Sidste Nyt fra Albanien, Kosóva og Makedonien

Indholdsfortegnelse Contents

Ugeoversigt Summary

Internationale organisationer   International organizations
FN   UN
Verdensbanken, IMF m.fl.   World Bank, IMF etc.
OSCE, Europarådet   OSCE, Council of Europe (CoE)
EU   European Union (EU)
NATO   NATO
ICTY - Tribunalet i Haag   ICTY

Balkan, generelt   The Balkans
Kosóva   Kosóva [Kosovo]
Øst Kosóva / Presevo-dalen / Syd-Serbien   Eastern Kosóva
Albanien   Albania
Serbien og Montenegro. Serbien (alene)   Serbia-Montenegro. Serbia
Montenegro (alene)   Montenegro
Makedonien   Macedonia [FYRoM]

Grækenland   Greece
Tyrkiet   Turkey
Italien   Italia

USA   United States (US)
England   England
Tyskland   Germany
Frankrig   France
Danmark (Norge, Sverige)   Denmark (Norway, Sweden)

Rusland Russia
Kina China

Fodbold (FIFA's rangorden) Football (FIFA)

»Albansk Almanak 2003« bd. 1-3

Almanak'en for 2003 er udkommet. Her finder du årets nyhedsbreve. [Årets litteraturkommentarer vil udkomme i 2006 i »Albanske Studier« ## 3-4].

Bogen findes i trykt form og på CD (som pdf-fil). Papirudgave på 800 sider i 3 bind. Bogen sælges som papirudgave m/ CD og som CD alene. Se pris på: Bestillingsliste.

Udgaven for 2004 ventes at udkomme i slutningen af 2005.

»Albanske Studier« bd. 1-2

Kommentarer til Bjøl, Huntington, Machiavelli, Sørlander, DUPI (Humanitær Intervention), Clausewitz, Mao Zedong, Lars R. Møller, Malcolm og flere andre (kommentarerne er suppleret ift udgaver i Almanak'erne m.v.). Englændere på rejse i Albanien: Edward Lear, Edith Durham og Robert Carver. Bøger om slægtsfejder og blodhævn. Diskussion af Anne Knudsen's disputats om blodhævn på Korsika og af Ismail Kadare's roman »Ufuldendt april«. Baggrundsmateriale om den Sønderjyske general Christian von Holstein, der deltog i Habsburgernes felttog ind i Kosóva i 1689-90. Sidst i bogen et forsøg på en sammenfatning i form af nogle 'grundlæggende synspunkter'. Desuden en kommentar til Hans Hækkerup's »På skansen«. På CD'en supplerende materiale om traditionelle Albanske klædedragter og om Holstein.

Du kan downloade indholdsfortegnelsen og kommentaren til Hækkerup fra: http://bjoerna.dk/albansk-historie/studier-2002.htm

Bogen findes i trykt form og på CD (som pdf-fil). Papirudgave 368 A4-sider i 2 bind. Bogen sælges som papirudgave m/ CD og som CD alene. Se pris på: Bestillingsliste.

Til dig der kigger på et ældre nummer af »Sidste Nyt«.

Seneste udgave af denne »annonce« kan ses på:

»Sidste Nyt« (klik)

Seneste 4 udgaver af »Sidste Nyt fra Albanien, Kosóva og Makedonien«:

Sidste Nyt #270 - frem til 02.09.2005 (klik tv.)
Sidste Nyt #269 - frem til 26.08.2005 (klik tv.)
Sidste Nyt #268 - frem til 19.08.2005 (klik tv.)
Sidste Nyt #267 - frem til 12.08.2005 (klik tv.)

Alle årets udgaver: http://bjoerna.dk/nyt-oversigt.htm

UGEOVERSIGT (resumé)

Kosóva: Præsident Rugóva er kommet hjem fra Tyskland hvor han har været indlagt til undersøgelse. Det viste sig at han lider af kræft i lungerne.

KFOR har fået ny Chef. KFOR's fratrådte har udsendt et »Hurra for mig« (3 MB) - det kan hentes på: http://www.nato.int/kfor/chronicle/2005/chronicle_08/chronicle_08.pdf

Albanien: Parlamentet har holdt sit første møde. Jozefina Topalli (Demokraterne) er blevet valgt som ny Parlamentsformand. Præsident Moisiu har udpeget Sali Berisha (Demokraterne) til at danne ny Regering og har holdt tale til det nye Parlament.

Præsidenten sagde at der var sket en række fremskridt (i valgteknisk henseende), og han var glad for den store valgdeltagelse [hvad der er lidt mærkeligt, eftersom den gennemsnitlig var under 50%]. Han kritiserede partierne for at være alt for flittige til at anke over et negativt resultat - og lagde op til at der skete en forbedring af valgreglerne. Det ville dog forudsætte at partierne gjorde deres arbejde ordentligt. Præsidenten advarede Berisha-regeringen mod at gå alt for radikalt til værks på en række strategiske og administrative områder: Lad være med at opgive de gode ting der er opnået.

