Encyclopaedic example

UNACCEPTABLE: Albanian prime minister Sali Berisha said that the content of Macedonia’s encyclopaedia was “unacceptable” and asked Macedonian authorities to adopt a clear position on the issue because “no one’s identity can be based on false history”.

A few weeks after Macedonia was told by European Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn that it could start accession negotiations this year, Macedonian academics caused great distress in and outside the country by publishing a new Macedonian encyclopaedia in two volumes.

The Macedonian Academy of Science and Arts (MASA) published a limited run of the book on September 17. Copies quickly sold out, prompting MASA to consider a re-print. Passages in the encyclopaedia immediately angered Macedonia’s Albanian population and led to three other countries lodging official protests with the Macedonian government.

History has always been a sensitive issue in the Balkans, especially in the past 20 years when Macedonia has been engaged in heated arguments with its neighbours – mainly Greece and Bulgaria – about historical facts and myths. It is enough to mention Macedonia’s name dispute with Greece and how it has hindered the former’s foreign policy efforts.

As for Macedonia’s relationship with Bulgaria, the issue lately has been not so much whether King Samuil was Bulgarian or Macedonian (although that argument is still brewing) but on whether Bulgarians have oppressed Macedonians over the past 60 years or vice versa....


more see: http://www.sofiaecho.com/2009/10/02/792969_encyclopaedic-example

Security News, Albania

Albanian opposition to protest alleged vote fraud

Associated Press

Albania's opposition Socialist Party says it will hold a rally next week to protest alleged vote rigging by Prime Minister Sali Berisha's governing Democratic Party.

The Socialists are boycotting the new parliament and demanding an investigation into the June 28 elections. The Democrats deny there was any vote-rigging. Berisha's conservative party and its allies control 75 of Parliament's 140 seats, and the Socialists have 65.

International election monitors have reported improvements over previous elections, but say Albania still failed to fully meet international standards. Socialist officials said Thursday the protest would be held Oct. 10 in the capital, Tirana.

Albanian Socialists continue parliamentary boycott

TIRANA, Albania

The opposition Socialist Party (SP) said again on Monday (September 28th) that its members will return to parliament only if a thorough investigation is conducted into the June general elections, which it considered manipulated.

SP secretary and parliament member Blendi Klosi said there can be no reforms when voting rights are not guaranteed. Prime Minister Sali Berisha is urging the SP to quit its boycott and start dialogue on the necessary reforms.

Security News, Kosovo

Kosovo Albanians burn Macedonian flag

Tuesday, 29 September 2009

Commenting an incident taking place at a football match in Pristina, Macedonia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) says that in such sensitive moments each undertaken step should be in favor of calming, not further stirring of tensions.

Every responsible factor in the society should most fiercely condemn such extreme acts, MoFA said Tuesday in a press release. Macedonia's Liaison Offise in Pristina called on Kosovo authorities to take all legal measures for identifying and bringing the perpetrators to justice.

Mutual trust and respect are being built for a long-term and each side should contribute to that effect. Kosovo, as the youngest country in the region, is expected to demonstrate its capacity in such situations to act appropriately in favor of good-neighborly relations and regional stability, the press release reads.

Macedonia's flag was set on fire yesterday in Pristina's city stadium during a football match between local clubs "Pristina" and "Vlaznimi", Kosovo media in Albanian language reported Tuesday.

Anti-Macedonian slogans were displayed on stadium's stands as well, the media said.
News outlets in Kosovo say the incident comes as a result of the "discontent stemming from the Macedonian Encyclopedia".

The leader of LAOS Party George Karatzaferis meeting with northern epirus associations in Athens

Καρατζαφέρης: Η επανάσταση του 1821 δεν έχει τελειώσε

Δευτέρα, 28 Σεπτέμβριος 2009 01:39 Πολιτική

Σε προεκλογική συγκέντρωση για Βορειοηπειρώτες μίλησε απόψε (28/9) ο αρχηγός του ΛΑΟΣ, Γιώργος Καρατζαφέρης. Ο κος Καρατζαφέρης δήλωσε στην αρχή της ομιλίας του πως δεν αποδέχεται τον όρο Βόρειος Ήπειρος καθώς η Ήπειρος είναι μία και το ένα κομμάτι της είναι ελεύθερο ενώ το άλλο υπόδουλο.

