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Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 97-08-27Albanian Telegraphic Agency Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA) Home Page at <http://www.telpress.it/ata>Albanian Telegraphic AgencyCONTENTS
[01] EU GRANTS THREE MILLION ECU FOR ALBANIAN JUSTICE INFRASTRUCTURETIRANA, AUGUST 27 (ATA)- The European Union (EU) has earmarked a fund for the reconstruction of three to four damaged courts and will provide another aid of three million Ecu for the improvement of the infrastructure of 17 courts," ambassador of the European Union to Albania Elio Germano said today at a meeting with Albanian Minister of Justice Thimio Kondi.The EU has provided assistance for the rehabilitation of three prisons as well as a fund for the Magistracy School. In the future the EU, in cooperation with the Council of Europe will help in training the staff of the Albanian justice. a.ke/jz/lm /Z [02] PAVILION OF ALBANIAN MEDIEVAL ART ESTABLISHED IN ART GALLERY IN TIRANE - Iconostasis reassembled from over 350 pieces -Reportage by Atalanta PaskoTIRANE, AUGUST 26 (ATA) - From now on, the Art Gallery in Tirane will have a pavilion of Albanian medieval art. Some 28 large icons and 19 small ones, as well as two iconostases which have just been restored, have been displayed on the walls of a hall on the second floor of the Art Gallery. All of them belong to the Byzantine and post-Byzantine periods and date from the 13th century to the second half of the 19th century. At the moment, only Christian art is represented in the pavilion of mediaeval art, because Moslem art is hard to display, being reflected mostly in immovable religious objects. About 20 of the displayed icons have been restored. Before restoration they were covered by dust and layers of dirt and oils that kept colors from coming out and hid the beauty created by the painter's hand. Among the painters whose works are exhibited in the art gallery are Onufri (16th century), Onufer Qiprioti (16th-17th centuries), and Mihal Anagnosti (19th century). Others are anonymous, anonymous but great, speaking the language of art from centuries when the history of the Albanian nation faced conquest and destruction over and over again. The most ancient icon, Saint Spiridhoni, retrieved from the Church of Ristozi in Korce, with obvious fire damage, is the work of an anonymous artist of the 12th-14th centuries. Of particular value is the Virgin Mary in marble, a Uniate icon, unique among 10 000 icons in institutions and museums of Albania. The wood-carved iconostasis of the Skore church of Gjirokaster is one of 60 iconostases of high artistic value preserved in Albania. After the Skore church was ruined and turned into a cooperative stable in 1967 (in the general anti-religious movement undertaken by the communist dictatorship), the iconostasis was put under the protection of the Institute of Cultural Monuments. Its odyssey was long, from Skore to the Monastery of Ardenice in Fier, then to Bishqethem of Lushnje. By the time of its arrival at the Institute, it had been split into more than 350 pieces. Its recreation seemed almost impossible. But now, thanks to the restoration work carried out by Ali Ago, it stands in the gallery with all its magnificence. It is 9.5 meters high and 4.5 meters wide. The "Royal Doors" of another golden-plated iconostasis have not yet been restored. The restorations started in January of this year and went on during the entire period of protests and destruction and then the country's political changes. In the same period, several Gallery workers went to Korce and took seven icons from the Medieval Museum of this city, adding them to the Gallery's fund. It was February. The streets were unsafe, and many people thought of leaving Albania... The restoration laboratory of the Gallery, which returned the icons to their previous splendour, was created in 1995. The chief of the laboratory, Eduard Sopi, has been working for years restoring icons in many churches of Albania, including those on the rocky cliffs of Prespa Island. His eye can detect beauty however deep it may be hidden in the dark layers of the dirt of centuries. "Our Byzantine art has a broad inheritance and a rich store. It should be represented in the Gallery of Arts," the director of the Gallery, Alush Shima, says. He adds that he plans to create another pavilion with classic works of Greek-Roman culture found in Albania, particularly grave capitals and steles. "Thus