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Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 99-06-28Albanian Telegraphic Agency Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) Home Page at <http://www.telpress.it/ata>Albanian Telegraphic AgencyCONTENTS
[01] Anti-kiosk action to remove 60 other kiosks in DurresDURRES, June 28 (ATA)-By G. Kabashi, Nearly 60 kiosks and other unauthorised buildings will be destroyed in several weeks in the city of Durres.Two weeks ago, more than 100 kiosks were removed from an area of 15 000 square metres near the Durres centre. The Durres district construction police, over the last three weeks, have removed or destroyed more than 140 unauthorised kiosks and buildings, generally finding a wide civic support. /pas/lm/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[02] Strike suspends flights at Rinas airportTIRANE, June 20 (ATA)-Flights were suspended today at Rinas airport, the only civil airport in Albania. At 09.00, the trade unions of this airport, just as they had warned earlier, went on an unlimited strike until their demands are met.Their demands include a 50% increase of their wage, the transformation of the enterprise into a share-holding company and other demands. Meanwhile, sources from the trade unions reported today that the flights of the military planes for humanitarian aid and those for foreign senior officials visiting Albania and for Albanian state senior officials will continue. Around 13 air companies operating in Albania have to suspend their flights because of this strike. /pas/lm/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[03] U.N. ambassador in Kosova meets with Albanian political partiesPRISHTINE, June 28 (ATA)-ATA correspondent Behlul Jashari reports:The U.N. envoy for administrating the civil insituions to be established in Kosova, Sergio Vieira de Melo, met in Prishtine yesterday with representatives of the Albanian poltiical parties and discussed separation of powers. De Melo met with representatives of the LDK political grouping, which has not yet completed the seats in the Kosova interim government, headed by Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, according to the agreement signed in Paris by the KLA, LDK, LBD and the independent politicians, participants in the Paris meeting. The talks, which lasted for more than five hours, ended late in the afternoon and were held behind closed doors. There is yet no report of any possible result or agreement. After the KFOR forces entered Kosova, the interim government was established in Prishtine and the local government structures are now operating. /lm/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[04] Italian forces of KFOR will move to Kosova via DurresDURRES, June 28(ATA)-By G.Kabashi, The Italian forces, part of the NATO peacekeepers, beginning with Tuesday will use the port of Durres to move to Kosova.On Tusday, one of the three big Italian navy vessels will land the first contigent of hundreds of KFOR forces in Durres which will head for the peacekeeping operational zone between Peja and Gjakova. The Italian forces have so far moved to Kosova through the Greek ports and the Macedonian territory. /s.s/Na/lm/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[05] The exchange rates of foreign currencies in Tirana Market for MondayTIRANE,June 28 (ata)- Follow the buing and selling rates of foreign currencies on the Tirane market on Monday morning:Kind of currency buing selling USD 137 137,3 DM 72,6 73,1 LIT(1000) 73, 7 74 GRD(100) 43,5 43,8 /Na/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[06] Chief of German Army General Staff to visit Tirane on TuesdayTIRANE, June 28(ATA)-E. Koraqi,Chief of the German Army General Staff, General Hans Peter Von Kirchbach, is visiting Tirane on Tuesday, the Defence Ministry Public Relations Department told ATA. The visit is part of the bilateral cooperation and is carried out on the occasion of the inauguration of the relay radio transmission system, aid of the German army for the Albanian army. Kirchbach will meet with Deputy Defence Minister Ilir Bocka and his Albanian counterpart Aleks Andoni. He will visit the Intercommunication Brigade, where the ceremony of inaugurating the relay radio transmission system will be held. /pas/lm/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[07] Only 2 430 Kosovars remaining in Tirane campsTIRANE, June 28 (ATA)-By Th. Thanasi, Only 2 430 Kosovars have remained in the Tirane camps, while 10 000 others have left for their lands.Dashamir Pellumbi, official at the information office in Tirane prefecture, told ATA that 5 081 refugees left these camps for Kosova on Sunday on their own will. Meanwhile, some 630 refugees, from 2 600 accomodated in the roulette houses set up near the camp on the pool grounds in Tirane since the beginning, continue to stay in