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BC-ALBANIA-HUNGER STRIKE
STUDENTS HUNGER STRIKE IN VLORE CONTINUES
VLORE, FEB 22 (ATA)-The hunger strike of the students of the
"I.Qemali" University in Vlore continues. The strike is being
staged in token of protest for the loss of the Vlore citizens'
money in the failed loan-taking company of Gjallica.
Sources inside the strike report that the health condition of the strikers h
as been generally good, except for one student, who during the last night had a
temperature 37.5 degrees and some
other health troubles.
The doctors will decide today what will be done with him.
Also on Friday one of the students left the strike and was
replaced by another student.
One of the members of the strike commission, Altin Nervaj,
appreciated the performance of the district police commissariat
around the university building. The police, with the exception of some special c
ase, have avoided incidents.
On Saturday before noon, the Vlore protesters stayed for more than an hour i
n front of the University building, where the
students have gone on strike. s.sh/kei/lm/k

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BC-ALBANIA-VIOLINIST-GREECE
ALBANIAN VIOLINIST TEDI PAPAVRAMI GIVES PERFORMANCE IN SALONIKA
TIRANA, FEB 22 (ATA)- The renowned Albanian violinist, Tedi
Papavrami, gave a concert of chamber music in the AVLEA theatre
of Salonika on Thursday.
The concert was performed in the context of the activities
carried out in the Greek city of Salonika on the occasion of its
declaration as Capital of Europe for 1997.
The concert of the Albanian violinist was part of the
Albanian formal participation in these activities.
Albania's activities in Salonika were opened by the
outstanding writer Ismail Kadare, who was considered a myth for
all the literature admirers in this city and all over Greece.
The visits of Ismail Kadare and Tedi Papavrami marked a
special event in the life of the Albanian emigrants in Salonica,
among whom there are many distinguished intellectuals of Albania, according to t
he Albanian embassy to Greece. a.ke/kei/lm/k

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BC-ALBANIA-INHABITANT-INJUR
KUCOVE INHABITANT INJURED AFTER QUARREL
KUCOVE, FEB 22 (ATA)-By I. Manka,
Gezim Turhani, aged 36, from Kucove, Southern Albania, was
injured after a quarrel, which is thought to be linked with the
the abduction of women to sent them to Italy for prostitution.
Turhani, according to as police source, was stabbed by 17
year old, who is now identified, but not yet caught.
According to an eyewitness the boy stabbed Turhani.
Turhani, after a surgery in the Berati hospital, is out of
danger, sources in this hospital told ATA on Friday. kei/lm/k

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BC-ALBANIA-FORUM-VLORE
LEADERS OF FORUM FOR DEMOCRACY AMIDST PROTESTORS IN VLORE
VLORE, FEB 22 (ATA)-The people's rallies in Vlore continued
this Saturday for the 17th day in succession to protest against
the loss of their money in the loan-taking company "Gjallica".
Representatives of the Forum for Democracy Daut Gumeni,
Skender Gjinushi and Paskal Milo also joined the protestors at
the square in front of the technological university "Ismail
Qemali".
In their speeches Gumeni and Gjinushi repeated the demand for the government
resignation, for a technocrat government, which
will have the consensus of all the political forces and fresh
elections.
Milo has described the 20th century the century of the Vlore
city.
"War started in Vlore and there should it end," said Milo.
The three leaders did not offer in their speeches any
economic solution to come out of the grave situation created
after the failure of the pyramid schemes.
Meanwhile, the mass of protestors left the square in front of the university
building, in which a number of students have gone
on strike, and headed towards the Independence square chanting:
"We want our money", "Down with the government" and other
slogans. a.ke/kei/lm/k

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Feb 28, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/28/97

BC-COMMITTEE DEMANDS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE DEMANDS SEPARATION FROM THE
HEALTH MINISTRY
TIRANE, FEB 27 (ATA) - By Agim Baci:
Chairman of the Environmental Protection Committee Lirim Selfo
has demanded separation of this committee from the Ministry of
Health. He asks that his Committee depend on the Council of
Ministers. kled/xh/sh/