Αναφέρθηκε στην επανάσταση του 1821 λέγοντας πως αυτή έγινε για να απελευθερωθεί η Ελλάδα και όχι μέρος της Ελλάδας. Και μέχρι αυτό να γίνει πράξη η επανάσταση τελεί υπό αναστολή δεν έχει τελειώσει.

Στην συνέχεια της ομιλίας του ο πρόεδρος του ΛΑΟΣ αναφέρθηκε στα εθνικά θέματα και την οικονομία. Παρόντες στην εκδήλωση ήταν υποψήφιοι βουλευτές του κόμματος μεταξύ των οποίων και οι βορειοηπειρωτικής καταγωγής Αθηνά Κρεμμύδα (Β' Πειραιώς) και Μπάμπης Καραθάνος (Β' Αθηνών)

A "Coup d'etat" organized against the Greek Community

Greece to elections, Berisha divides "Omonia"

SManalysis

According to the albanian press, Vasilis Bollanos should be removed from "Omonia" as General President and to leave the political scene, organising a political trial, activating another leadership concurrent, as leadership of "Omonia", which would be under the orders of the Albanian National Strategy of the new government Berisha - Meta.

Finally came what was expected. The National Strategy of the Albanian State, is working excellent. The Greek ethnic minority leadership is divided, as a result of two factors: The functioning of the structures of the Albanian nationalist strategy as a factor of historical prejudice against the interests of Greek Epiriot community, and the second, the total indifference of the Greek state as directly responsible of the situation inside the Greek Community as a result of failed strategies of Athens for ethnic issues for the Northern Epirus.

Now everything is clear. Structures of Albanian agency services, threaten the survival and future of the Greek community in Northern Epirus. Damage to the image which Omonias has played good or bed as decisive role in political facing to the Albanian government, brought a catastrophic situation in its ranks. The Albanian state structures also have targed the only legitimate representative of HRUP who is actualy as opposition of the Albanian parliament, Evangjelos Doules.

SManalisys has provided in previous publications that the risk of a breach of the ethnic Greek minority, has long begun. With this total failure, an important role has played the Albanian state structures, since 15 years of participation as political representation of "Omonia" to the Albanian government.

Albanian state structures have organized a scenario against the "Omonia" President Vasilis Bollanos, rivalling current Minister of Labor in government of Berisha-Meta Spyro Ksera, protesting in a village of Tepelena by paramilitaries group, burning Greek flag in many cases.

According to analysis, Vasils Bollanos should be removed from "Omonia" as General President and to leave the political scene organising a political trial, activating another leadership, which would be under the orders of the Albanian National Strategy of the new government Berisha - Meta.

It is not occasional that one of the top directors of the Property Registration Agency is actually another member of "Omonia", Kosta Barka, friend of Spyros Kseras group. Those results, will bring dangerous consequences to the draft strategy for the looting of Greek properties and deterioration of relationship with Albania.

After the politic opposition decision to boycott the Albanian parliament and the new escalation to invade the leadership of the Greek Community by the Government of Berisha, the politically situation of Albania is to make more interesting in consideration as geopolitical factor of the region.

Μπολάνος: Ο Κώστας Μπάρκας είναι ο αρχηγός των Αλβανικών μυστικών υπηρεσιών !

Κυριακή, Σεπτέμβριος 27, 2009

Ο Γενικός Πρόεδρος της Ομόνοιας Βασίλης Μπολάνος, σήμερα το μεσημέρι, από τα κεντρικά γραφεία στους Αγίους Σαράντα παραχώρησε συνέντευξη τύπου στα μέσα ενημέρωσης.

Μεταξύ άλλων τόνισε: Τα γραφεία της Ομόνοιας παραβιάστηκαν δύο φόρες. Την πρώτη το 1994 από τον αρχηγό των Μυστικών Υπηρεσιών της Αλβανίας Gazi Dede όπου κατασχέθηκε το αρχείο της Ομόνοιας και δεύτερη χθες από τον αντικαταστάτη του Gazi Dede κ. Κώστα Μπάρκα.

http://www.chaonia.blogspot.com/

Βαθαίνει η κρίση

Εκκαθαρίσεις που οδηγούν με μαθηματική ακρίβεια στην επιδείνωση της σοβαρής κρίσης που έχει προκληθεί στο εσωτερικό της «Ομόνοιας» και του ΚΕΑΔ έχουν δρομολογήσει ο πρόεδρος του κόμματος Β. Ντούλες και ο πρόεδρος της μειονοτικής οργάνωσης Β. Μπολάνος. Η συνεργασία στελεχών της μειονότητας με το κόμμα του Σ. Μπερίσα και η υπουργοποίηση του Σπ. Ξέρα οδήγησε στη διαγραφή των επικεφαλής της «Ομόνοιας» στα δύο μεγάλα μειονοτικά κέντρα, το Αργυρόκαστρο και τους Αγ. Σαράντα.