them. Pellumbi said that still there are no exact data on the departure of the Kosovars accommodated in families, but, according to statistics available at the prefecture, the total number of the Kosovars accommodated in the families of the capital has changed very little. Some 120 000 Kosovars had been housed in the Tirane prefecture before the Kosovars began returning to their own lands. /pas/lm/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[08] Berisha says DP stand towards Parliament should be reconsideredTIRANE, June 25 (ATA)-By A. Haxhiu, The chairman of the Democratic Party, Sali Berisha, on Monday said in his opening address at the National Council meeting of this party that the developments at home necessitate reconsideration of the DP stand towards Parliament. The DP National Council (the highest body of this party) convened this morning to discuss meeting of the DP Emergency Assembly to review the earlier decision of DP Council for a final withdrawal from Parliament.Berisha said that also influencing in the current decision is the support by the U.S. authorities to help with a team of experts in throwing light on the murder of democrat legislator Azem Hajdari. Berisha also mentioned the solution of the Kosova issue and said that this "makes us work to set up democratic institutions in Kosova and Albania". Berisha considered right the decision taken one year ago to finally boycott Parliament, as, according to him, the coalition government had begun to openly attack the opposition. He praised the performance of the Albanian government, especially of Prime Minister Pandeli Majko, in hosting the Albanians forcibly displaced from Kosova, and the government's support for the NATO nations in the fight against the Milosevic regime. The DP decided to finally withdraw from Parliament in August 1988, a boycott which was not well received by the international community, its institutions as well as the parties of all spectrum in Europe and the U.S.. Western senior authorities and renowned politicians have constantly denounced this boycott asking from the DP to return to Parliament. /pas/lm/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[09] January-May: Domestic production covers 30% of exportsTirana, June 28 (ATA) - By D.Koca - The domestic production covers 30% of the total value of the Albanian exports during the period of the first five months of 1999.According to the official information taken from the General Customs' Directorate the value of the items exported during this period is 17,017 billion lek. 5,186 billion lek of them are export of the domestic products, covering 30% of the total exports. While the value of the rest of the exports during these five months is 11,831 billion lek or 70% of the products of the active elaboration. The domestic production covered 42% of the total Albanian exports during 1998. The value of the exported items is some 31, 138 billion lek. 12,964 billion lek of them is the value of the exported Albanian domestic production. /pas/linda/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[10] More than 60% of Kosovars returned homeKukes, June 28 (ATA) - By R.Hoxha - More than 60% of Kosova population in Albania is returned their home on their will, without being patient to wait July 1, the day of their return home.This is confirmed for ATA by the spokesman of Kuksi Prefecture, Emri Peca, who said that from 418 600 comers entered in Albania since the beginning of the refugees influx March 26, some 234 394 people moved to Kosova through border point of Morina in this district. 170 513 of them were accommodated in the other districts of Albania, while 63 881 other in Kuksi district and in its surroundings, clarify Peca. On Monday 04:00-12:00h the number of the people to cross the border to Kosova is 5 263, reported sources of Kuksi border police. According to the spokesman of the Prefecture, the number of the people to pass through Morini custom border on Sunday is 17 500 kosovars, while 550 others cross the border at Qafe-Prushi custom office. All the Kosovars traveled by their private means or booked ones, reported the spokesman of this prefecture. /pas/linda/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[11] Kosovars to spend all their money left on their home comingTirana, June 28 (ATA) - By G.Dilaveri - Some 300 000 Kosova refugees thought to return home during the next 2-3 weeks, by using all their money left for their transport or reconstruction of their houses, instead of paying the rent, informed the Kosova Emergency Management Group.The Kosova refugees staying in Albania are accommodated in the host families and some 65% of them pay the rent marking the value of 250 German marks per month. According to the Emergency Management Group the Kosovars sheltered at rural areas do not pay the rent. Tirana and Durresi are in the top list