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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 2003-01-29

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From: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.


MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY Thessaloniki, January 29, 2003

SECTIONS

  • [A] NATIONAL NEWS
  • [B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  • NEWS HEADLINES

    [A] NATIONAL NEWS

  • [01] THE LATSIS FAMILY THREAT
  • [02] RAPID CLEANSING OF FOOTBALL
  • [03] PAPANTONIOU: ATTACK ON IRAQ WILL CREATE NEGATIVE ATMOSPHERE IN ARAB WORLD
  • [04] HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO ATHENS
  • [05] PAPANDREOU: MOST EU MEMBER-STATES IN FAVOR OF PEACEFUL SOLUTION ON IRAQ
  • [06] 25,000 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS COMING FROM THE SEA ARRESTED IN THE PAST 5 YEARS
  • [07] VENIZELOS ON THE FOOTBALL CRISIS
  • [08] EU INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGY APPROVAL
  • [09] THE GREEK EU PRESIDENCY ON THE ISSUE OF IRAQ
  • [10] 200,000 EURO AID TO QUAKE STRICKEN AREAS IN TURKEY
  • [11] C-27J AIRCRAFT FOR THE GREEK AIR FORCE
  • [12] CONFERENCE ON DRUGS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE GREEK EU PRESIDENCY
  • [13] PROTOPAPAS: NO PENDING ISSUES WITH THE FORMER KING
  • [14] SMALL LOSSES IN THE ASE
  • [15] PROTOPAPAS ON THE COMMUNICATION SIMITIS HAD WITH BLAIR AND BERLUSCONI
  • [16] PAPANTONIOU-BUTEFLIKA MEETING
  • [B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  • [17] POSTPONE, YES, CALL OFF, NO
  • [18] DIGITAL PRESENTATION OF THE PARTHENON MARBLES
  • [19] GREEK HUMANITARIAN AID TO TURKEY NEWS IN DETAILS

    [A] NATIONAL NEWS

  • [01] THE LATSIS FAMILY THREAT A testimony was made to DA Dimitris Papaggelopoulos, who is handling the blackmail by calling on N17 case, last night, by Mrs. Marianna Latsi, daughter of shipowner Giannis Latsis, sister of EFG Eurobank Chairman, Spyros Latsis, and wife of National Thea ter President Nikos Kourkoulos. According to publications, information on the Latsis family blackmail had been found in the files of N17's victim, businessman D. Aggelopoulos.
  • [02] RAPID CLEANSING OF FOOTBALL A time plan with "immediate and dense legal actions" aiming at cleansing football, was announced today, along with the findings of the AEK FC audit, by Minister of Culture and Sports, Evaggelos Venizelos, while a new front has been opened in the professi onal football area with businessman and FC owner Socrates Kokkalis asking for the intervention of the sports judge against FC major shareholder Evaggelos Mytilineos, whom he characterized as a coward and a bully.
  • [03] PAPANTONIOU: ATTACK ON IRAQ WILL CREATE NEGATIVE ATMOSPHERE IN ARAB WORLD His appreciation that a possible strike on Iraq would cause a very negative climate towards the US in the Arab world, which would ultimately undermine the war against international terrorism, was expressed by Minister of National Defense Giannos Papanto niou, who is making an formal visit to Algeria.

    After the end of the discussions he had yesterday with his counterpart Lieutenant General Mohammed Lamari and the Commander of the Air Force Mohammed Benslimani, Mr. Papantoniou stressed that in Algiers he realized the dangers involved in deviating from International Law, while he stressed the importance of the efforts being made by the Greek Presidency of the EU to peacefully resolve the issue through insisting on UN procedures.

    He also made it known that the Greek Presidency of the EU will provide information on the negative atmosphere that has already been formed in the Arab world due to the possible attack on Iraq, as well as the dangers such an action would hold, so that all

    aspects could be taken under very serious consideration by the members of the UN Security Council, before coming to a decision on the issue.

    Another issue that was discussed during Mr. Papantoniou's contacts in Algiers, was that of the European dimension of the European Defense and Security Policy, an issue on which, according to the Minister, there was a positive reaction from the Algerian s ide.

  • [04] HUNGARIAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO ATHENS Prime Minister of Hungary Peter Medgyessy will begin a two day visit to Athens this afternoon. He will be arriving in Athens at 7pm, and will have discussions with Prime Minister Kostas Simitis at the Maximos Mansion. A joint press conference will follow

    the meeting.

    Later this evening, Mr. Medgyessy will attend a dinner held in his honor by the Prime Minister at the Maximos Mansion.

    On Thursday morning, the Hungarian Prime Minister will have consecutive meetings with the Head of the Opposition, Kostas Karamanlis, and the President of the Parliament, Apostolos Kaklamanis. He will then be received by the President of the Republic, Kos tis Stefanopoulos, at the Presidential Mansion.

    That afternoon, the Hungarian Prime Minister will attend a luncheon with businessmen and in the evening he will depart for Budapest.

    In the framework of the Hungarian delegation's visit to Athens, the Hungarian Minister of the Interior, Monica Lambert, will meet with the Greek Minister of Public Order Michalis Chrysochoidis on Thursday afternoon.

  • [05] PAPANDREOU: MOST EU MEMBER-STATES IN FAVOR OF PEACEFUL SOLUTION ON IRAQ There are disagreements within the EU regarding the possible attack on Iraq, however, most member-states are in favor of peacefully resolving the crisis, stressed Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Papandreou, speaking at the Foreign Affairs Committee of the

    European Parliament.

    He also added that most European countries would prefer that an attack on Iraq was decided on by the UN.

    At the same time he underlined that the coordination of the positions of EU member-states, which are members of the Security Council, on the Iraq issue, will continue.

    Mr. Papandreou pointed out that for the time being there is no need to issue a new Security Council resolution prior to the possible attack. As he mentioned, what is important is that the UN inspectors in Iraq are given the necessary time to complete the ir work.

    Furthermore, he noted that it would be a mistake to have an EU-US conflict on the Iraq issue. However, commenting on the statements of US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld that the German and French position on Iraq was indicative of the "old Europe",

    he underlined that Europe is proud of its history.

    The Foreign Minister, responding to an EUMP's question, expressed his hope that an agreement between Greece and FYROM on the name issue will be signed soon, since, as he said, many of the requirements have been met. As he mentioned, a year before, the tw o countries had come close to signing an agreement, but did not, due to the conflict that broke out in FYROM.

  • [06] 25,000 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS COMING FROM THE SEA ARRESTED IN THE PAST 5 YEARS The number of illegal immigrants, mainly from African and Asian countries, that has been attempting to enter Greece via the sea has increased over the past few months, while on the other hand, the emergency policing measures applied by the coast guard ov er the past few years have had significant results.

    According to statistical evidence presented recently at an event in Thessaloniki by the Police Commissioner of the Thesprotia Prefecture, Dimitris Papanikolaou, in 2002, 4,100 illegal immigrants were arrested while unsuccessfully attempting to enter Gree ce on sea vessels from the Turkish coast. Also, during the past 5 years, the Greek Coast Guard authorities have located and arrested 25,000 illegal immigrants trying to reach Greece or neighboring Italy, via the sea. Approximately 300 vessels were impound ed (ranging from everything from old barges to plastic and inflatable boats), while 600 traffickers - in their majority Turkish citizens - were arrested for transferring the illegal immigrants on old and unsafe vessels, in exchange for large sums of money


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