Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 96-12-06

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

BRIEF GREEK NEWS BULLETIN BY MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY

Thessaloniki, December 6, 1996

TITLES

[01] GREECE'S FARMERS REMAIN UNYIELDING, STRIKES AND ROADBLOCKS TO CONTINUE

[02] GREECE-FYROM TALKS TO BE HELD IN NEW YORK ON DECEMBER 17

[03] ALBANIAN ACADEMICIAN ADDRESSES MPA'S INTERBALKAN SYMPOSIUM

[04] WORLD HELLENISM COUNCIL'S PRESIDIUM MEETS IN THESSALONIKI NEXT WEEKEND

NEWS IN DETAIL

[01] GREECE'S FARMERS REMAIN UNYIELDING, STRIKES AND ROADBLOCKS TO CONTINUE

Thessaloniki, December 6 (MPA)

The Pan-Thessaly Coordinating Committee has called on farmers' cooperatives throughout the country to a new conference in Larisa tomorrow, in order to map out their next moves.

Currently, numerous parts of the country have become inaccessible as traffic has been blocked off. As a result, the first signs of scarcity in fresh foods supplies have appeared at some of the country's larger markets, a situation certain to worsen if a settlement is not reached soon.

Yesterday, Premier Kostas Simitis adopted a harder line on the matter, accusing the farmers of blackmail. The Premier also stressed that the State's economy could not bear to satisfy their trillion-drachmas demands.

Meanwhile, the country's main opposition party New Democracy criticises the Government for its economic policy, prompting the Minister of Press and Mass Media Dimitris Reppas to accuse N.D.'s President Miltiades Evert of irresponsibility.

Mr. Reppas called on Mr. Evert to clearly state if he agrees with the roadblocks and to submit any proposals he deems necessary to the Government's handling of the striking farmers. A.F.

[02] GREECE-FYROM TALKS TO BE HELD IN NEW YORK ON DECEMBER 17

New York, December 6 (MPA)

The talks between Greek Ambassador Christos Zacharakis and FYROM's representative Ivan Tosevski, will be held at the UN headquarters in New York under the auspice of UN mediator Cyrus Vance.

Meanwhile, UN diplomatic sources assess that the imminent talks are of "unkown content" given that, up to date, FYROM has not displayed any sign of willingness to concede from its already- known negative stance on the name issue.

Nevertheless, in case the talks reach an impasse well into 1997, the same sources assess that the UN mediator will bring the negotiation process forth to the Security Council, the authority which is ultimately responsible for the outcome of these talks. A.F.

[03] ALBANIAN ACADEMICIAN ADDRESSES MPA'S INTERBALKAN SYMPOSIUM

Thessaloniki, December 6 (MPA)

In his address, Prof. Milo emphasized that although Balkan cooperation is a regional process, it must not be forgotten that the Balkans is not an isolated isle, "it is part of Europe, a region where have crossed and cross not only the roads from West to East, but also the interests of the Big Powers."

Moreover, Prof. Milo pointed out that the Balkan good understanding and cooperation is a complex process, which should be carried out in a step by step way.

He also spoke of the region's religious diversity, a factor which, according to Prof. Milo, has negatively influenced the relations among the Balkan peoples as it has at times bred hatred among the religious communities and has often degenerated even to the cultivation of xenophobia and racial discrimination. A.F.

[04] WORLD HELLENISM COUNCIL'S PRESIDIUM MEETS IN THESSALONIKI NEXT WEEKEND

Thessaloniki, December 6 (MPA)

Officiating the session will be the Alternate Foreign Minister George Papandreou, who oversees issues concerning Greeks living abroad, and the Greeks Abroad Secretary-General Stavros Labrinides. A.F.

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