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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 97-03-22Macedonian Press Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.Last Update: 16:20 GMT+2SECTIONS
NEWS HEADLINES[A] GREECE[B] BALKANS[C] WORLDNEWS IN DETAIL[A] GREECE[01] KOSTAS KARAMANLIS NEW LEADER OF MAIN OPPOSITION NEW DEMOCRACYWeb Posted: 14:32 GMT+2Athens, March 22 (MPA)Kostas Karamanlis, was elected as president of Greece's main opposition party New Democracy, with 2350 votes, beating the second contender George Souflias who had amassed 1048 ballots cast in his favor.At 40 years old, Mr. Karamanlis is the youngest president that has ever reigned New Democracy which could very well have been his appeal for the party's 3,609 delegates, as he has promised to turn a new page in Greece's history and provide the country with fresh political initiatives. Mr. Karamanlis is the nephew and namesake of New Democracy's founder Konstantinos Karamanlis, a milestone in Greece's modern political history as he has served lengthy terms in the country's Premiership and Presidency. A deputy in Thessaloniki's A District, Mr. Karamanlis studied Law and did his post-graduate studies at the Tafts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. He has a Master's in Political and Economic Sciences and a PhD in Diplomatic History. Mr.Karamanlis was a member of the New Democracy's Youth Party (ONNED) and served in ONNED's and New Democracy's organizing and ideological sectors during 1974-1979 and 1984-1989. He practiced law between 1984-89 and taught Political Science, Diplomatic History and Business Law at Deree College. Mr. Karamanlis has co-authored the book "Eleftherios Venizelos and Greece's Foreign Relations 1928-32". He also edited and prefaced various historical publications. He was elected second parliamentarian of Thessaloniki with New Democracy in June 1989 and April of 1990 and first deputy in the elections of October 1993 and September of 1996. A.F. [02] THERE ARE NO WINNERS OR LOSERS - NEW DEMOCRACY IS THE ONLY WINNERWeb Posted: 16:20 GMT+2Athens 22 March (MPA)The New Democracy Party Congress in Athens is in its second day today. Kostas Karamanlis was elected yesterday as party leader in the second round of voting getting 69,16% of the votes, while the other candidate for the party Presidency, mr.Giorgos Souflias, got 30,84% of the votes.Immediately after his election, mr.Karamanlis stated that there are no winners or losers and that the only winner in the party congress is New Democracy itself. [03] VATICAN'S WORLD-FAMOUS ICONS PROFANE WILL BE EXHIBITED IN THESSALONIKIWeb Posted: 16:20 GMT+2Thessaloniki 22 March (MPA)The Vatican's world-famous icons profane that are included among the most interesting objects in many private and state collections all over the world, will be brought to Thessaloniki by their creator Paul Pessini to be exhibited from March 27 to May 11 within the framework of the events organized by the Cultural Capital of Europe - Thessaloniki '97.The exhibition includes 54 works painted on wood and parchment that were created in the past 25 years and reveal the artist's distinctive style. [B] BALKANS[04] THE PRIME MINISTER WILL VISIT ALL THE BALKAN STATESWeb Posted: 16:20 GMT+2Athens 22 March (MPA)Prime Minister Kostas Simitis will tour all the Balkan capitals in the near future within the framework of a diplomatic campaign, according to his statement made yesterday in Bucharest.Referring to the Albanian issue, mr.Simitis stated that Greece supports a political solution with the participation of the Albanian President and stressed that Athens never asked for mr.Berisha's resignation. The Prime Minister stated, after his meeting with his Romanian counterpart in Bucharest yesterday, that Greece has secured Romania's full support in the Cyprus issue and the Greek-Turkish relations. Referring to the invitation by FYROM's President Kiro Gligorov to visit Skopje, mr.Simitis stated that the right moment for this visit will certainly come. [05] INSURGENTS IN ALBANIA WANT BERISHA TO BE REPLACED BY A PRESIDENTIAL COUNCILWeb Posted: 16:20 GMT+2Tirana 22 March (MPA)The representatives of the insurgents in the south Albanian cities, met in Tepelene and called for Sali Berisha's replacement by a Presidential Council.Meanwhile, Albanian Socialist party leader Fatos Nano, who arrived in Thessaloniki yesterday to visit his children, had a meeting with Minister of Macedonia-Thrace Philippos Petsalnikos. [06] THE WORLD BANK WILL OFFER FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO BULGARIAWeb Posted: 16:20 GMT+2Sofia 22 March (MPA)The World Bank will offer financial support of 80 million dollars to Bulgaria's social security network, as it was announced after the meeting Bulgarian Prime Minister Stefan Sofianski had with a representative of the organization.Moreover, the World Bank is expected to offer hundreds of millions of dollars by the end of 1997 for the support of Bulgarian companies within the framework of the ESAL programme. [C] WORLD[07] THE METROPOLITE OF KERINIA IN CYPRUS CALLED FOR AN END TO THE VANDALISMS AND THE DESTRUCTION OF CHURCHES IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIESWeb Posted: 16:20 GMT+2Geneva 22 March (MPA)Metropolite of Kerinia, Pavlos speaking in the 53rd session of the UN Human Rights Committee, described vividly the vandalisms, the lootings and the destruction of churches and other holy places in the Turkish occupied territories in Cyprus.Speaking on behalf of the International Federation for the Protection of the Rights of Nations, Religions and Minorities, the Metropolite stressed that Turkey intentionally ignores the calls to put an end to its catastrophic work and continues to violate laws that are very important for man and civilization. He referred to specific destructions of churches that were made with the blessings of Ankara and called on the delegates to protest against the human rights violations commited in Cyprus by Turkey. He also called on the session to take all necessary measures for the protection of human rights in Cyprus, including the protection of its religious and cultural heritage. Complete archives of the Macedonian Press Agency bulletins are available on the MPA Home Page at http://www.mpa.gr/ and on the U.S. mirror at http://www.hri.org/MPA/Macedonian Press Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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