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BC-ALBANIA-PREMIER
ALBANIAN PREMIER MEETS EUROPEAN UNION DELEGATION
TIRANA, FEB 28 (ATA) - The Albanian Premier Aleksander Meski
met Thursday with the delegation of the European Union (EU),
headed by the Ambassador d' Asemburg, Premier press and
information office reports.
Mr. d'Asemburg made known at the beginning of the meeting
that the delegation he heads is in Albania to convey the message
of the meeting of the Council of Ministers of the European Union. Referring the
statement, he stressed the support of the European
Union for the political and economic reform of the Albanian
government.
Meksi appreciated and thanked for the continuous support of
the European Union and its membership countries.
They also talked and exchanged views about a series of other
issues, like the EU aid in the framework of the PHARE Program,
the approval of the constitution, the situation in Kosova, etc.
/s.sh/kled/mt/k

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BC-46 STUDENT IN GJIROKAST
46 STUDENTS IN GJIROKASTER START A HUNGER STRIKE
GJIROKASTER, FEB 28 (ATA) - By H Cani:
46 students of the University Eqerem Cabej of Gjirokaster,
Southern Albania, started a hunger strike yesterday in support of all the demand
s of the student strikers of Vlora.
The strike commission said that the strike would continue
until the demands of the Vlora students are met.
Sources of the district police commissariat reported that
being uninformed of the strike they consider it illegal.
Sources from city hospital said that a medical commission
would take care of the strikers. ssh/kled/xh/E

46 STUDENTS IN GJIROKASTER START A HUNGER STRIKE
GJIROKASTER, FEB 28 (ATA) - By H Cani:
46 students of the University Eqerem Cabej of Gjirokaster,
Southern Albania, started a hunger strike yesterday in support of all the demand
s of the student strikers of Vlora.
The strike commission said that the strike would continue
until the demands of the Vlora students are met.
Sources of the district police commissariat reported that
being uninformed of the strike they consider it illegal.
Sources from city hospital said that a medical commission
would take care of the strikers. ssh/kled/xh/E
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BC-MEETING IN ELBASAN
MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF YOUTH FORUMS WITH ELBASAN MAYOR
ELBASAN, FEB 27 (ATA) By P. Zekthi:
Representatives of youth forums of the Socialist Party,
National Front, Right Wing Democratic Party, Social Democratic
Party, Democratic Alliance and the Students' Committee for
Democracy of the "A. Xhuvani" University met Thursday with the
Mayor of Elbasan, Engjell Dakli, to discuss on the grave economic and political
situation created in the country.
They asked the fulfillment of the requests of the striker
students in Vlore, who are also supported on Thursday by the
students of Elbasan, the resignation of the government and the
establishment of a coalition government, etc.
On behalf of Students' Committee for Democracy, established
recently, a statement was handed over to Mayor Engjell Dakli,
which reports on the boycott of teaching process on Thursday,
asking from the government the immediate solution of the collapse in the country
.
Dakli promised the students he will examine their requests to give acceptabl
e solutions in the context and national strategy of the problem. /s.sh/kei/mt/E

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BC-ALBANIA-PROTEST-ELBASAN
PROTEST OF FORUM FOR DEMOCRACY IN ELBASAN
ELBASAN, FEB 27 (ATA) - By P Zekthi:
A rally was held in Elbasan, about 50 km from Tirana, Thursday by the Forum for
Democracy. Participating in it were around 2000
people who protested against the loss of their savings in pyramid investment fun
ds and sided with the citizens of Vlore.
After the greeting address by the chairman of this Forum
branch, Beshir Alla, the student representative Elidon Greku took the floor. He
called on those present "to side with and support
the demands of the student strikers of Vlora."
Then, the chairmen of the Right Democratic Party, Petrit
Kalakulla, of the Agrarian Party Lufter Xhuveli and of the
"December '90" association Ilir Demalia, took the floor. They
demanded the resignation of the government, the creation of a
coalition party and new parliamentary elections. ssh/kei/xh/k

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BC-ROAD IN MEMALIAJ
NATIONAL ROAD IN MEMALIAJ STILL BLOCKED
MEMALIAJ, FEB 27 (ATA) By H. Cani:
The national road near the town of Memaliaj, Southern
Albania, continues to be blocked by two tractor trailers and an
old vehicle since Wednesday.
The road was blocked by the inhabitants of Memaliaj 100
metres far from the bridge of Luftinje, after the detention of a
person by the police forces during a protest organized by the
Forum for Democracy. The detained person was set free two hours
later, but the road is still blocked. /s.sh/kei/mt/E

