Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 97-08-31

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CONTENTS

[01] RENOWNED ALBANIAN PUBLICIST AND DIPLOMAT JAVER MALO DIES

[02] POLICE OF VLORE DETAIN FIVE CITIZENS

[03] THREE-YEAR MEMORANDUM OF ALBANIA WITH IMF TO BE SIGNED IN FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1998

[04] APPEAL OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES FOR PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING

[05] CITIZENS OF SELENICA HAND IN WEAPONS

[06] GATHERING OF WEAPONS CONTINUES IN KORCE

[07] 3510 WEAPONS HANDED IN VOLUNTARILY WITHIN TEN DAYS - Tirana

[08] SURRENDERING OF WEAPONS CONTINUES IN TEPELENE

[09] ALBANIAN GOVERNMENT TO START OPERATING PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION OF FISCAL SYSTEM ON OCTOBER 1 - Nano

[10] ALBANIAN PRESIDENT CALLS AGAIN ON ARBNORI TO ACCEPT HIS INVITATION TO WORK TOGETHER

[01] RENOWNED ALBANIAN PUBLICIST AND DIPLOMAT JAVER MALO DIES

Javer Malo was born in Delvine. He has studied journalism in Moscow and Paris. Javer Malo has been one of the first journalists of the after World War Two period.

During the years 1960-1956 he was Albania's attache of culture in Paris.

In 1956 he came back to Tirana and worked as a journalist.

He has mainly written features and travelling notes for Albania, former Soviet Union, Poland, France, Italy, Germany.

In 1967-1975 he was Albania's ambassador in France.

The Albanian diplomat, Javer Malo, has been highly estimated by the circles of the French diplomacy.

From 1975 until the end of his working career he was the Chairman of the Albanian Committee for the International Relations.

Javer Malo, experts of several foreign languages, is also author of some books with notes for journalism, diplomacy, art and culture.

He published recently the book with notes "Paris '67- '75". /l.gj/kled/xh/mt/sh/

[02] POLICE OF VLORE DETAIN FIVE CITIZENS

Detained are Robert Doraka, Armando Sulejmani, Sokol Sinomati, Viron Goga and Edmond Lekaj. /s.sh/kled/mt/sh/

[03] THREE-YEAR MEMORANDUM OF ALBANIA WITH IMF TO BE SIGNED IN FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1998

The experts of IMF have had meetings since several days with senior officials of the Albanian finances and have closely observed the functioning of the tax system. The IMF experts have suggested drafting of a detailed program regarding the economic and financial policies of the Albanian government.

According to the Albanian specialists and the IMF experts, this program will provide putting under control of the situation of the budget deficit, of inflation and macro-economic indexes, which became worse due to the recent crisis.

The main elements of this program are the improvement of the taxes' collection system, as well as other taxes and custom duties, and the reduction of the expenses, financed by the inner sources to lower the budget deficit./kled/mt/sh/

[04] APPEAL OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES FOR PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING

The problems faced by the inhabitants of the town after the turmoil over past months were treated in the scientific conference, launched on the second day of these activities in the theatre hall "Migjeni."

Attending these activities were also the prefect of Shkoder, Gezim Podgorica, leaders of local government, and others. /a.ke/kled/mt/sh/

[05] CITIZENS OF SELENICA HAND IN WEAPONS

[06] GATHERING OF WEAPONS CONTINUES IN KORCE

[07] 3510 WEAPONS HANDED IN VOLUNTARILY WITHIN TEN DAYS - Tirana

"In the weapons surrendered willingly are included 169 light and heavy machine guns, 1 182 machine guns, 2 110 rifles and 49 pistols," said the director of the Tirana Police Department, Pashk Tusha, without mentioning 1 070 hand grenades of various kinds, some 365 000 cartridges, explosive matter and others.

The largest quantity of armament has been handed over in the police commissariat no. 4 which covers the territory of villages. According to Tusha, this quantity is some 90 per cent of weapons and ammunition gathered and handed in so far. /s.sh/kled/mt/sh/

[08] SURRENDERING OF WEAPONS CONTINUES IN TEPELENE

[09] ALBANIAN GOVERNMENT TO START OPERATING PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION OF FISCAL SYSTEM ON OCTOBER 1 - Nano

According to him, from October 1 this year, the percentage of tax on VAT (Valued Added Tax) will be increased by 12.5 %, somewhere between the interval 18-22 per cent, which is at the same level will all the Eastern countries, that carry out accelerated reforms of the market economy.

From October 1, in order to increase the incomes, the price-ceiling for the by-products of petrol will be also raised, as well as the excise for tobacco and spirits.

Another measure will be the increase of the percentage of the income tax from the rents and the annulment of expulsion from custom duties and VAT for several goods which are not considered as emergent.

"We will be careful for a package of main food articles in order not to bring an irresistible increase of expenses of the family budgets," said Nano. /kled/mt/sh/

[10] ALBANIAN PRESIDENT CALLS AGAIN ON ARBNORI TO ACCEPT HIS INVITATION TO WORK TOGETHER

Spurred by a letter, received on Sunday by the Chairman of the French Assembly, Laurent Fabius, which expressed the concern for the health situation of Arbnori, the question of the freedom of expression, as well as the solution and putting an end to this strike, President Meidani conveyed once again to Arbnori his concern regarding the health situation and called on him to accept his invitation.

"Expressing his understanding for all the concerns and estimations of Arbnori, President Meidani observed that he shared the same concern and appreciation regarding the question and the fate of the striker himself, which were made public in his letter sent to the former Speaker of the People's Assembly," concludes the spokesman of the President.

Albania's President Rexhep Meidani sent a letter to Arbnori on Thursday, asking him to interrupt the strike.

Arbnori (sentenced by the communist regime with 28 years in jail) has staged this unlimited strike to protest against the Albanian Radio Television (RTSH), which has not broadcasted completely the proceedings of the plenary session of August 20.

"The presidency and the chairmen of the parliamentary groups had agreed to broadcast the full sitting in the Television, but the cameramen were not allowed to shoot," declared Arbnori before staging the strike. /s.sh/kled/mt/

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