Albanian media report today that within the “Fijet” (“Strings”) operation, 155 cameras have been removed in Tirana, and that 37 people who placed the cameras against the law have been arrested, also today a meeting is being held at the US Embassy in Pristina on the establishment of the Association of municipalities with a Serb majority. These are some of the topics that CIVIL Media’s editorial office has selected from Albanian media in the region.
VIZION PLUS: The police dismantle 155 cameras in Tirana, 37 people arrested
“The implementation of the police operational plan under the code name “Fijet” (“Strings”), initiated by the State Police General Directorate, continues in all areas of Albania.
The ninth phase of this national operational plan has finalized in Tirana.
In this phase, the police have dismantled 155 cameras installed against the law in the city of Tirana.
In the investigation for unfair interference with private life, 37 citizens who illegally installed these cameras have been arrested”, reported Albanian media outlet Vizion Plus.
RADIO EVROPA E LIRE – US: Kurti’s cabinet and Osmani’s cabinet confirm participation in discussion on the Association
The US Embassy in Pristina has announced that the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, and of President Vjosa Osmani, have confirmed participation in the discussion on the Association, which this embassy will hold today (January 31).
“Our goal is to advance the mutual understanding of the commitment to the Association of municipalities with a Serb majority”, is said in the response of the US Embassy spokesperson for Radio Free Europe in Albanian.
EKONOMIA ONLINE: Kurti doesn’t say whether he was invited by the US Embassy in regards to the Association: That is where my cabinet is
“Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti didn’t want to comment on the meeting convened by the US Embassy in Kosovo, where the Association of municipalities with a Serb majority is to be discussed, reports Ekonomia online, and didn’t give details whether he himself was invited, ‘The meeting started there and that is where my cabinet is’, said briefly Kurti”, reports Ekonomia Online.
TV 21: Alternativa confirms that they have not been asked to give the Ministry of Health
“Amir Elezi from Alternativa, in the TV21 ClickPlus show, said that Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski has not asked the leader of AAA, Afrim Gashi, to give the Ministry of Health, which is headed by Bekim Sali.
‘We have not talked about this phase’, said Elezi”, reported ТВ 21.
BOTA SOT: Why should we trust the United States in regards to the Association?
“The United States was among the first countries to recognize Kosovo as a country. The United States has never questioned the statehood of Kosovo and has always been its greatest supporter. It’s enough to remind ourselves of the US ambassadors to the UN, who were our biggest supporters at meetings of the Security Council.
Kosovo is currently in a very critical moment. This is because different versions of reaching a final agreement with Serbia are being presented”, an excerpt of the column “Why should we believe the US in regards to the Association”, by Mimoze Lakna, published in the Kosovo daily Bota Sot.
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Translation: N. Cvetkovska
