Albania does not feel alone. It is part of the Partnership for Peace structures in NATO, and it will do what it can within that.

We have gone through everything as a nation - partition, dictatorship, and even anarchy.

All sorts of artillery installations, rockets and tank units that are firing on civilians in Kosovo should be neutralized. If that means air strikes, then NATO should carry out air strikes.

Albanians are a nation of freedom fighters who know something about living under oppression.

Albania does not feel alone. It is part of the Partnership for Peace structures in NATO, and it will do what it can within that.

If we follow the traditional way of thought, there will always be traditional enemies. Extremist circles from both sides will find causes to give rise to problems.

Kosovo is too close to Europe. It is not only close to Albania, it is close to Greece, Italy, Germany and Switzerland, where there are still many Kosovo refugees. Spontaneous reactions could multiply.