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BC-VEFA IN VLORE
CONFUSION SUSPENDS VEFA FINANCIAL OPERATIONS IN VLORE
TIRANE, FEB 28 (ATA) - By S Sharrexhi:
Vefa-Holding affiliate in Vlore (Southern Albania) suspended
Thursday its financial operations to pay off capitals to
creditors who have put up to 100 000 - 500 000 lek.
"The confusion created yesterday by the intensification of
the protests of the inhabitants of this city for the loss of
savings in the failed Gjallica loan-taking firm forced us to stop paying the cap
itals to creditors," said to ATA a source of Vefa
company.
The number of the creditors who have taken their deposits
from Vefa affiliate in Vlore since the date when Vefa started to
pay the capitals, is over 500.
Leaders of this company have appealed to Vlore citizens to
help them continue operations in the savings bank of this
affiliate. eva/xh/E
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BC-ALBANIA BLERIM CELA
DEPUTY BLERIM CELA SUGGESTS MEASURES FOR ELIMINATION OF LOSSES OF GJALLICA
TIRANA, FEB 27 (ATA) - By Agim Baci:
The chairman of the State Control Service, Blerim Cela, Friday
proposed in the parliament some measures for the elimination of
the losses caused by the bankruptcy of the loan-taking firm
Gjallica.
Cela asked that the personal assets of Gjallica firm
leaders be included in the assets of Gjallica.
Cela asked that only the debt of the firm, without
including the paid interests, will be treated legally, in order
that the creditors who have invested their money later and have
received no interest rate, be recognized all the basic amounts of money they hav
e deposited.
He is of the opinion that the government must immediately
appoint managers in the objects which are functioning and in
those in the process of construction of Gjallica, in order to
complete them. Cela said that the needs for money and banking
credits must be fixed, adding that the necessary credit must be
delivered immediately.
"The government must find the way, be it even through a law adopted by the
Parliament, to facilitate the fiscal obligations
of the coming activity of the assembly of creditors and support
it through various orders and bids," said Cela.
He suggests that the possibility of concessions to the
creditors' assembly of this firm be taken into consideration,
such as concessions in tourism, exploitation of mining assets or
in sectors which are competitive. kei/xh/E
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BC-ALBANIA-PREMIER-PARLIAME
ALBANIAN PREMIER SPEAKS IN PARLIAMENT ABOUT MEASURES TO BE TAKEN
ON THE CREATED SITUATION

TIRANA, FEB 27 (ATA) - Albanian Premier Aleksander Meksi said Thursday in th
e plenary sitting of the People's Assembly that the country is on the verge of t
he macroeconomic disorders, like the
destability of the stock exchange, inflation, budget deficit.
Meksi expressed the conviction that the government is
treating this problem with the necessary attention, and the
difficulties can be overcome through dialogue with the laws of
the rule of law, within the laws of the market economy, without
losing time, and avoiding those who manipulate for party aims or
illegal profits.
Meksi said that the government has asked the establishment of an Assembly of
Creditors since the first day "Gjallica" declared
its collapse, in order not to follow the traditional way of
collapse, that of legal procedures, because this would cause a
greater ruin of the Gjallica creditors.
Meksi stressed that those who have profit nothing from these
firms should be helped more. "It is also necessary, to my
opinion, the existing documentation", said Meksi.
He expressed the necessity, always by the request and the
will of the assembly of creditors, to put under administration
control the new firm that should be established.
Meksi said that the government is ready to support with
expertise, with credits the factories which are in working
conditions, or to finish those which are ready to finish. Meksi
added that the government is ready to help with credits those
investments which under preparation by the ongoing firms, and has also offered t
he social assistance and the assistance for the
homeless. /kei/mt/k