the possibility is created for the Gallery of Arts to be called a Museum of Art, and to include art of several periods, like many other world museums," Shima says. The restoration of the icons of the new pavilion of the Gallery of Arts cost 20 000 dollars (funds supplied by the Ministry of Culture). The person who whitewashed the walls of the pavilion received some 300 000 lek in a week, while the monthly salary of a restoration painter is some 7 000 leks. xh/lm/ki/ [03] PURCHASING POWER MARKS DROP IN SHOPS DISPLAYING WELL-KNOWN BRANDSTIRANA, AUG 27 (ATA) - By A Gjata: Stores displaying-well known brands like Benetton, Reebok, Pierre Cardin, Adidas and Gold Star have marked a drop in their selling compared with the same period last year.The goal of opening up stores with outstanding commodities, besides selling them, was creating new job places. Thus, the Adidas representatives had planes to open an affiliate for the production of sport wearing. But in these hot days with high prices, even the visitors are a rare thing. A spectacular drop has been noticed in the luxurious shops, boutiques and golden shops. The collapse of pyramid schemes swallowed many capitals of common people and this made impossible the purchasing of expensive goods. Signs of this drop were noticed since the beginning of the year, when the purchasing power for these articles was halved, said one of the shop-girls of Adidas in the Rruga e Durresit, in Tirana. /kei/mt/k [04] HUNDREDS OF WEAPONS SURRENDERED VOLUNTARILY IN TIRANATIRANA, AUG 27 (ATA) - By Th Thanasi: Hundreds of weapons were handed over voluntarily in the district of Tirana on Tuesday."Inhabitants of the capital handed over voluntarily in the police commissariats 310 rifles, 192 machine guns, 13 light machine guns, 34 heavy machine guns, 61 540 cartridges," sources from the Police Department in Tirana reported to ATA. On the same day, persons, armed outside the structures of the Interior Ministry, handed in on Tuesday 4 machine guns, 1 pistol and 100 cartridges. /s.sh/kei/mt/k [05] HUNDREDS OF WEAPONS SURRENDERED VOLUNTARILY IN TIRANATIRANA, AUG 27 (ATA) - By Th Thanasi: Hundreds of weapons were handed over voluntarily in the district of Tirana on Tuesday."Inhabitants of the capital handed over voluntarily in the police commissariats 310 rifles, 192 machine guns, 13 light machine guns, 34 heavy machine guns, 61 540 cartridges," sources from the Police Department in Tirana reported to ATA. On the same day, persons, armed outside the structures of the Interior Ministry, handed in on Tuesday 4 machine guns, 1 pistol and 100 cartridges. /s.sh/kei/mt/k [06] ALBANIAN PARLIAMENT CHANGES PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION OF SUPREME COUNCIL OF JUSTICETIRANE, AUGUST 27 (ATA) - By Arban Hasani: Albanian Parliament adopted Wednesday with 114 votes for, none against and one abstention, some amendments to the main constitutional provisions related to the election of the Supreme Council of Justice, whose mandate terminated on May 9, 1997.Today's session considered a legislative initiative of the President of Albania, Meidani, to change the procedure for the election of this Council's members. In general, the parliamentary groups supported the President's proposal, except the DP group which did not vote because, as the chairman of the DP parliamentary group said, they could not vote for amendments to constitutional laws in the present parliament. After the voting, the new structures of the Supreme Council of Justice, proposed by the President and amended by the Law Committee, will have 9 members, three of whom to be elected by judges, two by prosecutors and four by the Parliament. jz/xh/Z/ [07] INTERIOR MINISTRY STATE SECRETARY INTRODUCES POLICE CHIEFS IN TWO DISTRICTSTIRANE, AUGUST 27 (ATA) - State Secretary of the Albanian Interior Ministry Ndre Legisi presented the newly-appointed chiefs of the police commissariats of the districts of Fier and Kucove (Central Albania) during the meetings in those districts yesterday.According to a government decision, the Fier Commissariat will have now a police department with two commissariats. The chief of this department in Fier was named Mr. Mitat Cenaj, and his deputy Milto Kordhas, while chiefs of the police commissariats were named Marjan Prendi and Agron Brace. In Kucove, Mr. Legisi presented the new chief of the police commissariat, Major Jonuz Memushi. "We will estimate the work and contribution of each of these officials, despite the political force