.

During the days of the session, four round table discussions were held to discuss problems related with the coverage of world practices beneficial to the health of the individual and the elevation of the levels of medical service in the countries with low economic potentials.

Also a special session was held on the topic "Hope for the medical sector" which discussed the way and planning of the aid for the states which have needs to be met in the medical field. /lh/xh/

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[15] Action-plan of European Council on Albanian education

Mato said that several from the participating countries expressed their willingness to help the Albanian education as well as the education in Macedonia and broader in the Balkans. The propose was made by the delegations of Greece, Croatia, Holland, Austria, Rumania and Russia and it was supported by other countries. /lh/A.A/

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[16] Dangerous land sliding on road in Qafe Thane

The director of the regional road enterprise, Koco Angjeli, told ATA that the land-slide has damaged about 200 meter road and has narrowed the bend from 22 to 8 meters. As a result, the movement of vehicles especially the long ones, has been difficult in the past three days, he explained.

According to Angjeli, the enterprise is taking measures to repair that part of the road.

The said road links the southeastern region of the country, which leads to the customs points of Qafe Thane and Kapshtice, with the neighbouring countries, Macedonia and Greece. /lh/xh/

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[17] Education of Kosova children - a national obligation

Neriman Krasniqi, a representative of Educational Ministry of Kosova, representatives of Kosova education syndicates and other participants in the meeting held debates where they presented different options and projects on the opening and functioning of summer schools for Kosova children.

Minister Ruka said that our orientation is to create conditions for opening of these schools primarily in massive places where the displaced Kosovars are settled. Another option was the setting up of places by different international organizations which in cooperation with the directories of the existing schools near the communities where the displaced Kosovars are accommodated, would accomplish them with the necessary materials.

Other issues discussed in the meeting were the finding of teachers from Kosove. Albanian teachers are to be placed in disposition of these summer schoos as well.

Minister Ruka announced a special bank account, where the foreign donors can contribute for the summer schools, but he pointed out that "with or without this aid, the summer schools for Kosova children will be opened on June 7". /A.A/

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[18] More engagement needed in supplying with food items

Chairman of Tropoje council, Xhevdet Hoxha, told ATA that the most concerning problem for the structures of the local government is the supply of Kosovars with food items.

In the meantime the number of inhabitants of the border villages who are evacuated further is estimated at 4 000, and no aid is delivered for them so far. Inhabitants of border villages have left their houses and wealth due to the war, but they know nothing about their status. /lh/A.A/

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[19] Solana: NATO eshte e vendosur te vazhdoje operacionet e saja - Nga mesazhi derguar kryeministrit Pandeli Majko

Sekretari i Pergjithshem i NATO-s, Havier Solana, shprehet i kenaqur ne mesazhin e tij per "bashkepunimin e shkelqyer ndermjet forcave te NATO-s dhe autoriteteve shqiptare per lehtesimin e situates se refugjateve" dhe e garanton kryeministrin Pandeli Majko per mbeshtetjen e plote e te vazhdueshme te NATO-s ne kete drejtim. /A.KE/

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[20] April 99: Commercial deficit reached to 16,697 billion lek

The value of the goods' import marked in April is 19,680 billion lek, while the value of the export is 2,983 billion lek. The level of the commercial deficit inscribed in April is higher than the value marked the three previous months because the greater number of entering is marking this month due to the coming of the humanitarian aid for Kosova comers.

The commercial deficit for January-April 1999 is the higher compared with the value of the same period last year. During the first four months of 1998 the difference between import and export marked the value of 29,468 billion lek.

While during the first four months of 1999, the following values are marked: Month Value (in billion lek) January 5,439 February 4,425 March 6,091 April 16,697 Total 32,65

April 1999:The commercial deficit reached to 16,697 billion lek./linda/

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[22] U.N Secretary General finishes his visit in Tirane

Annan, who arrived on early Thursday, initially went to Kukes where he visited the refugee camps and in the afternoon he met the senior state leaders.

All the meetings of U.N Secretary General were held in the Palace of Brigades. He had a meeting with the Albanian President, Rexhep Meidani, with the Parliament Speaker, Skender Gjinushi, and with the Premier Majko. The meetings were held in closed doors.

Annan did not give any declarations after the meetings with the Albanian leaders, and a press conference scheduled to be held at the end of his visit in Tirane was annulled.

U.N Secretary General left the Brigade Palace at 17.15 p.m. /y.pa/A.A/

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[23] Bello: Marshall Plan for Albania

The challenges and the possibilities of the region, the integration with new initiatives, cooperation of the countries of South Eastern Europe, the lesson to be learned by the implementing of Marshall Plan in Western Europe after the end of Second World War, is presented in the conference by different spokesmen.

Albania delegation headed by Deputy Minister Pajtim Bello present the current situation due to Kosova crisis and the facing of needs on accommodation and the necessary economic support to overpass the crisis consequence.