Για λόγους που συνδέονται με προσωπικά συμφέροντα και τις στρατηγικές και των δύο πλευρών, δίνεται το τελειωτικό χτύπημα στην πολιτική και στη συλλογική εκπροσώπηση της ελληνικής μειονότητας στην Αλβανία. Και οι ευθύνες και του ελληνικού Υπουργείου Εξωτερικών δεν είναι μικρές.

www.ethnos.gr

Παραβίαση των κεντρικών γραφείων της «Ομόνοιας

Σεπτέμβριος 26, 2009

Η Δημοκρατική Ένωση Εθνικής Ελληνικής Μειονότητας «ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑ», καταγγέλλει την παραβίαση των κεντρικών γραφείων στους Αγίους Σαράντα.

Ενημερώνουμε προς κάθε κατεύθυνση, ότι τα γραφεία της Ομόνοιας είναι ανοιχτά και δεν χρειάζεται να παραβιάζονται πόρτες ή να σπάνε κλειδαριές. Μας προβληματίζει το γεγονός, ότι όλοι οι διευθυντές του αλβανικού κρατικού μηχανισμού, ελληνικής καταγωγής και διορισμένοι από το Δημοκρατικό Κόμμα, ως αντάλλαγμα της προσφοράς τους καταπολεμώντας την Ομόνοια στις προηγούμενες βουλευτικέ εκλογές ήταν παρόντες. Θέλουμε να πιστεύουμε ότι τέτοιες ενέργειες δεν ξεκινούν από ψιλά. Σε κάθε περίπτωση όμως η κυβέρνηση της Αλβανίας είναι εκτεθειμένη από τη συμπεριφορά των υφισταμένων της.

Και τα δύο μεγάλα Αλβανικά κόμματα, προσπάθησαν ατυχώς στο παρελθόν να χειραφετήσουν την Ομόνοια. Πότε όμως δεν είχαν φτάσει σε σημεία να σπάνε κλειδαριές. Η Ομόνοια είναι πολιτική Οργάνωση των Ελλήνων και αγωνίζεται με αξιοπρέπεια και δημοκρατικά μέσα για τα δικαιώματα της κοινότητας μας. Δεν πρόκειται ποτέ να γίνει όργανο συμφερόντων κανενός κόμματος η προσώπου.

Αυτοί που δεν κατάλαβαν η δεν άντεξαν αυτή την αποστολή έφυγαν. Πρόσωπα που βάζουν το προσωπικό συμφέρον και προβολή πάνων από το κοινό της κοινότητας μας μπορούν να ικανοποιήσουν τις φιλοδοξίες τους στα κόμματα που ανήκουν. Παρόλο που οι πράξεις αυτές είναι αξιόποινες, δεν θα απευθυνθεί στη δικαιοσύνη, αλλά τους αφήνει στην κρίση της κοινής γνώμης της ΕΕΜ.
Γραφείο Τύπου και Επικοινωνίας

Clach between Albania and Serbia to the UN General Assemble

Serbia mocked Albania's statements about progress in Kosovo and the return of Serbian families there. To the contrary, the Serbian representative said, the Serbians in the "province of Kosovo" at the most endangered people in Europe, in what has become a crime haven.

President Boris Tadic of Serbia on Friday reiterated Belgrade’s condemnation of the independence bid of its Kosovo province, describing it as “an attempt to impose a 19th-century outcome to a 21st century challenge.”

Albania replied that Serbia's rhetoric was "old fashioned," of the type that led to "the worst war since World War Two." The Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha declared that the Independence of Kosovo is changing the efforts for peace in Balkan Region.

He stressed that the establishment of the independent state of Kosova, although only a small period of time had passed since its declaration of independence, had turned into an important factor of peace and stability in the Balkan peninsula.

Macedonian encyclopedia sparks Balkan ethnic row

REUTERS, BALKAN Thu Sep 24, 2009

"Macedonia to revise controversial encylopedia after row"

Albania, Kosovo complained about bias* Row highlights continued ethnic tensions in BalkansBy Kole CasuleSKOPJE, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Macedonia's leading academic institution said on Thursday it would revise a new encyclopedia after protests by the Balkan country's Albanian minority as well as in neighbouring Kosovo and Albania.

