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Article: Albanian government orders probe into for Albtelecom privatization
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- October 13, 2005
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AP Worldstream
10-13-2005
Dateline: TIRANA, Albania
The Albanian government said on Thursday it would ask an overseas company to probe the privatization of the Albanian state phone company Albtelecom Sh.A., sold in May for euro120 million (US$144 million) to a Turkish consortium.
The new Democratic Party-led government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha believes there were irregularities in the sale of 76 percent of Albtelecom to the Turkish Calik Enerji telekomunikasyon a.S consortium by the former Socialist government.
Minister of Industry and Economy Genc Ruli asked parliament to freeze the sale while a government committee choses a company "with a reputation in international investigation" ...