European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 2. 1990 the stars and stripes Page 9 sign pact to restore ties after 29 years Moscow apr the soviet Union and Albania agreed monday to end their nearly three decade estrangement by restoring diplomatic relations that were severed Over the Kremlin a ideological quarrel with China. The agreement to re establish tics and reopen embassies was reach cd during talks that were held in Sofia bulgaria., on june 2930 and in Tirana albanians capital on monday said the official soviet news Agency Tass and the albanian Telegraph Agency. The decision marked the latest step by Albania Europe a last stronghold it of Hartline communism to emerge from its postwar isolation. For nearly 25 years the soviet Union has been making overtures to Albania to normalize relations that Albania broke off in 1961 during the soviet unions split with China then an albanian ally. Kremlin leaders however could not overcome the deep distrust of the soviets instilled by communist albanians founding father Enver Hoxha who died in 1985.  dispatch which was also read on soviet television and radio said the soviet Union and Albania were guided in their decision to re establish ties a by a Mutual desire to develop the relations of Friendship and cooperation on the basis of sovereignty Equality and non interference in each others internal  the two countries pledged to expand contacts in the political economic scientific technical and cultural areas it added. The albanian Telegraph Agency in a dispatch monitored in London said the protocol on normalizing relations was signed at the albanian foreign ministry monday by albanian Deputy foreign minister Sokrat Plaka and soviet Deputy foreign minister yupik Visinsky. % later monday albanian foreign min Istir Reis Malile received Kvit Sinsky who passed along a a Friendly message from soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze albanian radio reported. A after stressing the feelings of sympathy and Friendship that exist Between our two Peoples it expresses the wish that joint efforts will Lead to a High level of dynamism in soviet albanian cooperation in All Fields a the message said according to the broadcast monitored in London. 1 in 4 Young britons to London apr one in four Young adults in Britain has difficulty Reading and writing according to a Survey published monday. The Survey of 1,000 people ranging in age from 16 to 20 years old found that 35 percent had difficulties spelling and 43 percent rarely or never read books. Nine percent rarely or never read newspapers or magazines the government funded adult literacy and Basic skills unit reported. It said 94 percent of adults with literacy problems had not received any help since they were 16 years old. The Survey was commissioned by director the monthly Magazine of the Institute of directors one of Britain a largest organizations for business people. Director said the Survey showed a an enormous waste of human resources and an unnecessary Burden on the British  last week education Secretary John Macgregor announced the government would investigate the Reading abilities of 7-Ycar-Olds after a study by psychologists showed standards slipping Back to Levels of 50 years ago. Another Survey on literacy a taken among 1,700 16-Ycar-old students at an unidentified College near London a showed 39 percent could not spell a a merely and that a a bargain was a problem for a Quarter of them. Only one Quarter could spell a committee and fewer than half could manage Quot permanent a said the report which is being sent to the department of education the report said the study was based on a spelling test drafted in the 1950s. It said there had been a serious deterioration in the spelling performance of 16-year-Olds in the last half of the 1980s and it accused education old vials of masking the decline by lowering standards in school examinations. V Sif a up r a huge column of smoke rises from it he new courthouse in Naples Italy. New by Blaze Naples Italy apr fire devastated Naples new courthouse monday turning the 32-Story building into a Glass inferno. One firefighter was slightly injured the firc was discovered on the 7th floor of the 360-foot Tower the tallest in a three building Complex that was to have been completed by the end of this year. Construction of the building began in 1979. The cause of the fire which resulted in an estimated $1 billion Worth of damage is under investigation a so far nothing has emerged that Points to arson Quot said Eno Mauro a Deputy at the District police station. The construction company however excluded the possibility that the origin of the fire was electrical. Firefighters were hindered in their efforts to extinguish the rapidly spreading fire because of the heavy Shower of debris that rained Down As sections of the Iron and Glass Tower collapsed. An automatic fire extinguishing system had been designed for the building but was not yet functional officials had hoped the opening of the new judicial Complex would help alleviate a huge backlog of criminal cases Many involving the neapolitan mafia. Last wees., Ruusu Iurii Ott in no awant to do business internationally done to offend. A. 111 n 11 v a pm Lias Lifler ?. Boston apr at a business dinner in Paris an american executive scoops up a business card irom a japanese counterpart scribbles his. Number on it and hands it to a saudi arabian on his left. Wrong wrong and wrong Dorothy Manning would say. Manning is a cultural consultant whose Job is to guide Globe trotting Ceon a through the Thicket of International customs that can ensnare the Best planned business Deal. For instance she says its a Faux Pas to talk business Over dinner in France. Do so and you it be seen As an oaf fair game for some cutting French w it. Similarly one should never Jot Down a name or number on a business card in Japan. Such cards arc taken or it seriously and should not be treated in a Cavalier manner. A in saudi Arabia it is the height of poor manners to pass documents with the left hand. Why 1 he Lett hand is used for bathroom functions. Quot other countries Are Small they depend on external Commerce Quot Manning says. A the japanese thoroughly study us. And tiie  leans grew up in a situation where they inn. E to. With other  Quot up until now we be been so big and Strong it has t been necessary Quot Manning adds no More. With Europe United the japanese economic juggernaut steaming ahead and communism crumbling in tire East bloc american business must compete in an Ever expanding global Market. That Means plenty of Opportunity for consultants like Manning who charges Between about $350 and $750 a Day per executive. A Frank Mandicott an International support services manager Lor general electric aerospace in Syracuse n.y., said he has used Sev eral such consultants. Although it can be dil butt to persuade corporate management to pay for cultural consulting he does t doubt the value. Quot the Money is Well spent a Mandicott said monday. A if you to abroad and Ostend your Host and lose the Kunt Raki what s the Cost of that Manning says the Centra problem in doing business internationally is establishing Trust. Pet be tend not to Trust each other because they Dot not understand other Quot site says. 11 someone who dresses differently who has die real customs you re not sure they re beg open with you until you know that a Normal for them.�?�. Of course what a Normal from one country to the next can vary quite widely. J or instance in Many moslem countries written contracts Don t exist. And in Korea contracts Are viewed not As a binding pact but a document irom which to depart if conditions change. Other tips for the International executive a done to Send chrysanthemums to a colleague m France. They Are a Symbol of death. A never show the sole of your foot to an associate in saudi Arabia. Doing so implies you feel you can tread upon someone and is very insulting. A holding up two fingers will get you a Eab quickly in the soviet Union. But think twice before doing so. A two fingers mean you la pay double. But sometimes even the cultural consultants can err. Manning organized 8 a m. Breakfast forums on business protocol for International executives. All Wax Well until she realized that the Liming for some might be Oft. Quot the my rut c am Biou Ghl it up right  Manning. Sav s. A a they said to Ion d Idns i it t up that  in