Sali Berisha har afleveret sin ministerliste til Præsidenten - som har tiltrådt den og videresendt den til Parlamentet med henblik på at Regeringen kan blive godkendt. Listen kan ses på: http://bjoerna.net/sidste-nyt/265.htm#Ministerliste

Socialistpartiet: Der bliver arbejdet bag og foran kulisserne. Adskillige, hvoriblandt Ilir Meta, mistænker Nano (m.fl.) for arrangere »noget« der skal sikre at magten bliver liggende hos Fatos Nano og hans allierede. Edi Rama er - øjensynlig - gået i gang med en kampagne (begyndende i Elbasan) for at erobre formandskabet. Gazeta Sot skriver smukt om Nano.

Serbien: UMs blad »Udvikling« har været i Serbien. UM har med naboskabsprogrammet støttet mindre virksomheder i Nis. Se nærmere i nr. 6/2005 (endnu ikke på nettet pr. 8.9.). Der fortælles om en delegationsrejse fra UM, der ikke gik hélt som man havde tænkt sig. Nogle af pengene var tilsyneladende landet rigtigt, men indramningen var ikke tilfredsstillende. I én af artiklerne hedder det:

Ikke just en drømmepartner. Megen formalia, megen tyrkisk kaffe - og et program der ikke lige rammer plet. Ikke meget klapper for Nis kommune denne onsdag, hvor en dansk delegationb besøger byen.

Måske er konklusionen anderledes. Måske har UM været for løs med pengeuddelingen og ikke har set sine samarbejdspartnere ordentligt efter før man begyndte at dele penge ud?

INTERNATIONALE ORGANISATIONER m.v.

Opmærksomheden henledes på Economic Reconstruction and Development in South East Europe. Adressen er www.seerecon.org. Her kan man finde materiale om aktuelle møder og konferencer.

VERDENSBANKEN, IMF M.FL.

Se under de enkelte lande / områder.

OSCE, Europarådet

Se under de enkelte lande / områder.

NATO

ICTY - TRIBUNALET I HAAG

Verserende sager vedr. Kosovo: Anklageskrifter og udskrifter af retsmøderne kan findes på: http://www.un.org/icty/cases-e/index-e.htm

ICTY vs Slobodan Milosevic, (IT-02-54)

ICTY vs Fatmir Limaj et al. (IT-03-66)

ICTY vs Ramush Haradinaj (IT-04-84)

BALKAN LANDE, LANDE VED ØSTLIGE MIDDELHAV

BALKAN GENERELT

Udsnit af EU's Europakort 2004. [Udsnittet kan forstørres ved at klikke på det]. Kortet indgår i en præsentationsborchure, der kan downloades som pdf fra: http://europa.eu.int/comm/publications/booklets/eu_glance/20/da.pdf.

KOSÓVA

Bynavne: Angives der to navne på samme lokalitet, er den Albanske nævnt først. Se oversigten på: http://bjoerna.dk/kosova/byer.htm ... Bynavne: Angives der to navne på samme lokalitet, er den Albanske nævnt først. Se oversigten på: http://bjoerna.dk/kosova/byer.htm ... Rapporter fra FNs Generalsekretær ... 040616 SG Kofi Annan udtaler at han agter at udpege Søren Jessen-Petersen som 5' SRSG. Søren Jessen-Petersen blev senere udpeget og tiltrådte i Kosóva 040816. ... 0308 Harri Holkeri tiltrådte som 4' SRSG. Fratrådt 0406 af helbredsmæssige grunde. ... 020214 Michael Steiner tiltrådte i Kosova som 3' SRSG og fratrådte i begyndelsen af 0307. ... En biografi over 2' SRSG Hans Hækkerup kan læses på Danske Politikere. En anmeldelse af hans bog »Kosovos mange ansigter« kan downloades fra: http://neva.hjem.wanadoo.dk/Haekkerup2.pdf (0,4 MB) ... Constitutional Framework for Provisional Self-Government. ... Kosova's Regering. ... Webside vedr. 2004-valgene ... UNMIK Politiets oversigt over 2001 (artikler, billeder og statistik i pdf-format (fil'en er forholdsvis stor: 2,6 MB)) ... Kriminaliteten i 2002 - Oversigt kan downloades [klik på titlen]

Parlamentsvalget 2004 [Præsidenten - Ibrahim Rugóva - er valgt af Parlamentet, the Assembly], se: http://kosovoelections.org/eng/

Præsident Rugóva er kommet hjem fra Tyskland hvor han har været indlagt til undersøgelse. Det viste sig at han lider af kræft i lungerne. Efter hjemkomsten har han holdt en TV-tale til befolkningen:

"We will continue to work even harder for the recognition of Kosovo's independence," Rugova said.

