Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 99-11-16
MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY NEWS IN ENGLISH
Thessaloniki, November 16, 1999
SECTIONS
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
NEWS HEADLINES
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[01] REPPAS: THE AGENDA OF THE ECEVIT-SIMITIS
MEETING HAS NOT BEEN SET YET
[02] BURNS: THE TALKS BETWEEN SIMITIS AND
CLINTON WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
[03] THE EVENTS COMMEMORATING THE POLYTECHNIC
STUDENTS' UPRISING WILL CULMINATE TOMORROW
[04] REPPAS COMMENTED ON CLINTON'S STATEMENTS
[05] REPPAS: THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROTECT THE
CLINTON VISIT AND GREECE'S INTERNATIONAL
PRESTIGE
[06] THE PRESS EMPLOYEES ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF
THE POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS UPRISING
[07] COOPERATION OF THESSALONIKI'S ARISTOTLE
UNIVERSITY WITH SLOVAKIA'S PRESOV UNIVERSITY
[08] TWO NATO BRITISH SAILORS WERE ARRESTED FOR
DAMAGING PARKED CARS
[09] SMALL DECLINE IN THE ATHENS STOCK EXCHANGE
[10] SIMITIS-ECEVIT MEETING ON THURSDAY
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
[11] CLINTON: GREEKS AND TURKS CAN REWRITE
HISTORY
[12] THERE CAN BE NO MUSEUM OF EUROPE THAT WILL
NOT INCLUDE THE GREEK AND BYZANTINE HISTORY
[13] THE US PRESIDENT CONTINUES HIS VISIT TO
TURKEY
[14] THE TALKS ON THE CYPRUS ISSUE SHOULD BE
SUBSTANTIAL
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NEWS IN DETAIL
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[01] REPPAS: THE AGENDA OF THE ECEVIT-SIMITIS
MEETING HAS NOT BEEN SET YET
The agenda of the talks between prime
ministers of Greece and Turkey Kostas Simitis
and Bulent Ecevit that will be held in Istanbul
on Thursday morning has not been set yet.
Greek government spokesman Dimitris Reppas
stated that the issues will be determined by the
two leaders and will be of mutual interest.
The prime minister will meet tomorrow with
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos while he will
have contacts with Balkan and European leaders
on the sidelines of the OSCE meeting in
Istanbul.
[02] BURNS: THE TALKS BETWEEN SIMITIS AND
CLINTON WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
US ambassador to Athens Nicholas Burns,
speaking in the two-day conference on the Greek-
US relations that is being held in Athens,
expressed the belief that the talks in Athens
between US president Bill Clinton and prime
minister Kostas Simitis will be especially
successful.
Mr. Burns referring to the reactions to Mr.
Clinton's visit stated that the US president
comes to Greece as a friend and an ally and
clarified that this visit is being held at the
invitation of the Greek government. On the
Cyprus problem, he pointed out that the issue
remains unresolved and underlined that the
United States do everything possible to find a
solution to this problem.
In conclusion, he repeated the words of the
US president that Greece is a model of democracy
in the region urging the Greek-American
community to back the cooperation of the United
States with Greece.
[03] THE EVENTS COMMEMORATING THE POLYTECHNIC
STUDENTS' UPRISING WILL CULMINATE TOMORROW
The events commemorating the anniversary of
the Polytechnic students' uprising will
culminate tomorrow afternoon with a march to the
US embassy building in Athens.
The events held in commemoration of the
uprising continued today with wreath laying
ceremonies and public discussions. The peaceful
commemoration of the uprising will be secured by
university professors and students in
cooperation with the anniversary events
coordinating committee.
[04] REPPAS COMMENTED ON CLINTON'S STATEMENTS
Greek government spokesman Dimitris Reppas
responding to questions made by reporters
commented on the statements made by US president
Clinton on the Cyprus problem while visiting
Turkey.
Mr. Reppas stated that if all the countries
in the region respect the international law like
Greece does there will be cooperation at a
different level for peace, development and
stability in the wider region.
[05] REPPAS: THE GOVERNMENT WILL PROTECT THE
CLINTON VISIT AND GREECE'S INTERNATIONAL
PRESTIGE
The government will take all necessary
measures to protect Clinton's visit to Greece
and the country's international prestige, stated
Greek government spokesman Dimitris Reppas.
Mr. Reppas made the statement in response
to questions made by reporters on whether the
demonstrators protesting against the visit of US
president Clinton will be allowed to approach
the US embassy building in Athens.
[06] THE PRESS EMPLOYEES ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF
THE POLYTECHNIC STUDENTS UPRISING
The federation of the association of
newspaper editors and the boards of directors of
the association of newspaper editors and press
employees issued a joint statement on the
anniversary of the Polytechnic School uprising.
They underlined that the Clinton visit
offers the opportunity to the Greek people to
express their wish for the solution of the
immediate problems in the region in accordance
with the international decisions and the pledges
made by those in authority.
They also mentioned that they offer the sum
of 500.000 drachmas to the Polytechnic School
for the institution's scholarships.
