The political world of Greece must show the Israeli government that its behavior is not acceptable to the civilized world, said Mr. Pagalos, in an interview to "Flash" radio. He noted that Prime Minister Saron never considered giving the Palestinians any

land in order to achieve peace.

The trip Mr. Papandreou had scheduled for the Middle East, was postponed after Israeli denial to guarantee the safety of the mission. However, Israeli Ambassador in Athens, David Sason, announced that the Greek Foreign Minister is always welcome in Israe l.

This inspection is taking place on the eve of Dennis Oswald's arrival in Athens. The President of the IOC, will also look into the progress of the Olympic Projects under construction in the Attica region, while he will have meetings with relevant ministe rs and Mrs. Aggelopoulou Daskalaki.

The men were transferred and are being held at the N. Ionia police stations, and will be deported within the next few days.

Research has already begun at the Commercial Center, for the selection of a construction site. The Center will function near the borders of the Magnisia and Larisa Prefectures, a region that acts like a hub, due to its connection with the national road n etwork and the Volos Harbor.

Participants in the meeting include Ministers of the Environment, Planning and Public Works Vasso Papandreou, Development, Akis Tsohatzopoulos, Transportation, Christos Verelis, Culture, Evaggelos Venizelos, Macedonia-Thrace, Giorgos Paschalidis, and dep uty Minister of Trasportation, Spyros Vougias. Decisions are expected to be made on pending issues on Thessaloniki works and the commitments made by Mrs. Papandreou during her recent trip to Thessaloniki, and the meeting she had with local body representa tives.

The increase, according to information, was due to the rise in fuel prices, in fruits and vegetables, as well as the end of the winter sales (which resulted in prices returning to the pre-sales levels and the rounding up due to the euro).

of the 10th anniversary of the death of archaeologist Manolis Andronikos, who discovered the tomb of King Philippos B' father of Alexander the Great.

The new museum will allow the treasures of every monument in the archaeological site of Vergina to be exhibited separately.

The main speakers in the meeting will be New Democracy leader and EPP Vice-president Kostas Karamanlis, EPP President Martens, European Commission vice-president Loyola de Palacio, European Commissioner Chris Patten, Bulgaria's Union of Democratic Forces

President Michailova and K.Karamanlis Instiute President Varvitsiotis.

Among the main speakers will be Greek European Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou, Labor Minister Dimitris Reppas and PASOK Euro-deputy Yiannis Koukiadis. Messages will be read by PASOK Central Committee secretary Kostas Laliotis and Euro-deputy Giorgos Ka tiforis. Also, brief speeches will be delivered by Greek General Confederation of Labor President Christos Polizogopoulos and Public Sector Employees Union President Spiros Papaspirou.

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Papandreou met today with Israeli ambassador to Athens David Sason. Mr. Papandreou conveyed to Mr. Sason the discontent of the Greek government regarding the invasion of Palestinian territories by Israeli troops and the fac t that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat continues to be held hostage. He also backed the immediate withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the Palestinian territories.

From his side, Mr. Sason maintained that the Israeli forces remain in the hideaway of the Palestinian leader in Ramalah where they have discovered a large number of explosives and guns, stressing that Arafat's safety is one of Israel's strategic interest s.

Referring to Mr. Papandreou's request to visit Ramalah today, the Israeli ambassador responded that the Israeli Foreign Ministry cannot guarantee the safety of the Greek Minister because the region is a war zone.

Mr. Papandreou also had a meeting with Palestinian Authority representative in Greece Abdulah Abdulah to be briefed on the situation of the Palestinians.

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Mr. Karamanlis called for the immediate implementation of the UN Security Council decision and invited the Israelis and the Palestinians to enter negotiations aimed at putting an end to violence and open the road to peace. He also maintained that Yasser Arafat, being the recognized leader of the Palestinian Authority, must be protected.

He also pointed out that the Saudi Arabia peace plan is a good basis for a comprehensive solution to the Middle East problem.

Greek government spokesman Christos Protopapas stated that Mr. Simitis' message reached the Palestinian leader with great difficulty.

The Greek government spokesman reiterated that Greece calls for the intervention of the international community to end the blood circle and also wants the UN Security Council decisions to be implemented. Mr. Protopapas stated that the Palestinian people have the right to form their own state and the people of Israel also have the right to live in safety.

Ms. Papandreou pointed out that the projects move faster than scheduled and underlined that every possible effort will be made to have them ready on time.

Ms. Angelopoulou reiterated that timetables are pressing and no time can be wasted adding, however, that the construction work moves in a quick pace unprecedented for the Greek standards.

The specific program is under the auspices of the Greek President and its goal is to bring the Greek civilization in the international decision-making centers.

Mr. Kaklamanis stated that the Greeks were never in favor of discrimination based on race, religion, or social origin.

From his side, Metropolite Seraphim referred to the contribution of the South-African Union Greeks to the struggle against racial discrimination and underlined that the protection of human rights is a fundamental value. He also announced that Nelson Mand ela plans to visit Greece next June and conveyed his wish to visit ancient Olympia in a show of recognition and respect to the Greek civilization. The Metropolite invited Mr. Kaklamanis to visit Pretoria.

According to FYROM Bishop Naoum, who was present in the meeting, the Ecumenical Patriarch stated that it is time for Orthodoxy to be united and insisted that efforts must be made for a solution to be reached between the FYROM Orthodox Church and the Serb

Orthodox Church. The Ecumenical Patriarch also announced that a meeting will be held between the two Churches with the mediation of Archbishop Anastasios of Albania.

However, the Ecumenical Patriarch did not mention any possible names under which the FYROM Church could be recognized, stated the FYROM Bishop.

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