considering the number of the people paying the rent, marking 85-95% of them. /pas/linda/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[12] 5 million Euros for construction of aqueduct of PogradecPOGRADEC, June 28 (ata) - By B Fejzullai: The project for the construction of the new aqueduct of the city of Pogradec will be financed with 5 million Euros by the Council of Europe, through the PHARE program.Speaking to ATA reporter, the chairman of the district council, Sokol Vako, said that the project envisages the construction of the pumping station in Tushemisht and the installation of 4 modern new motor-pumps, the laying of the main pipeline of about 4 km long, the reconstruction of the inner network and the installation of water meters for every family. The fund is expected to be delivered soon and followed by the tender for the beginning of the work. The city of Pogradec and its outskirts are declared zones of priority for the development of tourism. According to Mr. Vako there are several projects for the construction of the infrastructure which will systematize the underground running waters, will help clean the sewage and keep the lake water clean, things which will lead to a rapid development of this tourist city. /pas/xh/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[13] 7 million dollars of Kuwait Fund to be used on Qukes-Qafe-Thane roadTirana, June 28 (ATA) - By D.Koca - A loan agreement is assigned between the Albanian Government and Kuwait Fund of Economic Development, concerning the financing of the projects on rehabilitation of Albanian National roads. This project is co-finance of World Bank, EBRD, PHARE Program and Albanian Government.Kuwait loan of 7 million dollars, will be paid back within 20 years marking the interest of 2% and the first five years it will be in grant one. The loan will be used on rehabilitation of Qukes-Qafe Thane road, 19, 6 km long, on supervising of the construction process and as institutional assistance for the General Road Directorate, as well. /dast/linda/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[14] Best sellers over past week in TiraneTirana,June 28 (ata) - By Ornela Kadaifciu: According to a survey in some of the city bookshops, the sales for the past week have been considerable."An Englishwoman on Dibra street" written by Niko Nikolla. The collection of satires "An Englishwoman on Dibra street" authored by Niko Nikolla, a writer and publicist, is one of the books mostly demanded by readers in the bookshops in the capital. The book has been published by "TOENA" publishing House. "Identity" by Milan Kundera. There has also been a great demand for the novel entitled "Identity," written by the Czech writer Milan Kundera in 1996. This novel, translated by Roland Sejko under the supervision of Kundera himself, has been published by Fejko publishing house. "Serpent's nest" written by Francois Mauriac. "Serpent's nest", translated into Albanian by Vandush Vincani, is one of the best books written by this author and has won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1952. "Ivory Dragon" by Fatos Kongoli. "Ivory Dragon" written by Fatos Kongoli, is another book demanded in the book libraries of Tirane asnd published by "MCM Cabej" publishing house. "Quo Vadis" by Henryk Sienkiewicz. Both volumes of "Quo Vadis" continue to be among this week's best sellers. The book, written by the poet and writer Henryk Sienkiewicz, is translated by Hajro Babameto. "Critics and aesthetics" by Ernest Koliqi. "Critics and Esthetics," a book authored by Ernest Koliqi, put on sale recently, has attracted the attention of the readers in the capita. The book was prepared for publication by Stefan Capaliku. It is a critical study on the Albanian literary schools, the relations of the Albanian literature with the Albanian oral literature, questions of special biographies of Albania writers, etc. /pas/xh/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[15] Asphalt of Durres-Rrogozhina street to be completed in OctoberTirana, June 28 (ATA) - By M.Pupa - "SAFA" company will complete the asphalt of 22 km of the first road segment of eighth corridor, Durres- Rrogozhina, told ATA the Director of General Road Directorate Gezim Bimbli.This road segment Durres-Rrogozhine is 38 km long and will be constructed in two lines 11.5 m wide. The nearest predicted cost is 20 million EURO, financed by European Community through PHARE Program. /dast/linda/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[16] Changes in legislation will not work properly at custom officesTirana, June 28 (ATA) - By D.Koca - Albanian Custom offices continue to have gaps in plan fulfillment, by marking great values of the deficit in the values to be cashed in the state budget."Nevertheless the measures taken in the legislation plan, in decreasing the custom duties, the work went on with