which has named them," said Legisi. jz/xh/Z/ [08] DP BRANCH IN SHKODER BACKS UP ARBNORI HUNGER STRIKESHKODER, AUGUST 27 (ATA) - By M Malja: The DP branch of Shkoder district (Northwestern Albania) held today in the city centre a 30 minute peaceful demonstration in support of the hunger strike of DP deputy, Pjeter Arbnori, former Parliament Speaker.The chairman of the DP branch, Armir Ruci, read a letter that Mr. Arbnori had addressed to the DP activists, explaining the reasons why he was on strike. Protesters carried placards reading "Shkodra supports Arbnori," "Europe supports Arbnori" and "Down with Communist revenge." DP deputy Arbnori (who served 28 years in prison under Communist regime) is on an unlimited hunger strike for 8 days now, in sign of protest for his speech in one of the parliamentary sittings which was not broadcast by Television. ssh/jz/xh/Z/ [09] ONE DEAD AND TWO WOUNDED FROM A GUNFIRE ON A BUS IN PERMET DISTRICTPERMET, AUGUST 27 (ATA) - By Hysni Cani: In the place called Gryka e Mezhgoranit, Permet district, (Southern Albania,) some unidentified people opened fire on Tuesday afternoon on a Korce-Sarande service bus, causing the death of one passenger, named Brahim Asllani, 47, and wounding two others. Sources of Gjirokaster police confirm that the bus was hit at distance without warning and with the aim of plundering.This is the second incident on the national roads in southern districts following that two days ago near the town of Tepelene. ake/jz/Z/ [10] POLICE IN GJIROKASTER CONTINUE COLLECTION OF ARMSGJIROKASTER, AUGUST 27 (ATA) - By Hysni Cani: The chief of the police commissariat of Gjirokaster district (Southern Albania,) Lieutenant Colonel Sinan Meta, told ATA today that 48 automatic rifles, 3 light machine guns, 2 heavy machine guns, 100 defensive grenades, 1 flamethrower, a walkie-talkie and a considerable amount of bullets were collected in that district as a result of the latest operations of police.In addition, 10 machine guns taken on the basis of lists during March this year, have also been surrendered. All listed arms are expected to be handed over in the coming days. ake/jz/xh/Z/ [11] DECREES BY ALBANIAN PRESIDENTTIRANE, AUGUST 27 (ATA) - Albanian President today decreed a change in the composition of the Permanent Central Election Commission, the President's press and information office reports.Mr Fatos Klosi was released from the post of the deputy chairman of the Permanent Central Election Commission following his appointment to the post of the Chairman of the Nationl Information Office, and Mr Zarif Dervishi, Doctor of Sciences in Chemistry, was named in his stead. On the same day, upon a proposal by the Special Government Commission and by decision of the Constitutional Court, Mr Meidani decreed the setting of the date of elections for four polling stations of constituency 4, which will be held on August 31, 1997. ake/xh/ [12] "GREECE TO LEGALISE STATUS OF ALBANIAN EMIGRANTS" - KostandopulosTIRANA, AUGUST 27 (ATA)- By Aurel Simoni, Nikos Kostandopulos, chairman of the Party of Left Alliance and Progress (Synaspismos) said that economic emigrants in Greece should be legalised and guarantees for defending their free movement and employment should be sanctioned."We will fight to achieve this legalisation," the Greek politician said after a meeting in Tirana today with Pandeli Majko, SP secretary General. Arriving in Tirana today at 15.00 for a three day visit, Kostandopulos had his first meeting at the Socialist Party's headquarters. "It was a cordial, essential and fruitful meeting. A meeting among friends who have proved the friendship of each other, cultivating it in difficult periods; a meeting among friends who have much to do in the future, cooperating for democracy in Albania, for the Albania of Europe and for the Albanian-Greek cooperation in the Balkans," he said. "The Alliance of the Left and Progress and the SPA are strategic allies and project the future of Albania and Greece, they project the future of the Balkans as well", Kostandopulos said further on. For the chairman of the Greek party of the left the future of the Balkans would be very different for that of today. "It is up to peace, cooperation among peoples, social and progressive policy to support the governments in the political and social rights, solidarity, and environmental protection". jz/lm Albanian Telegraphic Agency Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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