The row has highlighted the still fragile ethnic balance which led to fighting in Macedonia in 2001 and wars during the 1990s elsewhere in the former Yugoslavia.The encyclopedia sparked outrage by saying ethnic Albanians settled the region in 16th century. Albanians say they were present long before Slavic tribes arrived centuries ago.

It also refers to Ali Ahmeti, leader of country's 2001 ethnic Albanian insurgency, as a war crimes suspect. Ahmeti now heads the Democratic Union for Integration, DUI, which is a junior partner in the government. The Netherlands-based UN war crimes court has investigated atrocities in the conflict but never implicated Ahmeti.

"While (the encyclopedia) will be partly rewritten, the edition will not be withdrawn," Georgi Stardelov, head of the editorial committee of Macedonia's Academy of Sciences and Arts, said in a statement.The book was first promoted last week as a key national document at an event attended by Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski.

Albanian media quoted Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha as saying the encyclopedia was "absurd and unacceptable" and said he warned Macedonian President Georgi Ivanov that no one can build "identity based on the forgery of history."In Kosovo, which has unresolved border issues with Macedonia, parliament president Jakup Krasniqi said that Skopje was "isolating itself and making enemies.

"Ethnic Albanians account for a quarter of the population in the nation of two million which peacefully seceded from Yugoslavia in 1992.In 2001 ethnic Albanians launched an insurgency which ended after a Western-brokered peace deal disarmed rebels in exchange for broader Albanian rights and their inclusion in the society, something which riles many Macedonians who are Slavs.Some Macedonian academics criticised the book as hastily prepared and politically motivated.

"Any encyclopedia cannot be written under the influence of politicians," said Milan Gjurcinov, an Academy of Arts and Sciences member. "It is a book teeming with politics and that's not good."Gjurcinov warned that a similar dispute between Serb and Croat academics in the 1980s contributed to the rise of nationalism that led to the bloody breakup of former Yugoslavia.

Writing by Aleksandar Vasovic; additional reporting by Benet Koleka in Tirana and Fatos Bytyci in Pristina, editing by Adam Tanner and Dominic Evans)

The new web site of the Northern Epirus News Agency

http://www.nenanews.eu

Tirana, about the collapse history of 1997

The history of education system of Albania for the year of 1997, shows as a rebellion led by Albanian opposite (Socialist Party) , while in fact are killed about 6 thousand people by the "Civil War" after the collapse of pyramidal schemes

PHOTO: THE ALBANIAN REBELLION 1997

Socialist Party has accused the Prime Minister Sali Berisha as author of text history that are learning in Albanian. The period of the year 1997, by historians of Albania Academy shows as a rebellion led by the Socialist Party against Sali Berisha's Democratic state.

Accdording to CNN, the year of 1997 was a "Civil War" in Albania, which was result of the collapse by the pyramid schemes and the main responsibility at that time was Sali Berisha, the president at that time. In the Civil War in Albania, were killed about 6 thousand people, mostly fought against each other between the North (Gegh population near Albanians of Kosovo) and
South (Tosk population near Greek epirots).

Meanwhile, the Albanian press writes today about the reactions for Macedonian Encyclopedia in which Albanians are shown as people come from north (Albanian Gegh tribe) in the 16th century. Apparently the silence of Tirana itself shows that it is involved in this chaos, since geghe from northern Albania since 1991, have occupied lands of southern people.

PHOTO: THE SARANDA CATASTROPHE, 2009

The biggest cities of the country, Tirana, Durres, Korce, Vlore even to Saranda. The result of "occupation" at the time of modern Albania is clear: 300 thousand houses built on robbery land.

more see: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19194511.html

http://images.cnn.com/WORLD/9703/14/albania/links.html


http://www.helleniccomserve.com/thegreatriskb.html

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/albania.htm

BIRN Probe Triggers World Bank Reforms

In the January report, Balkan Insight published details of an internal investigation by the Bank’s own Inspection Panel, which accused the Bank's management of using the Albanian coastal zones management project to selectively demolish parts of the village in April 2007, leaving many families homeless. The panel also noted corruption allegations in relation to the project and efforts by World Bank officials to cover up events.

by Besar Likmeta

Demolished house in JaleThe World Bank has instituted a comprehensive review after Balkan Insight lifted the lid on “appalling mistakes” made in a project to protect coastal zones project, in which an Albanian village was demolished

After the investigative report, published on January 31, revealed that the World Bank project, had contributed to the demolition of Jale village, on the country's southern coast, contravening the institution's policies on forced displacement, a Bank-wide review was triggered of projects that involve land use planning.