the same rhythms of the five months of the previous year", reported on Monday the Minister of Finances Angjeli in a direct meeting with the customs' heads. Beside the clearance of the items with excise, where a considerable increase is obvious, again the custom offices do not reach to fulfill the main defined targets in the meeting of the Prime Minister Majko with the customs' employees. According to Minister Angjeli "there are still corrupted people in the custom offices, who not only block the fiscal evasion, but are interested only for their personal profits". Minister of Finances charged the custom staffs to present to him within 2-3 days the measures taken and the concrete solutions aiming at continuation of the work in the future. /dast/linda/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[17] 9.8 million dollars on registration of real estateTirana, June 28 (ATA) - By E.Xhajanka - Real estate in Albania will be registered and for this purpose a fund of 9.8 million dollars is accorded.Sources from Ministry of Agriculture reported that the for the registration of the real estate 4,6 million dollars are financed by EU, 3,6 million by USAID, 1,05 million by Albanian Government and 1,15 million by PHARE Program. The project's aim is to prepare the necessary documents for the offices dealing with land registration and to realize, as weell, the consolidation of the estate, adjournment, computerization of all the data and after then they will be presented to the respective offices, where the evidence of all transactions on selling and buying the land will take place. The Department of Land Policies and the implementor of this project performed a study on monitoring the hinder factors of this process and has drafted as well a working plan on solving the problems concerning the reform and the registration of the real estate. /dast/linda/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[18] Contest of Ministry of Culture for Albanian playwrightsTIRANE, June 28 (ata) - By Klodi Shehu: The department of projects in the Ministry of Culture will declare soon the contest of Albanian written dramaturgy over the past two years.The contest is expected to include both comedy and drama. The work which will win is envisaged to be put on stage in the National Theater and the funds for this will be ensured by the Ministry of Culture itself. In the recent time, Albanian authors have not been so much encouraged to create scenic works. Last year, only one Albanian drama was put on stage by the National Theater cast, the drama "Museum" written by Kasem Trebeshina years ago. The same thing has been also noticed in the Fine Arts Academy in Tirane, with the names of foreign playwrights prevailing in the great number of the performances put on sage by the students of the drama faculty. /pas/xh/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[19] Albanian Bank gave 7,1 billion lek to GovernmentTirana, June 28 (ATA) - By Elton Metaj - Albanian Bank transferred to the state budget 7,1 billion lek from its profits during the first five months of 1999.According to the sources from the Ministry of Fiances the predicted value to be transferred in the Albanian state budget during the period January-May 1999, as non-taxable incomes, 8,640 billion lek from the profits realized by the Central Albanian Bank. This thing was not achieved. The profits transfer from the Albanian Bank to the budget of the Albanian Government at the end of May results 7,1 billion lek or 82,2% of the plan predicted in the beginning of the year. Transfer in great sums are realized in March 1999. The transfers profit this month marked the value of 4,456 billion lek. In February it marked the value of 2 billion lek and in April 0,644 billion lek. While in January and May there, is no any profit transfer from the Albanian Central Bank to the state budget. /dast/linda/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[20] 35 000 new telephonic numbers for Tirana citizensTirana, June 28 (ATA) - By M.Pupa - Nearly 35 thousand new numbers will be added to Tirana citizens till the end of 1999. Albanian Telecommunication and Italian company Alcatel assigned today a contract on implementing of a new project till the end of the year, which will add 35 000 new telephonic numbers.Beside the increase of the number of the lines, new other services are planned to be fulfilled for the clients of Albanian Telecom aiming at avoiding the abuses. /a.gj/linda/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[21] Albanian ruling and opposition parties must express their options for questions under discussion - Deputy SpeakerTIRANE, June 28 (ata) - By A Gjakova: The Albanian Deputy Parliament Speaker, Namik Dokle, said on Monday that the return of the Democratic Party to the Parliament is a good thing not only for DP but also for the Socialist Party and