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TIRANA, Albania Albanian PM Sali Berisha’s statement about the need to “integrate Albanians” is not tantamount to provoking Belgrade, said the Foreign Ministry in Tirana. “This is not a case of provoking Serbia. The cooperation of the republic of Albania and the republic of Kosovo is quite natural and has …
Read More »Rama to run for another term as head of Socialists
ALBANIA Edi Rama, the current leader of the Socialists – the biggest opposition party in Albania, said he would run again for another term at the upcoming party’s congress scheduled for end of August. Despite facing numerous accusations from other parties and his Socialists as wells, Rama said he strongly …
Read More »Over 4,000 victims of communism in Albania have no graves
ALBANIA The burial place of more than 4,000 political prisoners executed during the Albanian communist regime of Enver Xohxa, remains unknown up to this day. The secretary of the association for integration of political prisoners of Albania made public this information. This association accused all previous governments that held power …
Read More »Incident Stirs Macedonia’s Ethnic Genie
SKOPJE, Macedonia A racially motivated scuffle involving ethnic Macedonian football fans and Albanian residents of Skopje’s Nerezi district has drawn strong condemnation from all sides. Women and children were reportedly among the seven people injured in the incident, which took place late on Sunday. A standoff ensued between groups of …
Read More »Macedonia’s Parliament Pushes Reform Despite Boycott
MACEDONIA Macedonia’s parliament adopted a new Law on Parliament after heated debate on Monday night, in a session boycotted by an opposition ethnic Albanian party. The Democratic Party of Albanians, DPA , kept its pledge to boycott parliament from this week, in lieu of the collapse of the ruling coalition. …
Read More »Albanian Opposition Head Seeks Re-Election
TIRANA, Albania Albanian Socialist Party leader Edi Rama confirmed Monday that he will seek to retain the party leadership in the movement’s upcoming extraordinary congress. Speaking to Tirana daily Shekulli, Rama said, “I will run for re-election,” adding that, despite calls for his resignation, he was proud of the internal …
Read More »Albanian police union urges interior minister to step down
ALBANIA The Union of the Albanian Police Force requested today from the Interior Minister Bujar Nishani to resign from the post. The Union’s Syndicate Valentin Matsaj said that the Union’s move was prompted by suspicions that members of police forces had tipped the criminal Dritan Dajti about busting operation against …
Read More »Albania PM extols “historical ties” with Kuwait
BLAGOEVGRAD, Bulgaria Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha lauded on Thursday the historical Albanian-Kuwaiti ties as an example for international strategic relations. Berisha made the remarks in an interview with KUNA on the sidelines of a seminar organized by the NATO Club in Blagoevgrad, 100 km from the Bulgarian capital city …
Read More »Macedonia Marks Ohrid Accord Anniversary
Macedonia is marking eight years since the signing of the 2001 Ohrid Peace Accord, which put an end to a six month ethnic Albanian insurgency. The central ceremony marking the anniversary will be held in the winter resort of Mavrovo, situated near the north-western town of Tetovo, a focal point …
Read More »Montenegrins from Kosovo form party
KOSOVO, MONTENEGRO A new party under the name National Montenegro’s party in Kosovo has been registered in Kosovo Central election Committee (CEK). Lazar Radulovic is the leader of this party and he party’s purpose is to get national and citizen rights of Montenegrins in Kosovo. “We will work to solve …
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