0 8 , ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁standard izing ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁alphabet , ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁communities ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁America ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁granted ▁three ▁votes . ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁Alban ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁Normal ▁School ▁of ▁El bas an . ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁Ott oman ▁period , ▁Pe ç i ▁supported ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁assistance ▁toward ▁Alban ian ▁ge opol it ical ▁interests ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans . ▁ ▁S ot ir ▁Pe ç i ▁wrote ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁text books ▁in ▁physics , ▁mathematics ▁and ▁grammar ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁education ▁of ▁Kor ç ë . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Def ence ▁of ▁Kos ovo , ▁founded ▁in ▁Sh k od ë r ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁He ▁also ▁participated ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁Congress ▁of ▁L ush n j ë ▁where ▁a ▁new ▁national ▁cabinet ▁was ▁elected ▁with ▁S ule j man ▁Del v ina ▁as ▁its ▁prime ▁minister . ▁S ot ir ▁Pe ç i ▁was ▁elected ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁deput y ▁of ▁Kor ç ë . ▁He ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁of ▁Reg ency . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁he ▁appointed ▁the ▁bishop ▁of ▁D urr ë s ▁F an ▁N oli ▁as ▁prime ▁minister ▁of ▁Alban ia .