"Doctors have found that I suffer from a localized lung cancer and they have assigned me an intensive healing therapy," he said. "I am convinced that with the help of God, I will overcome this battle."

Præsident Rugóva's meddelelse har givet anledning til kommentarer, bl.a. fra SRSG Søren Jessen-Petersen:

“I am very saddened to learn that President Rugova is suffering from lung cancer. I would like to convey my best wishes to President Rugova and to his family, and my sincere hopes for his speedy recovery. I am confident that the President will continue showing the spirit with which he has confronted many difficult situations in the past. Our thoughts are with him and he can count on our full support to help him see this challenging period through.

Meanwhile I also appeal to the citizens of Kosovo to stay united, to remain dignified in their solidarity with the President, and to continue our efforts to move forward and work towards the early achievement of the aspirations that we all – and the President first of all - have for Kosovo, that is, a peaceful, stable, democratic, multi-ethnic and prosperous society.”

KFOR har fået ny Chef. KFOR's fratrådte har udsendt et "Hurra for mig" (3 MB) - det kan hentes på: http://www.nato.int/kfor/chronicle/2005/chronicle_08/chronicle_08.pdf

SRSG Søren Jessen Petersen sagde:

Honoured Guests, Ministers, General Jones, Admiral Ulrich, outgoing COMKFOR, incoming COMKFOR, President of the Assembly, Generals, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen

After 12 months of close co-operation my colleague – and I am proud to say my close friend – General Yves de Kermabon is leaving. Yves, you and I both arrived under difficult circumstances. Both our organisations – United Nations, NATO/KFOR were reeling from the shock of the March 2004 riots. Both organisations had suffered setbacks to their internal morale and their external prestige.

How things change. The KFOR I see now is confident in itself and has restored confidence in Kosovo. Its presence has allowed UNMIK, working with the PISG, to take a grip on the political situation and to move it forward. The security situation is significantly improved since last year in spite of all the political jolts that have hit Kosovo this year – most recently only a few days ago. I thank NATO, the troop contributors to KFOR, your command structure and you, Yves, personally for this. I congratulate your country, France, for having produced such a superb soldier and human being.

The security environment in Kosovo is changing to take in “new” threats, of which organised crime and corruption are the most obvious. There are new actors facing these problems – with the PISG, including the KPS, increasingly in the front line. These threats are real, as they undermine public faith in democratic institutions and create the potential for the entrenchment of corrupt elites and the “capture” of institutions by narrow interest groups. This is a legacy we cannot afford to leave behind us.

But within this shifting political environment one constant stands out – and that is the role of NATO in the form of KFOR. Throughout the changes that will occur in the coming months, KFOR’s role – and, I’m glad to know, its strength and capabilities– will remain unchanged. And both that role and that strength will be vital, for we are aware that the next few months may be difficult.

We know that there are still those who believe that violence will force the way ahead. We also know that there are those who believe that provoking violence may stop the way ahead. They are both, of course, wrong. The overwhelming majority of the citizens of Kosovo are peace-loving people who want to see Kosovo develop into a democratic, multi-ethnic and tolerant society. Our responsibility in KFOR and UNMIK is to support all the communities of Kosovo in developing that society, and to prevent the enemies of democracy and dialogue from turning back the clock.

So, the visibility and vigour of KFOR will be needed in the months to come because the short-term threats have not gone away, and the political tests that face Kosovo could bring them to the fore. General Valotto, I look forward to continuing with you the close professional and personal relationship I have developed with General de Kermabon, and to us working together with the President, the Prime Minister, the Assembly, the political parties and the people ok Kosovo. The close relationship between our missions, and between us personally, will be needed now more than ever. You inherit a mission which is flexible, formidable and respected and I know that under your command it will continue to be so.

Yves, your command of KFOR has been marked by extraordinary energy and vision. You can look back on your time here as an unequivocal success.

It has been an honour and a pleasure for me to walk with you on the journey we have taken together. I mean this literally, not just metaphorically. Our joint visits, many of which I would not have undertaken without your company and persuasion, have been vital for me in getting a feel for Kosovo beyond the bounds of my own offices and those of the PISG. These visits are a tradition that I look forward very much to continuing with General Valotto.

You will be remembered for a long time for what you have achieved in Kosovo. You will be missed personally by those who have been privileged enough to work with you. On a personal note I will miss our talks, our walks and, yes, our badminton matches as well. France may be a champion in rugby. As you know Denmark is the champion in badminton.

So, Yves, au revoir, bon voyage, and, on behalf of all of us, and of me personally, merci.

Tv General Kermabon, derefter General James Jones og General Valotto.

On 1st September 2005 the Change of Command Ceremony of Commander Kosovo Force (COMKFOR) was held at Headquarters Kosovo Force (KFOR) in Pristine. Lieutenant General Giuseppe Valotto, Italian Army, took over command of KFOR from Lieutenant General Yves de Kermabon, French Army.