The review, launched by the Operational Police Country Services Vice-Presidency and the Legal Vice Presidency of the World Bank, involved the identification and examination of safeguard mechanisms for over 130 projects that were either in preparation or under supervision.

more seehttp://www.balkaninsight.com/en/main/news/22338/:

MANU's Encyclopedia causes stir

Macedonian Encyclopedia, presented Thursday at MANU's premises caused a stirr among the Albanian community and the US/UK Embassies. Daily paper Koha writes that the encyclopedia contains numerous "inaccuracies".

Two are mentioned as the most contradictory, the alleged training by U.S. and British specialists of the KLA members in the 2001 conflict, which caused a reaction of the US Embassies and UK Embassies in Skopje, both claiming the information is 'false' and 'ridiculous'.

Lets review this. This alleged training according to several British papers (Sunday Times, The Guardian, etc) did take place and at the time was a widely acknowledged fact in army circles and Balkan media.

Does anyone remember Aracinovo? Flashpoint: Over 200 Albanian terrorists were surrounded by the Macedonian Army. The Albanians laid down their weapons and put their underwear on sticks to give a sign of their surrendering (captured by TV crews). NATO prevented the Macedonian army from entering Aracinovo, went into the village utilizing 12 busses to transport the terrorists (who had previously threathen to bomb the Airport) back to safety in Kosovo (2).
The following day, Deutche Welle claimed there were 19 NATO 'advisors' among the Albanians transported to Kosovo.

According to DW, NATO had panicked that the Macedonian army would capture their commanders/advisors. Later the Macedonian police entered Aracinovo and found numerous sophisticated satellite phones and equipment left behind. Though today Macedonia enjoys terrific relations with the US and the UK, facts shouldn't ashame anyone.

The second "scandal" is the text which tells the story of the Albanians in Macedonia, where they are named as "shiptari" that settled in Macedonia in the 16th century.

The Albanian term for an 'Albanian' is "Shqiptar". I might have missed the "scandal" here.

The Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences stands behind their Encyclopedia saying it is a collective effort of numerous historians, scientists that took years to complete in which all data had been synthesized with facts and arguments that have been checked and re-checked by numerous relevant individuals and organizations. //Gorazd V.

1 United Press International (UPI), 15 September 2001.2 The Guardian, London, 15 September 2001.

Albanian cabinet wants to hold open meetings

The new government intends to hold open cabinet meetings to boost transparency, but needs the votes of the opposition Socialist Party (SP) to adopt such a law, Prime Minister Sali Berisha said on Thursday (September 17th).

Earlier in the day, his government was sworn in. Berisha chaired the first cabinet meeting, where he again urged the SP-led opposition to stop its boycott and return to parliament.

The SP insists the June 28th general election was manipulated and refuses to back down, despite calls from Brussels that such political debate should take place in parliament.

Kakome, explosives in the "touristic village"

18 September 2009

According to "Shekulli" newspaper quantity of explosive matter has blow up the gate of
touristic village of Kakomea, near Saranda town. Police sources from the Commissariat of Saranda, confirmed that the outbreak of explosive matter occurred after 01:30 on Thursday.

In addition the Criminal experts who have gone immediately the scene, have determined that the explosive action has been located only 1.5 meters from entry to the Ports of cantier of tourist village, which is being raised by "Riviera" Company in the Gulf of Kakomea.

The explosion is felt strong, and shocked the administration and staff specialists who were sleeping in the buildings of administrative center company.

The blast has preceded the court session that is held yesterday in the Court of Saranda when
five persons from Kakomea accused by several months for "Destruction of property to another", after they attacked vehicles and machinery of the company "Riviera", last March.

Πολλοί φοιτητές από τη Βόρεια Ήπειρο, εγκαταλείπουν το σχολείο "Αρσακείου" των Τιράνων

Ανάγκασαν υψηλή φορολογία από την κυβέρνηση Μπερίσα, διαχειριστές τους φόρους καινοτομία για τα ελληνικά παιδιά.

