EDI RAMA MYSTERIOUS VISIT IN ATHENS

Rama welcomes in Athens in a critic moment for Berisha. The Albanian President Bamir Topi visited Ankara.

Very interesting the ulterior diplomatic movements of Albanian politics. After Kosovo anniversary of Albanian Independence day, the trip of the Albanian opposite leader Edi Rama in Greece is very mysterious. Athens welcomes Rama to visit Hellenic Country for the first time as the leader of Albanian opposite.

According to information Edi Rama will hold meetings with high represent of Greek state including the head of PASOK and International President George Papandreu and Albanian emigrants.

The visit has been programed immediately after the visit of the Albanian president in Turkey Bamir Topi.

Anyway, the tension between Tirana and Athens has been in alert after a declaration of the Albanian PM Sali Berisha during the visit last week in Bitola (FYROM) where he declared about the "cham issue".

The regime of PM Sali Berisha continues to be against the Hellenic economic interests such are particularly the building of new Hydrocarbon thermocentral from the consortium of a Greek German joint group in Durresi Region and the ulterior developments in southern Albania, when the Greek community continues to resist the robbery of properties by the Albanian mafia supported from the Albanian authorities.

In January 09, Athens will head the presidency of OSCE , a year very problematic for Albania which will hold the political elections next summer.

Press Conference about the properties in Northern Epirus

Athens, Greece, November 29, 2008

About the protest demonstration outside of the Albanian Embassy on Monday, December 1, 2008 ..

The Himara Union in Greece held press conference about the ongoing events in Nivitsa - Kakomaia, Himaras historical province, following the efforts of the Albanian state to robber the land and proprieties of the Greek community of Albania. In a press conference was denunced the mafia efforts to robber the beach Kakomaias which belong to the residents of the village Nivitsa and the Greek Orthodox Church of Albania.

In addition last week, four members of the community including the mayor of the village are currently prisoned after a decision of Tribunal of Saranda under accuse of police Albanian authorities. During the democratic resistence to protect their lands, the villagers of Nivitsas are attacked by an Albanian paramilitary group, terrorizing inhabitants of the region.

The citizens are not opposed to tourism development when it contributes to the greater good of the region and respects the environment, but it is vertically opposed to the illegal seizure and effort of manipulation in progress. The chairman of the World Council Epiroton Mr Chrysostomos Dimu expressed its support of ipeiroton in the world and condemned the manipulation against the Albanian ethnic Greek minority, called to Albania to respect human rights of northern epiriotes and stressed that the road of Albania into the European Union should pass through the full respect of human rights.

The chairman of the Himara Union Mr Fredis Beleris described the political landscape of Albania and the timeless efforts for the depredation of restitution of property of northern epiriotes.

The press conference announced that on December 1, 2008 will be held on 18.00 AM, a protest demonstration outside the Albanian embassy in Philothei observing from OSCE and other european represent insitutions in Athens. Will attended Member of Greek Parliament as L.A.O.S. Party Mr. Thanassis Plevris and the member of general council of ND Mr Babis Karathanos.

sources: Himara Union,

Athens, Greece

ALBANIA AND KOSOVO TO BE UNITED TO ONE STATE

Photo: Krasniqi and Rama

The head of Kosovo Parliament Jakup Krasniqi declared the unification of Albania and Kosovo as only solution for the future of "One Albanian State", during the meeting with the Albanian opposition leader Edi Rama.

According to Albanian satellite TV ALSAT, during the meeting with the Albanian opposite leader Edi Rama, the speaker of Kosovo Parliament Jakup Kransiqi said for the press the prospective of unification of Kosovo and Albania to "One State of albanian people".

The declaration was made during the Indipendence day of Albanian State.

Anyway the center of indipendence day Vlora city, has been for the first time in albanian history out organisation of state anyversary ceremony, said the News 24 TV.

Albanian Press "Gazeta Shqiptare"

ATHENS DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE CHAM ISSUE"

According to the Albanian newspaper "Gazeta Shqiptare", Athens does not recognize any cham issue, but only the friendly protocol between Greece and Albania of 1996 based to the right of respective citizen properties of tow countries.

more: www.balkanweb.com

NATO CALLS ALBANIA TO "OBSERVE" KOSOVO UNDER EULEX MISSION

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Lulzim Basha had an official meeting with Secretary General of NATO, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Mr. Basha informed Mr. Scheffer on the developments in Albania and the region. Minister Basha informed Mr. Scheffer for the progress of reforms undertaken by Albania, for the consensual climate especially in case of the adoption of the electoral code, an important reform for the integrating processes of Albania.

Mr. Scheffer expressed his appreciation for the "positive developments in Albania by evaluating the political stability, and the role of the country for the regional stability. Secretary General of the Alliance noted that NATO backs Albania and its stabilizing role in the region".

In this framework, Minister Basha informed Secretary General of NATO that Albania will contribute in the fund for the establishment of Kosovo security force with 100.000 Euro.
Likewise, Mr Basha said to Mr.Schefer that Albania will send specialists of its armed forces to train and assist the setting up of Kosovo security force.

During the conversation they tackled on the issues of regional stability and the developments in the neighboring countries, whereto they once again pointed out the constructive role of Albanian as a pillar of stability in the Southeast Europe.

Kosovo Albanian group takes the responsability for Pristina bombing

27 November 2008
An group calling itself the Army of the Republic of Kosovo has claimed responsibility for the bombing of the International Civilian Office (ICO) in Priština. Three German nationals were arrested on November 14 over the incident, but will probably be released due to a lack of evidence.