[07] COOPERATION OF THESSALONIKI'S ARISTOTLE
UNIVERSITY WITH SLOVAKIA'S PRESOV UNIVERSITY
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki deputy
dean responsible for the university's economic
planning and development Ioannis Antonopoulos
met with a delegation from Slovakia's Presov
University headed by the city mayor Juraj Kopcak
and dean FrantisekMihina, within the framework
of the Tempus program.
The goal of the specific program is the
renewal of higher education and the improvement
of training education as well as the
modernization of programs of studies in priority
sectors.
The Tempus program is a European
cooperation program on higher education and is
part of a wider EU program for the economic and
social restructuring of the central and eastern
European countries (Phare program) and the
economic reform and reorganization of the new
independent states and Mongolia (Tacis program).
[08] TWO NATO BRITISH SAILORS WERE ARRESTED FOR
DAMAGING PARKED CARS
Two NATO British sailors were arrested for
damaging parked cars in the center of
Thessaloniki.
According to police, two British sailors
Graeme Barnes 27 and Lion Sandercock 19 without
a reason destroyed two cars and a motorcycle.
The two were spotted by the guard in a nearby
bank who called the police.
Both were arrested and a suit has been
filed against them accused of causing
indiscriminate damages.
[09] SMALL DECLINE IN THE ATHENS STOCK EXCHANGE
A slight drop was recorded today in the
Athens Stock Exchange general index which closed
with losses of 0.70% at 5.683,06.
The volume of transactions in today's
session was 290 billion drachmas.
[10] SIMITIS-ECEVIT MEETING ON THURSDAY
The Greek prime minister Kostas Simitis
will meet his Turkish counterpart Bulent Ecevit
in Instanbul on Thursday morning on the
sidelines of the OSCE summit.
The meeting will take place without US
president Bill Clinton being present despite
opposite predictions. On Wednesday, the Greek
prime minister will attend the summit of the
Black Sea Economic Cooperation and have contacts
with Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos and other
leaders also attending the OSCE summit.Mr
Simitis will return to Athens on Friday, where
he will receive US president Bill Clinton.
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
[11] CLINTON: GREEKS AND TURKS CAN REWRITE
HISTORY
Greeks and Turks can rewrite history as for
all the things that separate them in the Aegean
there is an equal number of things that unite
them, stated US president Bill Clinton yesterday
speaking before the Turkish National Assembly.
Mr. Clinton added that the two peoples came
closer after the recent devastating earthquakes
that hit both countries and expressed
satisfaction for the fact that the two sides
accepted the invitation for talks on the Cyprus
problem.
The US president pointed out that Turkey
should make steps toward democratization, the
respect of human rights and the right to the
freedom of expression.
[12] THERE CAN BE NO MUSEUM OF EUROPE THAT WILL
NOT INCLUDE THE GREEK AND BYZANTINE HISTORY
There can be no Museum of Europe that will
not include the ancient Greek and the Byzantine
history, two integral parts of the European
history.
The statement was made by EU Commissioner
responsible for cultural issues Vivian Rending
in response to a question by PASOK Euro-deputy
Petros Efthimiou who asked her on October 29 to
adopt a clear stance on the issue of the
creation of a Museum of Europe and form a
scientific committee made up of historians from
countries that are an integral part of the
modern European history, such as EU countries,
Russia as well as eastern and western European
countries.
Ms. Rending stressed in her response that
the classical Greek, the Roman and the Byzantine
period are integral parts of the European
history and therefore, the Museum of Europe
should include those periods.
Regarding the proposal by Mr. Efthimiou for
the establishment of a scientific committee, the
EU commissioner agreed that the Museum of Europe
must be based on principles that will be adopted
by a wide spectrum of scientists and historians
from across Europe, including the countries
outside the EU such as, Russia and the countries
of eastern and central Europe.
Finally, Ms. Rending responded to Mr.
Efthimiou that the responsible agencies of the
European Commission even though they are aware
of the idea concerning the creation of the
Museum they have not received yet an application
requesting the funding of the project.
[13] THE US PRESIDENT CONTINUES HIS VISIT TO
TURKEY
US president Bill Clinton continues his
visit to Turkey and this morning he visited tent
cities set up for the earthquake victims in
Izmit.
Speaking to the people who have found
shelter there, the US president referred to the
assistance offered by Greece to Turkey in order
to help the country deal with the effects of the
earthquakes and stressed that the people of
Greece and Turkey can co-exist peacefully in the
region.
However, Turkish prime minister Bulent
Ecevit stated at noon today that the Greek-
Turkish dialogue continues in many issues,
underlining that Turkey can not back down in the
issue of Cyprus.
Yesterday, Mr. Clinton attended a formal
dinner given in his honor by his Turkish
counterpart Suleiman Demirel. Also, the Turkish
president honored the US president with the
highest medal of the country. Mr. Clinton will
go to Istanbul tomorrow and he will meet with
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos.
[14] THE TALKS ON THE CYPRUS ISSUE SHOULD BE
SUBSTANTIAL
Washington provides assurances that the
talks on the Cyprus issue in New York would be
substantial. The greek and the cypriot sides
stress that all sides should take a commitment
on the issue before the begining of the talks in
New York. Britain's special envoy for the Cyprus
Sir David Hannay also provides assurances that
the talks would be substantial.
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