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AMB: (Turning to DioGuardi) Adam Demaci professes violent secession. They found weapons hidden by him and his friends. Does the lack of Republic status really deprive Albanians of their basic rights?


TOM:

In Yugoslavia, the Albanians are really the weakest group

and this issue needs careful attention and discussion. Would you contemplate a reception at the Embassy with Albanian/American leaders and Serbian/American leaders. Can we try to open up channels in a civilized fashion. If you wish, I would host a dialogue - a seminar to talk about these things in a friendly setting here on Capitol Hill.


AMB:

I appreciate your invitation. I can only respond in

accordance with my duty and will get back to you. I, too, want to break through confrontation.


JOE:

I like your suggestion, Tom.

BEN:

Mr. Ambassador, what can we do to bring about better

relations?


AMB:

There are already seminars being held with Yugoslav

experts. I don’t want to get into anything that fans the flames of discord. Please understand us and be more knowledgeable! Give other voices the full possibility to express themselves besides the Albanians you are listening to.


BEN:

Can you provide us with information so we can better

understand both sides?


JOE:

David Phillips is Executive Director of the Congressional Human Rights Foundation. He is completely unbiased. Please inform him if our perspective and information is not balanced. We need to do something about the ethnic Albanian problem soon. Recent events tell us that we cannot wait!

 

AMB:

(Turning to DioGuardi) Don’t threaten us!

JOE:

I’m not trying to be threatening. I just want you to

communicate our message to the Serbian president who seems to be fanning the flames of Serbian nationalism against Albanians.

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