The Change of Command ceremony was presided over by General James Jones (US Marines) the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and was attended by various dignitaries.

The officiating Officer was the Commander of Joint Force Command Naples (COMJFC N), Admiral Harry G. Ulrich III (US Navy). During this occasion the Special Representative of Secretary General (SRSG), Mr. Søren Jessen-Petersen, the French Minister of Defense, Mrs. Michele Alliot-Marie, the Italian Minister of Defense, Mr. Antonio Martino, the Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo Mr. Adem Salihaj, the Serbian Army Chief of Staff (COS) General Dragan Paskas and other dignitaries were present as well as a number of other very senior officers and officials from Italy and France. The total number of military personnel and guests either on parade or attending was more than 900.

The ceremony started with speeches from the guests of honor. The outgoing COMKFOR LTG Yves de Kermabon said:

"I have received a lot from everyone here and I will not forget it. This last responsibility as COMKFOR was for me a great honor and I was proud to serve in Kosovo.

First and directly I want to thank all the people of Kosovo. My dear friends, I thank you for your hospitality and your kindness. You are part of a rich Balkan history made up of an important cultural and religious heritage and in which a richness of ethnic diversity, values and treasures intertwine. You deserve a bright future and I am optimistic of your various huge resources, as we say in French, 'la richesse est dans la diversité.

Second and after the Kosovo population, I would like to thank UNMIK for the excellent cooperation we have built with that important institution. The mission is challenging, the team is excellent and the dedication is here; they deserve respect and support.

Thirdly, I would like on this special day to thank particularly KFOR soldiers for whom today is a great day. You are performing a great job and I have been proud to be your commander. We have to go on to restore confidence in this crucial period for a better future for all here and for Europe, and I know that LTG Valotto will go on the same track."

On the ceremony there were more than 100 representatives of local and international press, broadcasting companies from France, Italy and also several local broadcasting companies. UNMIK TV broadcast the ceremony live. At the end of the ceremony the French Foreign Legion Band performed for the guests and the incoming COMKFOR invited everyone for a reception at Film City.

The new COMKFOR, Lieutenant General Giuseppe Valotto was born in 1946 in Venice (Italy). He attended the Italian Military Academy in Modena and was commissioned as Second Lieutenant of Cavalry in 1968. His last assignment was as Head of the Personnel Department of the Army General Staff in Rome since 24 July 2004 to 30 August 2005. He is the tenth commander of KFOR since its deployment to Kosovo.

Ugerapport fra Dansk KFOR. Hærens Operative Kommando skriver (på http://www.hok.dk/):

Uge 35 ved KFOR 13.

Adjudantursektionen er ved at finde sine egne ben. Vi har nu været i gang i knap 14 dage efter, at hold 12 er rejst hjem til Danmark. Sektionen består af et administrationskontor, et velfærdskontor og vores feltpræst.

Administrationssektionen, i daglig tale kaldet S1, arbejder, som navnet antyder, primært med administrativt arbejde. Sektionen består af 5 mand og er ansvarlig for alt post, der går ind og ud af bataljonen. Derudover behandler administrationssektionen bl.a. identitets-kort, tildeling af NATO-medaljer, kontrakt og lønadministration på alle lokalt ansatte i lejren, samt koordination af bidrag til HOK telefonavis.

Velfærdskontoret.

På velfærdskontoret har vi i den forløbne uge haft mange forespørgsler og tilmeldinger til DANCON-marchen, der gennemføres i løbet af efteråret og normalt tiltrækker deltagere fra alle KFOR enheder i hele Kosovo. Derudover har vi haft travlt med tilmelding til R & R, der er weekendture, hvor soldaterne må komme væk fra lejren for at slappe af, samt bestilling af leave-rejser og hjælp til bestilling af private rejser.

Mulighederne for at dyrker idræt er gode, og i løbet af ugen er der gjort et stort arbejde for at vedligeholde faciliteterne. Idrætshallen har fået gulvet lagt om, og redskabsrummet er igen blevet overskueligt. I fællesskab med Stabskompagniet er der nu lavet en arbejdsplan for vedligeholdelse af fitnesscenteret. Cyklerne har været til service, og 12 dæk er blevet skiftet. Det var tiltrængt, da cykelruterne i bjergene tærer hårdt på cyklerne.

Der er nu iværksat en lang række tilbud om idrætsaktiviteter lige fra løb, cykling, spinning, march til kampsport. Aktiviteterne styres af fritids og idrætsudvalgene, som har repræsentanter fra alle enheder i lejren.

Velfærdskontoret har også bataljonens fotograf, som tager billeder, når der er forskellige arrangementer i eller udenfor lejren

Feltpræsten.

