[ALBSA-Info] Albright in Tirana

[aalibali at law.harvard.edu]

                   Focus of Trip 
                   Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright will travel to 
Zagreb and Tirana, February
                   18 and 19, respectively. In Zagreb, the Secretary will lead 
the U.S. delegation
                   attending the inauguration of Croatian President-Elect 
Stjepan Mesic. She will again
                   congratulate the Croatian people for choosing the path of 
economic and political
                   reform necessary to re-integrate Croatia into the rest of 
Europe. 
                         In Tirana, the Secretary will meet with Albanian 
President Rexhep Meidani and
                   Prime Minister Ilir Meta. She will recognize the crucial 
role played by the people of
                   Albania during the Kosovo crisis, and emphasize the 
important part Albania plays in
                   regional stability and prosperity.