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BC-ALBANIA-CHICKEN-CHEESE
ITALIAN CHICKEN LEGS AND GERMAN CHEESE ARE DITCHED
TIRANA, FEB 4 (ATA) By Miranda Kora:
The directory of veterinary and food service in Tirana town hall extermina
ted 8200 kg of chicken legs which came from Italy
on January 20th this year, and 9806 kg cheese which came from
Germany on December 6th last year, and they are ditched in the
place of rubbish in Sharra village in Tirana.
"After the analyses of the Institute of Veterinary
Researches (IKV), the above mentioned quantity has expired and
cannot be eaten", said the director of this directory, Astrit
Coku.
He added that the businessmen lose only the quantity we
ditch and do not allow it to be sold. /eva/mt/k

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BC-ALBANIA-XHAFERRI-DEPOSIT
PERCENTAGE OF DEPOSITS TO BE TAKEN BY CREDITORS OF XHAFERRI
FOUNDATION DECLARED
TIRANA, FEB 4 (ATA) - The Special Government Commission
established with the law "On the distribution of the bank assets
of the foundations which have functioned according to fraudulent
pyramid schemes" declared Tuesday that each creditor of Xhaferri
foundation will receive 52 per cent of the deposit.
As Premier press office reports, this commission, led by
Albanian Premier Aleksander Meksi, came to the conclusion after
examining the documentation presented by the group of countable
experts, based on the countable financial documentation of the
foundation.
The National Commercial Bank, which will distribute the
bank assets of the above mentioned foundation, will publish on
tomorrow's press the number of deposit-mandates according to the
chronological order set by the foundation "People's Democracy
Xhaferri" and according to the affiliates of this foundation and
offices of the National Commercial Bank in Tirana and districts,
where they will be distributed.
The Special Government Commission declared on Monday that
each creditor of the "Populli" foundation will take 60 % of the
deposit.
The distribution will start on February 5, 1997.
/a.ke/kei/mt/k

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BC-ALBANIA-GOVERNMENT
FORUM FOR DEMOCRACY PROPOSES TECHNIC GOVERNMENT TO SOLVE CRISIS
OF USURIES
TIRANA, FEB 4 (ATA) By A. Bazi & R. Floqi:
The Forum for Democracy, formed by several left and right
Albanian parties presented Tuesday during a news conference as
its own alternative for solving the situation created due to the
collapse of pyramid schemes, the establishment of a technic
government, but without giving any concrete solution to the
usuries crisis.
Asked about the preference of the participation of parties
in this forum, its leaders have declared that they do not have
any preferences.
"We see as an indispensability the presence of the
Democratic Party in the round table, which is the party in
power", said Kurt Kola, one of the leaders of this forum, which
does not have any constitutional function.
The opposition parties which made up this forum, the
Socialist Party, the Social Democratic Party, the Democratic
Alliance Party, the National Unity, the Agrarian Party (left
wing), the Right Democratic Party, the Right Republican Party,
the Democratic Ideal (right wing), as well as the confederation
of the left trade unions refuse to participate in a round table
called by the Albanian President.
The leaders of this forum have declared that they will
continue to support the peaceful protests.
"We want a political solution even if all the money are
distributed", said the other leader, Daut Gumeni.
While being asked on how will the technic government,
proposed by them solve the problem of distributing the money to
the people, the leaders of the meeting avoided it.
The forum accused the police of exercising violent acts
during the protests of people after the collapse of pyramid
schemes, but did not denounce directly the persons who have
committed acts of violence in the demonstrations led in most of
the cases by the opposition. /kei/mt/k

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BC-ALBANIA-DRIZA-COURT
PRESIDENT OF POPULLI FOUNDATION APPEARS BEFORE TIRANA COURT
TIRANA, FEB 4 (ATA) By Eva Allushi:
The president of Populli Foundation, Bashkim Driza,
organizer of one of the fraudulent pyramid schemes, appeared
Tuesday before Tirana Court on the basis of the charge presented
by the Albanian Government, but the preparatory sitting was
postponed for February 6th, because Driza and his lawyer said
"they did not know the charge".
According to the government jurist Vasil Bendo, Driza has
changed the direction of his foundation from charity foundation
into loan-taking based on a fraudulent pyramid scheme.
The appeal court examined on the same day the charge
presented by the National Information Service (NIS) in March last year against X
haferri foundation, accused of fraudulence, which
was rejected by the court.
The Special Government Commission, established for the
distribution of the assets of the loan-taking foundations, which
have exercised their activity on the basis of pyramid schemes,
has declared that each creditor of Populli foundation will
receive 60 % of the deposit, while each creditor of "People's
Democracy Xhaferri" foundation will take 52 % of the deposit.
The distribution of money of Populli foundation started on
Tuesday in several districts of Albania in the offices of the
savings banks, while the distribution of money of Xhaferri
foundation will start on February 5th in the offices of the
National Commercial Bank. /kei/mt/k