Søndag, den 28. august afholdtes den første præstetur, altså udflugt med præsten som rejseleder. Turen gik til Solsortesletten, et navn som også er kendt uden for Kosovo i lighed med Waterloo. Stedets historie, albaneres og serberes fælles kamp mod den tyrkiske invasionshær i 1389, er med tiden blevet serbernes symbol for deres nationale selvforståelse og var det sted, hvor Milosevic holdt sin tale i 1989, hvor han kom med antydninger om planer om krig. På sletten står der et højt tårn omgivet af pigtråd og området er p.t. bevogtet af slovakiske og tjekkiske KFOR-enheder.

I nærheden af Solsortesletten ligger Murats mausoleum, som vi gjorde holdt ved først. Fotoet viser mausoleet, som nu renoveres med midler fra den tyrkiske stat. Stedet rummer angiveligt de jordiske rester af Murat, som var den første hærfører af invasionshæren i 1389. Herefter tog vi til KFOR hovedkvarteret i nærheden af Pristina, hvor vi holdt en andagt i hovedkvarterets flotte kirke og bagefter gik på shopping i butikkerne. At dømme ud fra de mange indkøbsposer er det svært at afvise, at mænd ikke også skulle have et shopping-gen.

ØST KOSÓVA / PRESEVO-DALEN / SYD-SERBIEN

For nemheds skyld bruges betegnelsen Øst Kosóva / Presevo-dalen om det omstridte område med byerne: Presheva, Medvegja og Bujanoci (Albansk stavemåde). Ca. 75 % af befolkningen skønnes at være etniske Albanere - måske omkring 70.000. En modstandsgruppe har været i funktion, men synes nu at være »lukket ned«. Gruppen kaldtes i forkortet form UCPMB (som står for noget i retning af: Ushtria Clirimtare e Presheva, Medvegja dhe Bujanoci; på Engelsk: Liberation Army of Presheva, Medvegja and Bujanoci). Gruppen sagde at den intet havde at gøre med Kosova's UCK, og at den var en lokal gruppe.

ALBANIEN

Klik på kortet, hvis du vil have det forstørret / click http://bjoerna.dk/kort/Albanien.gif to enlarge it

Info fra Albaniens Statistik: Befolkningstal: 3,1 Mio (1.1.2004). GDP (Gross Domestic Product): 630 Mia Lek (2002, current prices); GDP-structure: Agriculture: 26 %, Industry 10-11 %, Construction: 7-8 %, Services: 55-56 %. Export: 54 mia lek (2003) [heraf til Danmark: 23 mio lek; størrelsesorden 1,2 mio kr], Import: 226 mia lek (2003) [Heraf fra Danmark: 855 mio lek; størrelsesorden: 45-50 mio kr], Tradedeficit: 171 mia lek (2003). Største import fra Italien (75 mia lek) og Grækenland (45 mia lek), største eksport til Italien (40 mia lek). Unemployment: 14-15 % (2004-III)

Det Engelske Udenrigsministeriums 'Country Advice' til rejsende kan findes på adressen: http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket%2FXcelerate%2FShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390590&a=KCountryAdvice&aid=1013618385522. Det Danske UM har pt ingen rejsevejledning, men henviser til det Engelske UM. Den Norske Ambassade kan findes på: http://www.norvegji.org/. Det Amerikanske UM har Juni 2004 offentliggjort en 'Background Note' om Albanien: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3235.htm

Mother Teresa: http://bjoerna.dk/albanien/Teresa.htm.

Parlamentsvalget i 2005 [Præsidenten vælges af Parlamentet for 5 år, næste gang i 2007]:

Parlamentet har holdt sit første møde. Jozefina Topalli (Demokraterne) er blevet valgt som ny Parlamentsformand. Præsident Moisiu har udpeget Sali Berisha (Demokraterne) til at danne ny Regering og har holdt tale til det nye Parlament.

Præsidenten sagde at der var sket en række fremskridt (i valgteknisk henseende), og han var glad for den store valgdeltagelse [hvad der er lidt mærkeligt, eftersom den gennemsnitlig var under 50%]. Han kritiserede partierne for at være alt for flittige til at anke over et negativt resultat - og lagde op til at der skete en forbedring af valgreglerne. Det ville dog forudsætte at partierne gjorde deres arbejde ordentligt. Præsidenten advarede Berisha-regeringen mod at gå alt for radikalt til værks på en række strategiske og administrative områder: Lad være med at opgive de gode ting der er opnået. Nedenfor følger først et par uddrag (hele talen kan findes i http://bjoerna.net/sidste-nyt/265.htm):

»Before, during and after the electoral campaign the political class demonstrated difficulties in distancing from some damaging electoral practices. The harsh electoral language, the misuse of the elections infrastructure, or the artificial delays and the attempts to gain more mandates from the legal loopholes did not lack. These shortcomings appeared especially during the pre-electoral period and that of the votes administering. This important part of the process was accompanied by a long marathon and sometimes speculative of the complaining legal right exercising. The political parties had valued the standards, but they never stopped demanding the invalidity of the elections in the lost zones. This behavior shows that the culture of admitting the defeat and respecting the will of the sovereign remains still fragile for the Albanian politics.«