According to Bello the following are the finances about Marshall Plan for Albania:

-Road, highways and Broadway ! 2.490 million USD ! ------------ ---------------------------------------------------- - Railway ! 90 million USD ! ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- - Ports and airports ! 215 million USD ! ---------------------------------------------------------------- - Waterpipes ! 315 million USD ! --------------- ------------------------------------------------- - Electro power system in Albania ! 500 million USD ! ------------------------------------ ---------------------------- - Electric interconnections ! 70 million USD ! ------------------------------------------------------------ ---- -Connection with International Gas Network! 280 million USD ! --------- ------------------------------------------------------- -Telecommunication ! 450 million USD ! ----------------------------------------------------- ----------- -Post offices ! 8 million USD ! The total value of the assistance for Albania to fulfill a Marshall Plan is nearly 4.5 billion dollars./a.gj/linda/

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[24] Solana: NATO determined to continue operations -Message sent to prime Minister Pandeli Majko-

"...NATO is determined to continue its military operations until the conditions of the international community are met. The NATO nations are extremely grateful for the strong support of your government in this direction..."

Solana appreciates "the excellent cooperation between the NATO forces and the Albanian authorities to alleviate the situation of the refugees" and assures Majko of NATO's full and constant support in this direction.` /a.ke/lm/

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[25] Humanitarian aid increase import volume in April

According to the data took by the General Custom Directorate the value of the imports in April 1999 is 19,680 billion lek, by recording so the value 45,910 billion lek for the period of first four months. So the import values increase by 99% compared with value marked in March 1999 and this is due to the increase of four times of non taxed imports and the taxed imports by 7%.

The difference between taxed and non taxed import has changes considerably in favor of non taxed import. The structure in April marked the following values' 37% and 63%, while in March the figures were 69% and 31%. The non taxed imports increase considerably due to the increase of the humanitarian aid, whose quantity increase 15 times. The total quantity of the goods entering in Albania according to the governmental agreement's increase by 1,5 time.

The following are figures marked in 1998 and 1999 during the first four months, whose differences increase by 20%:

Month 1998 1999

January 8,186 8,393 February 9,783 7, 936 March 10,562 9,901 April 9,727 19, 680 4-months 38,258 45,910

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[26] April: Customs cashed 3 billion lek in state budget

According to the figures taken by the General Customs Directorate the custom incomes in two custom offices exceed the planned value in April, in Korca custom office by 107% and Saranda one by 101%.

The value of the custom incomes during this period is almost the same with the one recorded at the same period previous year, when the customs offices cashed in the state budget 10,755 billion lek.

The fall of the custom incomes is predicted even by the Minister of Finances Anastas Angjeli, who declared " till the end of the year, due to the difficult situation in Albania, the customs will lose 9.2 billion lek".

The custom incomes during the first four months of 1999 (billion lek)

Planned Fulfilled Percentage (%) January 2,750 2,342 85 % February 3,200 2, 488 78 % March 3,300 2,727 83 % April 3,478 3,008 87 %

In total 12,728 10,565 /led/linda/

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[27] Fall prices of imported animal products

Specialists from the Agriculture Directorate told ATA that "the fall of the price of imported meat is due to price fall in other European countries and the application of the new code in our country, as well."

Meanwhile the native animal products keep the same prices of the previous days:

The prices marked on Thursday are as following: ---------------------- -------------------------------- Product I whole sale priceI buying price ------------------------------------------------------ Flour I 60 lekë/kg I 70 lekë/kg --------------------------------------------- --------- Rise I 80 lekë/kg I 85 lekë/kg ------------------- ----------------------------------- Sugar I 60 '' I 70 " ------------------------------------------------------ Oil I 165 '' I 170 " --------------------------------------------------- --- Cheese I I 450 " ----------------------------- ------------------------- Milk I I 55 lek/litre ------------------------------------------------------ Eggs I I 13 lek/egg ------------------------------------------- ----------- Native meat I I 650 lek/kg Product I I

Imported meat I I 630 lek/kg

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[28] Milosevic should meet NATO's five terms on Kosova - Majko

"The Albanian government holds that the solution will come from the fulfilment of the five conditions NATO has put forward to the Milosevic regime, not considering Milosevic, himself, a factor in the talks."

"The war underway necessarily requires a loser. There can be no more new 'Dayton', with Milosevic saying "No losers, no winners".

This conflict necessitates a loser, otherwise all values created after the World War Two, are called into question," stressed Majko.

"The Serb troops' pullout from Kosova and NATO's protectorate would guarantee the necessary equilibriums for the return of the Kosova refugees to their homes," said Majko, who repeated the view of the Albanian government that NATO is the most efficient mechanism for the conflict's solution.

Majko assessed that a halt to NATO's bombardments on the Serb military targets would bring destabilisation in Albania, Montenegro and Macedonia. Therefore such an idea is unacceptable for the Albanian government.

Majko stressed the need for UNHCR to assist the Albanian host families, along with the Kosovar families.

Annan said that he hoped for a quick solution to the conflict in Kosova and for the Kosovar war refugees to return to their homes, under guaranteed rights.

Annan assessed that the responsibility of the international community would not be limitted only to Kosova's reconstruction, but to the whole region, which would be realised through a long-term strategy based on the rule of law, principles of democracy and economic development.

"It is important that what is happening in Kosova is not repeated and for this all necessary efforts should be made," said Annan.

Annan said that from the point of view of the objectives to stop the conflict he agreed with the stand of the Albanian government. He said that the problem is how these objectives should be achieved and that efforts are underway to find a political solution to the conflict. /lh/lm/

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