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BC-ALBANIA-REQUESTS-TABLE
REQUESTS PRESENTED IN ROUND TABLE OF PRESIDENT WITH POLITICAL
PARTIES
TIRANA, FEB 4 (ATA) - Albanian President Sali Berisha
invited Tuesday in a meeting held in the Presidency ten political parties which
participate in the Parliament or rule in town
halls, communes and districts, or which have won over 1 per cent
of the votes in the local governing. He also invited the biggest
trade unions of the country, President's press and information
office reports.
Attending the meeting were also chairmen and
representatives of the Democratic Party, Republican Party, Human
Rights Union Party, National Front, Social Democratic Union
Party, Legality Movement Party as well as the Union of the
Independent Trade Unions of Albania, and the representative of
the Confederation of the former communist trade union.
In the meeting the political forces, after discussing
widely about the situation, requested that:
1. The measures should not be taken beyond the real
possibilities of the state, the inflation should not increase,
that is, money should not be printed, in order not to recover
misfortunes with misfortunes.
2. The state and the government should determine a series
of concrete measures to help the most affected families, and the
families who have left their houses in these pyramid schemes
should be treated with credits as homeless.
3. Full transparence should be shown in all the acts
regarding these companies.
4. The government commission should be composed of the
investors' representatives.
5. The companies should arrange the salaries, get rid of
luxuries and establish the dialogue with their investors.
6. Gjallica company should be turned into a shareholding
company led by shareholders and a government envoy should treat
its problems.
7. To implement the law with the biggest rigorousness and
to guarantee the protection with all the power of law of the
institutions, private life and property of the individual.
8. Justice should give in the most independent way the
legal responsibility against the organizers and executors of
torching and destructions during the last week. /mt/k

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BC-ALBANIA-DISTRIBUTION
DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY OF "POPULLI" FOUNDATION STARTS
TIRANA, FEB 4 (ATA) By Myfit Malja:
The affiliate no. 1 of the Savings Bank in Elbasani
district started Tuesday afternoon the distribution of deposits
of "Populli" foundation. The first creditors took 60 per cent of
the money deposited in this foundation.
In the offices of the Shkodra Savings Bank started on the
same day the distribution of money of "Populli" foundation.
The offices of the National Commercial Bank will start
Wednesday the distribution of money of "Xhaferri" foundation,
whose creditors will take 52 per cent of the deposit.
/a.ke/kei/mt/k

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BC-ALBANIA-ROUND TABLE
REPRESENATIVES OF POLITICAL FORCES DISCUSS WITH PRESIDENT IN
ROUND TABLE
TIRANA, FEB 4 (ATA) By Atlant Frasheri:
During a round table held on Tuesday with the Albanian
President, Sali Berisha, the representatives of the political
parties expressed their oppinions regarding the solution of the
situation created due to the collapse of some pyramid investment
schemes a few days ago, and the establishment of the economic and macroeconomic
stability in Albania.
During the meeting, the Trade Unions' representatives said
that "this is an economic problem and demands an economic
solution".
In his address, the Chairman of Democratic Party Tritan
Shehu spoke on the responsibilities and the role of all the
Albanian political forces to perserve the economic stability of
the country. He also condemned the political forces which have
chosen the way of violence and destruvtion for the solution of
this problem.
The deputy chairman of the National Front Party (Balli
Kombetar), Hysen Selfo said that "we are the real right force in
Albania" and rejected any alliance with the left forces,
especially with the Socialist Party. This Party and the
Legalitet Movement Party, which forms the political grouping
"Albanian United Right", asked the government to control the
loan-taking companies with producing activity and investments.
The Chairman the Republican Party, Sabri Godo said that
"transparency is a condition of priority for the solution of the
crisis" and expressed his concern to solve this situation to the
goood of citizens. Concluding, Godo said that "the fraudelence by usuries is ove
r now. We have to return to work".
The Chairman of the Christian-Democratic Party, Zef Bushati condemned the
efforts of the right extreme forces to manipulate
this disaster, while the Chairman of the Social-Democratic Union
Party, Teodor Laco asked for a rigorous implementation of the law for the organi
zators of violence, who set fire and destroyed.
The left opposition parties, Socialist Party,
Social-Democratic Party and the Democratic Alliance Party didn't
join this meeting, as well as the Confederation of the Trade
Unions. /kei/

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yBC-ALBANIA-GJALLICA-CREDITO
GJALLICA CREDITORS WILL NOT TAKE THEIR MONEY ON FEBRUARY 6TH
TIRANA, FEB 4 (ATA) - By A. Keko:
Fitim Gerxhalliu, president of Gjallica loan-taking company informed Tuesd
ay his creditors that they will not take their
money on February 6th, 1997, a date defined by him for the
distribution of money.
Gerxhalliu declared that "with the financial situation of
the company, he is not able to open the offices and give money to the creditors"
, because despite of the efforts of the company,
nothing was concluded.
"All the capital investments of the company will be put
into the disposal of repaying the obligations towards the
creditors according to the possibilities to be created in the
future", he said.
Gerxhalliu did not declare any fixed date in which he will
start to distribute the money, but only repeated that " he will
make efforts to put into the disposal of creditors all the assets of the company
".
Over the last weeks of December it was reported that 40
million dollars disappeared and some days later Gjallica began to experience rui
n.
Gjallica interrupted the distribution of returns on
December 20th last year.
On January 24th this year, the Court of Vlora district
declared the beginning of procedure of Gjallica's failure.
Meanwhile, ATA correspondent in Gjirokastra reports that 6
creditors of Gjallica company, who had deposited amounts from
10.000 to 20 000 dollars in this company, have brought an action
against it near the court of the district for the return of these amounts. /a.ke
/kei/mt/k

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