»In this context, I would like to emphasize also the great need for the new government to follow a just and inclusive policy towards the state administration employees. Regardless of any isolated negative shortcoming and phenomena, the administration of the Albanian State deserves to be treated as a precious asset of the Albanian society founded during these transition years. After the massive changes of the administration in 1992 and 1997, time has come to guarantee its continuity in order to found the so much needed level of the public administration employees, loyal to the law and in the service of the citizens. Any radical change, especially in the strategic sectors of the society and state such as the Police, Army, diplomacy, economic sector, education and health sectors, etc. would have a high cost for the country at a time level and also at political and economical ones.«

Berisha's regering Sali Berisha har afleveret sin ministerliste til Præsidenten - som har tiltrådt den og videresendt den til Parlamentet med henblik på at Regeringen kan blive godkendt. Listen kan ses på: http://bjoerna.net/sidste-nyt/265.htm#Ministerliste

Socialistpartiet: Der bliver arbejdet bag og foran kulisserne. Adskillige, hvoriblandt Ilir Meta, mistænker Nano (m.fl.) for arrangere »noget« der skal sikre at magten bliver liggende hos Fatos Nano og hans allierede. Edi Rama er - øjensynlig - gået i gang med en kampagne (begyndende i Elbasan) for at erobre formandskabet. Gazeta Sot skriver smukt om Nano:

For the third time since 1998, Fatos Nano steps down from party and state duties rivaling once more the head of democrats Sali Berisha. He accepted to take all the responsibility about what happened to the electoral process, despite the objections. Nano showed one more time the example of the leader, who knows to resign, the example of the leader who accepts the defeat and the example of the person who paves the way for future approaches even though it requires some time. Nano was not forced to step down in 1998, but although the complex situation of that time he was able to return and to show to the people that he is the natural leader of socialists.

Yesterday, Nano summarized the main issues that concern the future of the socialist party, pre-electing his successor, thing that has never occurred until now. On the other hand, Berisha despite his continuous defeats in the head of the Democratic Party during these eight years of his opposition, on the contrary he used this processes to strengthen his position.

Despite the energies that Berisha transmits he cannot compare with Nano regarding to accept the defeats during eight years in opposition, because he never acknowledged his defeats. He still keeps his position as the head of the Democratic Party transmitting the idea of the absence of the democratic environment in DP. His euphoric expressions like “I sent Nano to a premature political pension”, or “the citizen and MP Nano is not in my agenda any more, in fact belong only to him, because really, Nano is the one who sent him to pension, leaving him alone in leading his political force.

Berisha should perform very positively in order to accomplish his promises articulated during the electoral campaign and to clarify his political position, apart the fact he succeed in these elections.

Nano is different from Berisha at least in three things; he accepts defeats, he voluntarily steps down and he usually does not return, whereas Berisha never recognized any of his defeats, he does not voluntarily steps down unless he is forced to and he does not pave the way for other individuals to replace him.

“In coherence with my political philosophy I pursued for 15 years of political pluralism, based on the respect toward the constitution, democratic civil society regulations and creating spaces for a sound dialog with the opposition forces, UI have taken all the necessary measures to develop a normal an democratic rotation of power from the governmental post I bore during the socialist governing to the new coming government that the new parliament will legitimate.

Makfax skriver om de forskellige Kandidater (og om hvem Fatos Nano støtter og ikke støtter):

Albanian Socialist Party, which switched to opposition bloc following the outright defeat in July's parliamentary elections, have become embroiled in a political battle over the new party leader as Fatos Nano tendered his resignation amid election debacle, Makfax news agency says.

"Socialists did not lose the elections but they gave away the victory to Democrats due to schism unfolding among the leftists," said the incumbent Tirana Mayor Edi Rama, one of the candidates to take the helm.

Ahead of early congress slated for next month, Rama held Nano accountable for the schism that the Socialist Party is undergoing, noting that his main goal, if elected a leader, will be to re-unite the left wing.

Fatos Nano, on the other hand, said the best option for the party is to elect a young Socialist such as Pandeli Majko or Namik Dokle. This statement hints Nano's reluctance to Rama's candidacy.

Petro Koci is the other candidate tipped for new leader. He is claimed to be a strong opponent to Nano's policy.

The in-country analysts do not exclude the possibility for Nano's second term as Socialists leader given the inner imbroglio.

The same sources say Nano was used to tendering resignation in "times of trouble" and resuming the post once the trouble is gone.

Katrina. Den Amerikanske Ambassade i Tirana har udsendt flg.:

The United States offers its sincerest thanks for the many expressions of condolence and solidarity from so many of the people of Albania in the aftermath of the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina.

We are particularly grateful for the letter from President Moisiu to President Bush, and for the message from Dr. Berisha. We deeply appreciate the words of solace and generous offers of future support from our Albanian friends. We are grateful, once again, Albania has shown itself a true friend of the United States by coming forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with us at a crucial time of need.

