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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 98-04-05Macedonian 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: 17:55 GMT+2SECTIONS
NEWS HEADLINES[A] GREECE[B] BALKANS[C] EUROPENEWS IN DETAIL[A] GREECE[01] TURKISH CLASSIFIED DOCUMENT LINKS ANKARA WITH ARSON IN GREECEWeb Posted: 17:55 GMT+2Athens, April 5 (MPA)A classified report discovered at the Turkish Prime Minister's office, is published today at the Greek Sunday paper "Kyriakatiki Eleftherotypia" wherein it states that Turkey was involved in arson that broke out in Greek islands and tourist resorts in Crete and Rhodes.According to the report, the reason behind the leak in the story is the chronic animosity between Yilmaz and Ciller. [02] "ECONOMIST" MAGAZINE TO HOLD ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION IN GREECEWeb Posted: 17:55 GMT+2Athens, April 5 (MPA)The London-based "Economist" magazine will organize its second roundtable discussion with the Greek government on April 8-9, titled "Welcoming a New Business Era" and will feature an address by the European Commission President Jacques Santer.The conference is to focus on issues concerning the Greek economy in light of the economic and monetary union, the role of the euro in the global economy and the contribution of the Olympic Games towards the overall development of Greece. Issues regarding NATO enlargement and its repercussions onto Greece will also be examined. The Economist's conference will also be addressed by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Juan Antonio Samaranch, former US Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, main opposition New Democracy leader Kostas Karamanlis, other party leaders, ministers, bank governors, members of the diplomatic corps and businessmen. [03] THE OLYMPIC AIRWAYS BILL WILL BE PRESENTED IN PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAYWeb Posted: 17:55 GMT+2Athens, April 5 (MPA)The discussion on the Olympic Airways bill for the implementation of reforms in the state airline will open in Parliament on Tuesday.The dialogue held on Friday between the OA management and the representatives of the federation of civil aviation employees' unions was characterized as positive. The Union of air and ground hostesses has also presented its own proposal for the revision of the company's work regulation. The federation of civil aviation employees' unions has announced a 24-hour strike for Tuesday. The company's flying crew will strike on Wednesday. [B] BALKANS[04] GREEK TECHNICAL SCHOOL AND OPEN UNIVERSITY BRANCHES TO BE FOUNDED IN ALBANIAWeb Posted: 17:55 GMT+2Kozani, April 5 (MPA)The Inter-Balkan Cooperation Center in Kozani, in north-western Greece, which was formally inaugurated by undersecretary of foreign affairs Yiannos Kranidiotis today, prepares three key-activities aimed at the spread of the Greek education to the Balkans and the strengthening of the Balkan education institutions.Within this framework branches of the Open University in Patras, in southern Greece, will be established in Tirana and Koritsa in Albania, while in cooperation with the technical school in Kozani a Greek technical school will be founded either in Delvino or in Gjirokastra in Albania. Part of the capital needed for the opening of the Greek technical school, about 400,000 dollars, has already been offered by the Greek community in Australia and Canada, while the financing of the rest of the project will be undertaken by the Technical School in Kozani. Also, a meeting among the prefects of various Balkan cities is to be organized in Kozani. [05] HOLBROOKE PROPOSES INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT FOR CYPRUS ISSUEWeb Posted: 17:55 GMT+2Nicosia, April 5 (MPA)The United States presidential envoy for the Cyprus issue Richard Holbrooke is expected to propose the holding of a special international summit for the island. According to Greek press reports, this summit could be held in the summer, while talks should be re-held between the island's two communities.Mr. Holbrooke's visit to Cyprus is to wrap up today. [06] TURKISH GOVERNMENT DENOUNCES DESECRATION OF GREEK CEMETERY IN ISTANBULWeb Posted: 17:55 GMT+2Athens, April 5 (MPA)The Turkish government denounced today the desecration of a Greek cemetery in Istanbul, which occurred Tuesday morning, issuing a statement that also read the government intends to exert every effort to discover the perpetrators of the barbaric act.Guards at the Kourtoulous