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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 98-08-03
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MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY NEWS IN ENGLISH
Thessaloniki, August 3, 1998
SECTIONS
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
NEWS HEADLINES
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[01] GREECE TO FACE RUSSIA IN TONIGHT'S GAME OF WORLDBASKET '98
[02] GREEK PM SIMITIS TO MEET WITH FRENCH COUNTERPART THIS MONTH
[03] GREEK INTRN/NAL LAW PROFESSOR IS VP OF EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS
COURT
[04] DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TO MEET WITH US AMBASSADOR
[05] MAJORITY OF GREEKS DO NOT WANT THE US' MEDIATION, ACCORDING
TO POLL
[06] TRAIN LINE TO RE-OPEN THIS EVENING
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
[07] CONFLICT CONTINUES IN KOSSOVO
NEWS IN DETAIL
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[01] GREECE TO FACE RUSSIA IN TONIGHT'S GAME OF WORLDBASKET '98
Greece will play against Russia during tonight's game of the
ongoing WorldBasket '98 championship in Athens.
The Greek team yesterday beat Puerto Rico 71-64 and thus
achieved their fourth victory.
The Championships are being held at the capital's Peace and
Friendship stadium.
[02] GREEK PM SIMITIS TO MEET WITH FRENCH COUNTERPART THIS MONTH
Prime Minister Kostas Simitis is to meet with his French
counterpart Lionel Jospin on an Aegean island during their
holidays in August, according to press reports.
As the Reuters news agency reported, Mr. Jospin will be
spending his holiday on Antiparos, one of the Cyclades islands,
where Mr. Simitis would join him for a private meeting.
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[03] GREEK INTRN/NAL LAW PROFESSOR IS VP OF EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS
COURT
International law professor Christos Rozakis has been elected
to the post of vice-president of the European Court of Human
Rights (ECHR).
Foreign Undersecretary Yiannos Kranidiotis expressed the
government's satisfaction over the election of Mr. Rozakis who
served briefly as foreign undersecretary in the Simitis government
from September 1996 to January 1997. He was elected an ECHR judge
in January.
[04] DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TO MEET WITH US AMBASSADOR
Diplomatic mobility is intensified as the date of arrival of
the S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Cyprus nears.
Greece's deputy Foreign Minister Yiannos Kranidiotis is to
meet with the United States Ambassador to Athens Nicholas Burns
today and re expected to discuss the missiles issue.
Meanwhile, Cyprus's Defense Minister Yiannakis Omirou stated
that the island, as a sovereign country, is being militarily
outfitted on the premise of its defense needs.
[05] MAJORITY OF GREEKS DO NOT WANT THE US' MEDIATION, ACCORDING
TO POLL
The majority of Greek citizens are against the mediation of
the United States in Greek-Turkish relations, according to the
results of a recently-conducted poll, published today in the Greek
daily "Ta Nea".
The poll, performed by the V-PRC agency, revealed that 52% of
those questioned said no to US involvement, while 63.4% is in
favor of the European Union's involvement, with 66,2% favoring
recourse to the International Court of Justice at the Hague and
37,3% wanting direct dialogue with Ankara.
Public opinion appears divided on the possibility of a "hot
incident" taking place in the Aegean or Cyprus, with 45 % seeming
it a likely occurrence.
In the case of a military showdown between Greece and Turkey,
48,2% believe that Athens will prevail, 11.4% think that Turkey
will win, while 23.6% believe that there is military balance
between the two neighbors.
[06] TRAIN LINE TO RE-OPEN THIS EVENING
The main train line running from Thessaloniki to Europe is to
be re-opened this evening, according to the Hellenic Railways
Organization (OSE).
A section of the track was closed on Friday after a train
carrying crude oil to Skopje was derailed. Passengers traveling to
Europe on the important route where diverted around the problem
area by buses provided by OSE.
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
[07] CONFLICT CONTINUES IN KOSSOVO
Conflict continues in Kossovo among the Serb forces and the
Albanian-speaking residents in the province's central and western
region. The capital city of Prishina has become inaccessible by
car from the city of Pec.
Moreover, the ongoing violence at the city of Malisevo has
rendered impossible the delivery of humanitarian aid to the
thousands of refugees who have fled to the nearby region.
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