SERBIEN og MONTENEGRO. SERBIEN (alene)

Det Amerikanske UM har Juli 2004 offentliggjort en 'Background Note' om Serbien - Montenegro: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5388.htm ... Det Engelske Udenrigsministeriums 'Country Advice' til rejsende kan findes på adressen: http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket%2FXcelerate%2FShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390590&a=KCountryAdvice&aid=1013618386622 ... En biografi over tidligere Forbundspræsident Kostunica kan læses på Serbiske Politikere ... Mht ICTYs sag mod tidligere Præsident Milosevic, se (evt.) under ICTY ovenfor.

Præsidentvalg i Serbien. Boris Tadic blev i Juni 2004 valgt som Præsident. Seneste Parlamentsvalg: 031228.

Kosovo/Kosóva: Ambassadør Eide har påny været på besøg i Serbien. Den Serbiske Regering skriver:

Belgrade, Sept 8, 2005 – Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica talked today with Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for assessment of standards in Kosovo-Metohija Kai Eide.

The main topic was decentralisation as the best way to actually improve the status of Serbs and non-ethnic Albanians in the province.

Kostunica and Eide agreed that this issue should be attended with special care in the upcoming period so as to reach an acceptable solution and overall improvement of the situation in Kosovo-Metohija.

Den Serbisk-Montenegrinske Forsvarsminister er trådt tilbage. Den Serbiske Regering skriver:

Belgrade, Sept 8, 2005 – Serbian Minister of Education and Sport Slobodan Vuksanovic said today that President of the state union of Serbia-Montenegro Svetozar Marovic informed Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica and the Serbian government that Serbia-Montenegrin Minister of Defence Prvoslav Davinic has submitted a resignation letter on account of objective responsibility.

At a press conference following today’s government session, Vuksanovic said the government has adopted this information and decided that the affair concerning the purchasing of equipment for the Serbia-Montenegrin army should be fully clarified, as well as the circumstances surrounding it.

According to him, this issue is now in the hands of the Special Prosecutor, and the government is expecting him to provide all relevant information.

UMs blad »Udvikling« har været i Serbien. UM har med naboskabsprogrammet støttet mindre virksomheder i Nis. Se nærmere i nr. 6/2005 (endnu ikke på nettet pr. 8.9.). Der fortælles om en delegationsrejse fra UM, der ikke gik hélt som man havde tænkt sig. Nogle af pengene var tilsyneladende landet rigtigt, men indramningen var ikke tilfredsstillende. I én af artiklerne hedder det:

Ikke just en drømmepartner. Megen formalia, megen tyrkisk kaffe - og et program der ikke lige rammer plet. Ikke meget klapper for Nis kommune denne onsdag, hvor en dansk delegationb besøger byen.

Måske er konklusionen anderledes. Måske har UM været for løs med pengeuddelingen og ikke har set sine samarbejdspartnere ordentligt efter før man begyndte at dele penge ud?

MONTENEGRO (alene)

Præsidentvalg 030511: Filip Vujanovic blev valgt. Seneste Parlamentsvalg 021020.

MAKEDONIEN

Det Engelske Udenrigsministeriums 'Country Advice' til rejsende kan findes på adressen: http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket%2FXcelerate%2FShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029390590&a=KCountryAdvice&aid=1013618386163 ... Det Amerikanske UM har Maj 2004 offentliggjort en 'Background Note' om Makedonien: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/26759.htm

Der er omkring 25 % etniske Albanere i Makedonien. Folketælling afholdtes 021101-021105.

Præsidentvalg i Maj 2004: Branko Crvenkovski - hidtidig PM - blev valgt (efter Boris Trajkovski som omkom ved en flyulykke). Seneste Parlamentsvalg fandt sted 020915. Der kan henvises til flg. OSCE/ODIHR-oversigtsside: http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/field_activities/skopje2002/.

Folkeafstemningen 041107 om decentralisering (= imødekommelse af Makedonien-Albanske interesser): Folkeafstemningen "faldt". Stemmedeltagelsen var kun omkring 26 %. Hvis afstemningen skulle have kunnet udvirke en ændring af decentraliseringslovgivningen, skulle deltagelsen have været mindst 50%, og desuden skulle der have været flertal mod lovgivningen. Det var ventet at stemmedeltagelsen ville have været noget større, selv om både Regeringspartierne og den Albanske minoritet anbefalede at man blev hjemme. Man kan nu gå videre i overensstemmelse med Ohrid-aftalerne.

Præsident Crvenkovski er utilfreds med at Regeringen ikke havde underrettet ham -i tide - om sagen mod Agim Krasniqi: Makfax skriver:

President of the Republic of Macedonia Branko Crvenkovski said on Tuesday that the Prime Minister and the Government violated the Constitution during resolving of the crisis in Kondovo and by revoking the decision for temporary detention of Agim Krasniqi.