cemetery, where the desecration took place, said that the vandalism was the work of at least four persons. They said some of the gravestones that were moved were so heavy that they could not have been lifted by one person. Vandals desecrated the Greek cemetery at Neohorio on the Bosporus in September 1993, while another cemetery in the Istanbul suburb of Kanitili was the target of desecrators last year. No arrests were ever made. [07] SERB PARLIAMENT TO CONVENE TOMORROW OVER REFERENDUMWeb Posted: 17:55 GMT+2Athens, April 5 (MPA)The Serb Parliament is to hold an extraordinary tomorrow in order to examine President Slobodan Milosevic' proposal to hold a referendum over foreign mediation on the Kossovo issue.Mr. Milosevic's proposal is expected to gain the House's approval as both his Socialist Party and Voislav Seseli's nationalist faction, which participates in the government coalition, have already expressed their approval of a referendum. Last week, Yugoslavia rejected the imposition of a new United Nations arms embargo as "unfounded" and unacceptable interference in its affairs. "The resolution is completely unfounded and sets a precedent in the sense that the internal affairs of a country were debated without that country's consent," a Foreign Ministry statement said. The UN Security Council voted last Tuesday, 14-0, with China abstaining, for the embargo. The Yugoslav Foreign Ministry said "the problems in Kosovo arise from separatism and terrorism, not from any attempt to curb rights and freedoms of national minorities. "That means the pressure brought to bear on the Serbian government and Yugoslavia is unfounded and unacceptable, and can only encourage those who harbor unreal and dangerous illusions and aims." Diplomatic sources in Belgrade did not expect the embargo to have any immediate impact on the Kossovo crisis. [C] EUROPE[08] PRESIDENT OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION TO VISIT ATHENS THIS WEEKWeb Posted: 17:55 GMT+2Athens, April 5 (MPA)The President of the European Commission Jacques Santer is to conduct an official visit to Greece between April 9-13.During his stay in Athens, Mr. Santer will meet with state and government leaders and will also be the keynote speaker at an international conference on "Greeting a new Business Age", to be held in Athens by "The Economist" magazine on April 9. Mr. Santer will also visit the island of Crete, where he will meet with representatives of local authorities and producers. This will be Mr. Santer's third official visit to Greece since assuming the top seat of the Commission in January 1995. [09] PRESIDENT OF POLAND TO VISIT GREECE TOMORROWWeb Posted: 17:55 GMT+2Athens, April 5 (MPA)The President of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski is to embark on an official, three-day visit to Athens tomorrow where he will hold talks with the Greek government and state leadership.Mr. Kwasniewski is to be received by the President of the Hellenic Republic Kostis Stephanopoulos and Prime Minister Kostas Simitis on Wednesday. He will also attend a Greek-Polish Business Conference on ways of expanding economic relations between the two countries to be held in Athens on April 7. The conference is sponsored by the Hellenic Organization for Small and Medium Size Enterprises and Handicrafts (EOMMEH) and prominent Greek and Polish companies and discussions will focus on possible cooperation in the sectors of energy, telecommunications, defense, agriculture and foodstuffs, metals, clothing, tourism etc. National Economy and Finance Minister Yiannos Papantoniou and his Polish counterpart Janus Steinhof will also attend. [10] WESTERN EUROPEAN UNION MILITARY LEADERS IN GREECE ON TUESDAYWeb Posted: 17:55 GMT+2Athens, April 5 (MPA)The general staff chiefs from the 18 countries-members of the Western European Union (WEU) are to meet in Athens on Tuesday, in order to hold a session concerning the WEU's present operation and future planning.AS Greece presently holds the WEU's rotating six-month presidency, the session will be chaired by Greek National Defense General Staff Chief Gen. Athanasios Tzoganis and will be attended by the WEU's secretary-general, the 18 WEU national general staff chiefs, military representatives of the 10 full members, the three associate members, the seven observer states as well as the WEU's planning department director and satellite center director. 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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