Σύμφωνα με τις πληροφορίες που πραγματοποιούνται από τους γονείς του σχολείου "Αρσάκειο" πολλά από τα παιδιά έχουν απομακρυνθεί από αυτό το σχολείο ως αποτέλεσμα της αύξησης των φόρων στο 20% για το τρέχον έτος.

Η διαχείρισή του σχολείου αναγκάστηκε να τους γονείς
εξηγώντας ότι η απόφαση της κυβέρνησης να επιβάλει φόρους σε
"Αρσακείου Ίδρυμα" έχει θέσει σε μεγάλες δυσκολίες
Ελληνική Ακαδημία των υψηλών αξιωματούχων.

Αλλά τίποτα δεν θα μπορούσε να δικαιολογήσει τη στάση της ελληνικής
Υπουργείο Παιδείας, η οποία σύμφωνα με το Ελληνικό Σύνταγμα
πρέπει να εγγυάται όλα τα παιδιά, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των παιδιών των Ελλήνων από τη Βόρεια Ήπειρο για να μάθουν δωρεάν την ελληνική γλώσσα.

The Greek school in Himara opens for children

In the presence of Greek Ambassador in Tirana Nikos Paziou, the Mayor of Himara Municipality Vasilis Bolanos and President of HRUP Vangelis Doules is opened the ceremony of the first day of the Greek school in Himara Region.

Mr. Pazios promised support from the Greek state, while the pupils have shown, after the blessing, a short program that included dances and recited poems in mother greek language.

Himara Region has the mostly compact Greek community of Albania, with about 95% of total population of the Region. The community has dual citizenship both Albanian and Greek.

ΗΠΑ υποστηρίζει επικριτές του ΟΑΣΕ στις αλβανικές εκλογές, ενώ η ΕΕ είναι αναποφάσιστοι σημαντικόi παράγοντα για τον τρόπο της Αλβανίας στην ΕΕ

SManalysis

Βρυξέλλες πρέπει να δηλώσει σαφώς ότι, εάν η Αλβανία έχει δυνατότητες για να κάνει ή να μην κάνει ελεύθερες εκλογές, ενώ η αλβανική αντιπολίτευση, διαφωνεί με την πλήρη νομιμοποίηση το δικαίωμα ότι η Αλβανία δεν έχει προδιαγραφές για τις εκλογές.

Όταν η Αλβανία παρουσίασε το αίτημα να γίνει δεκτή στην ΕΕ τον περασμένο Απρίλιο, η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση μετεγκατασταθεί σαφείς: πρώτον, να κάνει ελεύθερες εκλογές με το πρότυπο. Σήμερα έχουμε μια άλλη πραγματικότητα: δεν πρότυπο εκλογές για μια ακόμη φορά .....

Σε αντίθετη περίπτωση, η πολιτική κατάχρηση της κυβέρνησης Μπερίσα 2, η Αλβανία θα μπορούσε να μετατραπεί σε ένα ολοκληρωτικό κράτος. Το γεγονός αυτό, η Αλβανία δεν είναι διατεθειμένη να αναπτύξει πρόωρες εκλογές που θα μπορούσε να φέρει τα λαϊκές διαμαρτυρίες, αν η κυβέρνηση πρέπει να έρθει σε μια ενδεχόμενη οικονομική κρίση.

Εκτός από την πρεσβεία των ΗΠΑ στα Τίρανα εξέδωσε δήλωση την Τετάρτη την υποστήριξη τελική έκθεση του ΟΑΣΕ για τις 28 Ιουνίου γενικές εκλογές. «Χαιρετίζουμε τις βελτιώσεις από τις προηγούμενες εκλογές που περιγράφεται στην έκθεση, όπως της βελτίωσης του νομικού πλαισίου και η διαδικασία εγγραφής των ψηφοφόρων. Οι περιοχές αυτές σημειώνονται την απτή πρόοδο σε σχέση με προηγούμενες εκλογές," η πρεσβεία ανέφερε σε δήλωση.

Ωστόσο, ανέφερε, επίσης, ορισμένες αδυναμίες. "Υπήρχαν θέματα που σημειώνεται στην ψηφοφορία καταμέτρηση και καταγραφή των ψήφων, καθώς και στα μέσα μαζικής ενημέρωσης προκατάληψη για τα κύρια πολιτικά κόμματα." Η δήλωση ανέφερε επίσης αμφίβολο ενέργειες και πιέσεις από τα πολιτικά κόμματα και την κυβέρνηση κατά τη διάρκεια της εκστρατείας