"As a President of the state, I was deprived for a extensive period of time of the information, or thorough information about an issue, which was of security nature by the definition, and about the activities undertaken by certain institutions. That fact alone implies that a serious violation of the principles of the constitutional order of Macedonia took place, and that poses as a serious problem", said President Crvenkovski.

The President underlined that the equality before the Law must be applied for all citizens.

"Macedonia will either be a state of law, or it will not. The laws will either be applied to all, or we will be promoting lawlessness", said the Macedonian President, adding that he "supports the political efforts, political means for solving problems, but their ultimate goal has to be strengthening of the institutions and their authority, and not their undermining or overlooking".

According to Crvenkovski, no problem can be solved by "creating another, bigger one, which will produce even more bitter aftermath."

He said that no threat of war existed, in terms of comparing the situation against the 2001 crises.

"Drawing parallels between some current events with events in 2001 is wrong thing to do, because that implies denial of both the policy and the results of the policy that was conducted over past years, since the signing of the Framework Agreement, through its full implementation up until today", said Crvenkovski today in Skopje.

GRÆKENLAND

Seneste Parlamentsvalg 040307. Olympiade 13.-29. August (se Græsk side: http://www.athens2004.com/athens2004/ og Dansk side: http://www.dif.dk/index/ol-3/ol-ol2004.htm).

TYRKIET

UMs rejsevejledning: http://www.um.dk/da/menu/Borgerservice/FoerRejsen/Rejsevejledninger/RejsevejledningTyrkiet.htm.

Seneste Parlamentsvalg blev holdt 021103. Det blev i December 2004 aftalt (med EUs Regeringschefer)at der i Oktober 2005 skal indledes forhandlinger om optagelse af Tyrkiet i EU.

LANDE UDEN FOR BALKAN OG ØSTLIGE MIDDELHAV. NATO-LANDE

ITALIEN

Mother Teresa. I anledning af saligkåringen ('beatificeringen') 031019 har Vatikantet etableret en internetside: http://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20031019_index_madre-teresa_en.html

USA

Katrina. Den Amerikanske Ambassade i Tirana har udsendt flg.:

The United States offers its sincerest thanks for the many expressions of condolence and solidarity from so many of the people of Albania in the aftermath of the devastation caused by hurricane Katrina.

We are particularly grateful for the letter from President Moisiu to President Bush, and for the message from Dr. Berisha. We deeply appreciate the words of solace and generous offers of future support from our Albanian friends. We are grateful, once again, Albania has shown itself a true friend of the United States by coming forward to stand shoulder to shoulder with us at a crucial time of need.

ENGLAND

TYSKLAND

FRANKRIG

DANMARK (NORGE, SVERIGE)

UMs blad »Udvikling« har været i Serbien. UM har med naboskabsprogrammet støttet mindre virksomheder i Nis. Se nærmere i nr. 6/2005 (endnu ikke på nettet pr. 8.9.). Der fortælles om en delegationsrejse fra UM, der ikke gik hélt som man havde tænkt sig. Nogle af pengene var tilsyneladende landet rigtigt, men indramningen var ikke tilfredssitllende. I én af artiklerne hedder det:

Ikke just en drømmepartner. Megen formalia, megen tyrkisk kaffe - og et program der ikke lige rammer plet. Ikke meget klapper for Nis kommune denne onsdag, hvor en dansk delegationb besøger byen.

Måske er konklusionen anderledes. Måske er det UM der har været for løs med pengeuddelingen og ikke har set sine samarbejdspartnere ordentligt efter før man begyndte at dele penge ud?

Ugerapport fra Dansk KFOR. Hærens Operative Kommando - se under: Kosova.

LANDE UDEN FOR BALKAN OG ØSTLIGE MIDDELHAV. IKKE NATO-LANDE

RUSLAND

UMs Rejsevejledning: http://www.um.dk/da/menu/Borgerservice/FoerRejsen/Rejsevejledninger/RejsevejledningRusland.htm

KINA

Fodbold: FIFA meddeler med. August at Albanien ligger som nr. 87 med 497 points [forrige nr.: 86]. Andre lande: Makedonien nr. 92 [94], Serbien Montenegro nr. 49 [49], Grækenland nr. 18 [19], Italien nr. 13 [14], Tyrkiet nr. 12 [12], USA nr. 6 [6], Frankrig nr. 9 [7], Spanien nr. 8 [8], Tyskland nr. 11 [11], England nr. 7 [8]. Danmark nr. 18 [19], Norge nr. 36 [36] og Sverige nr. 15 [17]. - Brasilien ligger som nr. 1 [1].

Kvalifikationskampe til VM-slutrunde 2006 i Tyskland. Danmark skal møde Albanien, Georgien, Grækenland, Kasakhstan, Tyrkiet og Ukraine.

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