The Albanian group sent a message via a personal e-mail account, threatening the Kosovo government, media and international organizations in the province. “As long as the UN plan is in force, we will attack with full might and there will be no security for Serbs that live in Kosovo,” the organization stated in its e-mail, adding that severed Serb heads would be sent to Serbian politicians.

The organization also threatened to bomb EULEX headquarters as well if it remained neutral on Kosovo’s status, adding that there would be new conflicts not only in Kosovo but in other regions as well,” Kosovo Police Service spokesman Veton Elshani told B92.

http://www.b92.net/eng/news/in_focus.php?id=91&start=0&nav_id=55343

Press declaration of Himara Union, Athens

Protest a front at the Albanian Embassy
Kifissias Avenue
Athens - Greece

MONDAY DECEMBER 2008 at 18.00 AM

The demonstration is motivated by the efforts of Albanian Government to robber the lands and properties of the greek community area of Ionian Coast Line. The issue of Kakomaia - Nivitsa is one of most dangerous intervention of Albanian state against local governance and the community of Himara Region.

Violence and cruelty of Albanian forces of repression against the old men and other inhabitants of Nivitsa who resist to protect their lands and properties by Albanian mafia.

ALBANIAN STATE MUST TAKE THE RESPONSABILITY OF THE PARAMILITAR GROUP THAT ATTACKED THE VILLAGERS OF NIVITSA LAST WEEK, IF THE COUNTRY WANTS SERIOSLY TO JOINT NATO AND EU ALLIANCE.

BIG DEMOSTRATION A FRONT OF ALBANIAN EMBASSY IN ATHENS IS PREVISTED TO MAKE NEXT DAYS

TIRANA CONTINUES TO IGNORE THE POLITICAL AND CIVIL RIGHTS OF THE GREEK MINORITY

More than 500 residents of the village Nivitsa gathered once again to protest against the seizure of their land in the Kakomaias, last Saturday. Protest was a result of new arrests by the Albanian police. This time went to the arrest of the head of village Nivittsas , Klementes Bantzari.
Still now from the Greek state there is no reaction so far.

It is recalled that has already been granted permission to build a tourist complex of the Albanian Company "Riviera". Is very interesting to implicked the eforts under the name of frenc company "Club Med" by the Albanian media abusing against interests of proprietors of Nivitsa, when the "Riviera" Company is linked with Berisha`s family as important client of "Maltezi Legal Studio"

The inhabitants of Nivitsas, have made in the recent past and action to put an end to arbitrary effort seizure of the property. The board of the Himara Union has convened a meeting this afternoon to discuss the issue and decided the next steps, first to make a big demonstration a front of Albanian Embassy in Athens.

Some days ago the albanian PM Sali Berisha remembered to Athens a "technical" problem of the properties of the "Cham Community". According to geopolitic annalists, for Berisha the tentative to open the old discussion of Albanian properties in Greece could send immediately an agravation of the situation between Athens and Tirana, when in fact Berisha is using a strong diplomatic pressing remembering to Athens that: "In my state territory I can do everything".

FM thanks Albania over military cemetery agreement

BUT THE ROBBERY OF GREEK COMMUNITY PROPERTIES CONTINUE OPENING A LARGE AND DANGEROUS FRONT BETWEEN TIRANA AND ATHENS

Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis on Friday praised an agreement with Albania that opens the way for the creation of two military cemeteries in the neighbouring country to properly bury the remains of Greek soldiers that fell there during the early stages of World War II.

"We would like to express our satisfaction and thanks to the Albanian government and to the Albanian people for their cooperation and understanding, which led to a successful outcome of this decades-old matter," she added

Anyway in this time in Southern Albania, Kakomea is became an important issue beetwen Tirana and Athens, since the protest of villagers of Nivitsa and Lukovo, continue to be provoked from "paramilitaries armed hooligans" under the interference of Albanian authorities. Five persons including the mayor of Nivista has been arrested while the situation is raising to an ethnic tension in future.

Kosovo: German suspects detained

23 November 2008
Three German nationals arrested in Priština this week will spend the next 30 days in detention, an investigative judge has decided.They are subject to an investigation, suspected of involvement in the bombing this month of the International Civilian Office (ICO) premises in Priština.

The defense lawyers said that the local judiciary was trying to charge their clients with "acts of terrorism", which carry up to 20 years in prison. Albanian language daily Express wrote yesterday that all three Germans work for the German secret service, BND, while officials refused to comment on these allegations. There were no injuries as an explosive device was set off on Nov. 14 in the yard of the ICO. The EU mission building sustained minor material damage, Beta news agency says.

BERISHA: ALBANIA SUPPORT ANY SOLUTION WITH EULEX MISSION IN KOSOVO

But FM Lulezim Basha some days ago declared that Albania is against six points solution of Ban Kim More for new mandate of EULEX.

Prime Minister Sali Berisha held a meeting with the Prime Minister of Kosova Hashim Thaci. Both prime ministers are in Skopje to attend celebrations on occasion of the 100 anniversary of the Congress of Manastir.

The two premiers discussed bilateral relations and the recent developments in Kosova. They expressed their determination for consolidation of cooperation between the two countries in all the fields.

The government of Albania said Berisha during the meeting with Thaci, is following with great attention these developments and notices two projects, a 6-point plan and the 4-point plan of the government of Kosova.

Anyway some days ago, the Albanian FM Lulezim Basha declared against the new mission with six points mandate of EULEX in Kosovo.