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U.S. Department of State Office of the Spokesman Press Statement

Press Statement by James P. Rubin, Spokesman
December 22, 1998

Albanian Government/Opposition Talks

The United States welcomes the December 21 discussions between Albanian Prime Minister Majko and Democratic Party President Berisha. We view this as an extremely positive first step in healing the political cleavages that have stymied Albania's reform process and efforts to seek integration with the larger European community. We urge all parties to maintain the positive momentum from this encounter, and we look forward to more concrete developments. We would hope that the student strike, for example, could be resolved quickly through good-faith discussions. It is our hope that the Democratic Party will begin the last year of the 20th Century as a full participant in the Albanian parliament--the Albanian people deserve no less.

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