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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 99-10-31Macedonian 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: 20:57 GMT+2SECTIONS
NEWS HEADLINES[A] GREECE[B] BALKANSNEWS IN DETAIL[A] GREECE[01] FIVE IRAQI ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS KILLED, AFTER ENTERING MINEFIELDWeb Posted: 18:53 GMT+2Thessaloniki, 31/10/1999 (MPA) Five Iraqis were killed and 16 injured today when they strayed into a minefield in northeastern Greece after illegally crossing the border from Turkey near the Kipi border post in Evros, according to police reports.Five of the injured, who are being treated at the Alexandroupolis General Hospital, were reported to be in critical condition. Military personnel removed the wounded and 15 other Iraqis, who were unhurt, from the site of the blast. No names have been released. The survivors claimed that they had paid two Iraqi immigrant traffickers a fee of $3,600 to ferry them across the Evros river, police said. One of the traffickers had pointed to the barbed wire fence surrounding the minefield as the group's entry point into Greece, the survivors said. A.F. [02] PRESIDENT OF MOLDAVIA TO CONDUCT OFFICIAL VISIT TO ATHENSWeb Posted: 18:53 GMT+2Athens, 31/10/1999 (MPA) Moldavian President Petru Lucinski will be on a formal visit to Greece on Monday, accompanied by a delegation of businessmen.The Moldavian president is scheduled to visit the Trade and Industry Chambers in Athens and Thessaloniki. A.F. [03] BALKAN RECONSTRUCTION MEETING TO BE HELD IN THESSALONIKIWeb Posted: 18:53 GMT+2Athens, 31/10/1999 (MPA) Thessaloniki will host a conference on Balkan reconstruction on November 2 and 3, which will be inaugurated by the special coordinator of the Stability Pact for SE Europe, Bondo Hombach and attended by prominent officials of several governments and organizations, with the president of the European Commission Romano Prodi also expected to be present .The conference will include discussion of inter-Balkan cooperation in business and banking, and of the financing of the planned reconstruction projects. National economy minister Yiannos Papantoniou will present Greece's Balkan reconstruction plan, to be followed by an exchange of views with his Balkan counterparts. The event is jointly organized by the Industries Association of Northern Greece (SVVE), the International Trade Fair of Thessaloniki and the Euromoney publications. A.F. [04] DEFENSE MINISTER PRAISES OTHER SIDE'S PROPOSAL ON PRESIDENTWeb Posted: 18:53 GMT+2Athens, 31/10/1999 (MPA) Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos praised a proposal given by the main opposition party's former leader, New Democracy's Miltiades Evert, who stated that the two parties should work together for the re-election of the President of the Hellenic Republic Kostis Stephanopoulos and concurrently agree on holding election in June 2000, as to not jeopardize the country's accession to the Economic and Monetary Union.In an interview with an Athens daily, Mr. Tsochatzopoulos stated that the aforementioned proposals are realistic. A.F. [05] GOVERNMENT, MAIN OPPOSITION ARGUE OVER EMU ACCESSIONWeb Posted: 18:53 GMT+2Athens, 31/10/1999 (MPA) A fierce debate has erupted between the ruling PASOK party and the main opposition of New Democracy over the country's accession to the Economic and Monetary Union. Prime Minster Costas Simitis accused N.D. of undermining the country's course towards EMU, as the latter claims that the government has resorted to issuing false data. New Democracy's spokesperson responded by stating that Mr. Simitis will not be able to escape defeat in the next parliamentary elections.A.F. [B] BALKANS[06] GREECE TO TAKE PART IN BULGARIAN TELECOMS FORUMWeb Posted: 18:53 GMT+2Sofia, 31/10/1999 (MPA) More than 20 Greek telecommunications companies will participate in a Greek-Bulgarian telecommunications forum to be held in Sadanski, Bulgaria, on November 3-5.``The forum is organized by the American Commerce, Industry and Science Council for Greece and the Balkans, based in Thessaloniki and aims to promote regional cooperation and joint ventures by Greek and Bulgarian companies. The forum's main attraction is an evolving alliance between Hellenic Telecommunications Organization with Bulgaria's state telecoms company. Telecommunications companies from the two countries will have the opportunity to discuss further cooperation. A.F. [07] PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN FYROM: END OF THE GLIGOROV ERAWeb Posted: 18:53 GMT+2Skopje, 31/10/1999 (MPA) Presidential elections are being held in FYROM today, marking an end to the era of Kiro Gligorov, who has led the country since January 1991.Six candidates are running for the presidency, although none of them is expected to win a majority of votes and thereby making a November 14 run- off seem inevitable. Tito Petkovski, 45, of the opposition party Social- Democratic Alliance (SDSM), is reported to be ahead in opinion polls. Presidential elections are also held in Ukraine today, while parliamentary elections are being held in Georgia. A.F. 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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