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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-08-11
CONTENTS
[01] Respect the Olympic Truce
[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines
[01] Respect the Olympic Truce
Greek Olympic champions sent a message from Ancient Olympia on Sunday
"for the war to stop in Georgia and for the Olympic Truce to prevail".
At a special event attended by Olympic champions Kahi Kahiashvili,
Petros Galaktopoulos and George Tzelilis, as well as Ancient Olympia
Mayor George Aidonis, a decision was reached for two olive tree
branches to be sent to the presidents of Russia and Georgia, as a
symbolic message so as for the Olympic spirit and a ceasefire to
prevail. At the same time, a peace intervention by the international
community was called for.
Kahi Kahiashvili, who was raised in Georgia and his father is still
living in S. Ossetia and Tzelilis stated that they are prepared to hand
over their Olympic medals in order the war to stop.
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Olympic golden medalist and world
champion in weightlifting Kahi Kahiasvili
[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines
The Monday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance The bloody conflict
in Caucasus and the dangerous turn of events in the region were the
main front-page items in Monday's dailies. ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "They
make a fuss over (former King) Olympic champion and IOC member
Konstantine's appearance on TV and cover up China's hymns of Greece".
APOGEVMATINI: "Russia is boosted by the three-day war - Georgia calls
for truce and withdraws troops from S. Ossetia". AVRIANI: "Major
military victory for (Russian PM Vladimir) Putin - Took Americans, NATO
and Europeans by surprise". CHORA: "Russian troops control the
Caucasus and the Black Sea". ELEFTHERI ORA: "While the Olympics are
underway in Beijing, war rages on in the Caucasus". ELEFTHEROS:
"(FYROM FM Antonio) Milososki drops bomb on Greek government -
Maintains that has opened dialogue on alleged "macedonian" minority".
ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Power and horror games - Over 2,000 killed in S.
Ossetia war - Tens of thousands left their homes - New Kosovo in the
Caucasus - (Russian PM) Putin - (Georgian President) Saakashvili blame
each other". ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "New Kosovo in the routes of petrol -
Caucasus in flames - Over 2,000 dead, tens of thousands of refugees".
ESTIA: "Fatigue symptoms in the government - Renewal is imperative".
ETHNOS: "Students opt for (Technological and Educational Institutions)
TEI that guarantee them a place in the job market". TA NEA: "Passing
grades are lowered in (tertiary education institutions) AEI-TEI".
VRADYNI: "Caucasus in flames - A real war replaces the dead "cold"
war".
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