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BC-ALBANIA-MINISTRY-MEDIA
MEDIA MEANS MUST RESPECT PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION
- Press release of Foreign Ministry -
TIRANA, FEB 27 (ATA) - Press and information department of the Foreign Mi
nistry of Albania notes that in some reports and
comments of media about the latest events in Albania, there are
inaccuracies and fabrications which do not, at least, respect the professional p
rinciples of information. The latest reports of
some European papers or agencies (including the prestigious
agency REUTER) said that special forces of Albanian police have
sought to intervene in the city of Vlore. The report is a
complete concoction which brought about a radicalization of the
situation in the city of Vlore. Falsification of such a report is inexplicable w
hen the news agencies and all world media and the
European one in particular have their stringers to follow the
events in the spot.
The press and information department has accredited to
Albania more than 100 foreign stringers and reporters and it is
to be deplored that none of them has managed to reflect at least
a professional courage to belie the report announced by the
British Labour deputy, M Chance and amplified by the British
paper "The Independent," according to which during the last two
weeks terrible crimes have been committed in Albania as was the
killing of a wonderful trade union leader (??!) by Islamic
fundamentalist groups (??!")
Refutation of this false report with cool-headedness would
be at least an observation of the media principles. On the
contrary, silence and refusal to belie a slander of the above
proportions is a cool agreement with the principles of
misinformation.
There are no Islamic fundamentalist groups in Albania and
no trade union leader have been killed.
Also unprecedented was the "lapsus" of BBC Albanian section which presente
d as Conservatives eleven British Labour deputies.
While an analysis of the correspondent John David of the BBC
regarding the events in Albania, broadcast in the last three
days, carries flagrant inaccuracies and fabrications. Although
without any proof or source of serious institutions, the BBC
correspondent accuses Albania of violation of the embargo with
former Yugoslavia at a time when Albania was congratulated by
international institutions for serious efforts to observe the
embargo towards former Yugoslavia. The BBC reporter has
considered sufficient a testimony of the former charge d'affaires of Albania in
Belgrade, who, while released from his post since
the first half of 1994, has said that in 1995 he had informed
Albanian authorities for violation of the embargo.
The analysis of the BBC stringer is as believable and
balanced with the testimony of the former charge d'affaires of
Albania in Belgrade, released from his post for motives of
investigation and who for a long time has been working for the
left opposition, as are independent and neutral the ideas of the
leader of a left wing political party, whom the BBC stringer is
referred to in every paragraph.
The press and information department notes in particular
that the declaration of the Council of Ministers of the European
Union for Albania has been broadcast with serious inaccuracies up to concoctions
even by serious agencies such as Reuter and Radio
BBC. The conclusions of the EU Council of Ministers do not seem
to have set any condition and to appeal for new elections. The
declaration about the conclusions was made public and one can
hardly believe that it has not been made available for the
correspondents of the above means of information.
The press and information department, assuring the
correspondents and reporters of all media of its readiness to
assist them, appeals that the basic principles of information
must be observed. ssh/xh/k

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BC-ALBANIA-ANNOUNCEMENT
ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY OF ALBANIA
TIRANE, FEB 28 (ATA) - Health and Environment Ministry of
Albania reports that it has received some fax messages from the
hunger strike commission of the students of Vlore, which demand
from the medical team to help not reduce the efficiency of the
strike.
With regard to these demands, the Ministry of Health and
Environment voices its concern for the health of the Vlora
students who are staging the hunger strike. The Ministry of
Health, respecting the choice of the students, has mobilized all
the hospital of Vlore to assist the strikers. It has instructed a medical team t
o be on the alert in the place where the strike is
going on. All the students who are not feeling well have been
sent to hospital for intensive medical treatment.
But the Ministry of Health does not agree at all with the
demands of the students to blame the medical team, which
according to them, "is reducing the efficiency of the strike," at a time when th
is efficiency is lowered by the continuous
deterioration of the state of health.
The Ministry of Health is committed that through all its
staff, the entire inhabitants of Vlore and especially the
students in strike will never lack the medical care of the
doctors at any moment, says the report of the ministry.
ake/kled/xh/k

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BC-ALBANIA-DP-SP-DIALOGUE
DIALOGUE BETWEEN DP AND SP STARTS
TIRANA, FEB 28 (ATA) By Agim Bazi:
The dialogue between the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party started
on Friday.
DP chairman Tritan Shehu invited to a meeting two days ago
the SP Secretary General, Rexhep Mejdani, meanwhile that the
Socialist Party sent in the meeting the SP secretary for public
affairs, Pandeli Majko.
SP answered to the first invitation of the DP chairman
Shehu a week ago only with a press release. /kei/mt/k

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