other parties participating in the parliament."It is important that the ruling and the opposition parties play their role, expressing all the options for the questions under discussion," said Dokle to ATA. But, at the same time, he explained, there is much space for improvement on both sides, the ruling parties and those in opposition. The Democratic Party is still discussing in the meeting of its National Council, its highest forum, on Monday the decision for the return to the parliament. This deision will take a final form in the extraordinary assembly of this party. /lh/xh/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[22] Membership to Socialist International has been SPA's objective - DokleTIRANE, June 28 (ata) - By A Gjakova: The member of the Socialist Party presidency, Namik Dokle, thinks that the admission of the Socialist Party of Albania as Consultative Member in the Socialist International is an appreciation for the role of the Socialist Party in the political life of the country, it is a powerful stimulus for SP to work harder so that to build a normal governing and to go ahead with its political progress."This is an important political step of this party, taking into consideration that during all the time, the objective of the Socialist Party has been its integration into the Socialist International, in the biggest world left wing organization," said Dokle to ATA on Monday. The Socialist Party of Albania was admitted recently a Consultative Member of the Socialist International, after the Council of the SI examined the request of this party for membership in the Socialist International. /dast/xh/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[23] Extraordinary Assembly of Democratic Party due on July 8TIRANE, June 28 (ata) - By A Haxhiu: The Extraordinary Assembly of the DP, due at the beginning of the coming month, will decide the reentry of this party in the Parliament.After several-hour discussions, in its meeting on Monday, the National Council of this party set July 8 as the date of the Extraordinary Assembly. Tritan Shehu, former chairman of the DPA and member of the DP National Council, demanded that the Extraordinary Congress must not be held, because, as he said, the decision for this party to return to the Parliament should be taken by the same forum that decided the final boycott of the Parliament, hence the National Council. But the proposal of Shehu was not accepted by the Council members. DP has not been taking part in the parliament since last August, a decision which was considered final at the time. /lh/xh/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[24] SP admission in IS, a success of all Albanian society - PremierTIRANE, June 28 (ata) - By E Nepravishta: Albanian Prime Minister and Secretary General of the Socialist Party, Pandeli Majko, considered on Monday SP's admission in the Socialist International as a Consultative Member a success not only for that party.After a meeting in the SP headquarters with SP secretaries, Majko said to reporters that "SP's admission as Consultative Member in the Socialist International is a success not only for this party but for the entire Albanian society, because this means one more Albanian party in the European family." PM Majko considered the return of the Democratic Party to the Parliament as an act of civilization. Asked by reporters on the support of the opposition to the government during the crisis in the region, Albanian PM said that "the support of the opposition is based on those common principles that all Albanian parties have, that is the national question." Majko returned from Argentine on Monday where, in the lead of a SP delegation, he took part in the meeting of the Socialist International Council. During this meeting, the SPA was accepted Consultative Member of the Socialist International. /dast/xh/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: Albanian Telegraphic Agency[25] Organized repatriation of Kosova refugees startsTIRANE, June 28 (ata) - By G Dilaveri: Organized return of Kosova refugees to their homes started on Monday.Only two weeks after its mission was installed in Kosova, UNHCR started the organized repatriation of refugees by using its vehicles for the first 325 Kosovars of Macedonian camps, carrying them to Prishtine, UNHCR office in Tirane reports. Out of nearly 800 000 Kosovars sheltered in the neighbouring countries, from the beginning of June, more than half of them had already returned to their homes, recording one of the fastest spontaneous homecoming of refugees in the past decades. /lh/xh/ D'Arc Avenue 23, Tirana, Albania E-Mail: From the Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) Home Page at http://www.telpress.it/ataAlbanian Telegraphic Agency Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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