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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 96-12-18Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.BRIEF GREEK NEWS BULLETIN BY MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCYThessaloniki, December 18, 1996TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] GREEK PRESIDENT TO MEET WITH EGYPTIAN COUNTERPART IN CAIRO ON FRIDAYAthens, December 18 (MPA)The President of the Hellenic Republic Kostis Stephanopoulos will depart on Friday for an official visit to Cairo where he will meet with the President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak.President Stephanopoulos' visit is awaited with interest since the situation in the Middle East is quite convoluted, given that after the election of Benjamin Netaniahu as Israeli Premier, the Israeli and Palestinian relations are undergoing a severe crisis. Egyptian daily "Al Gum Huriya" recently published an article on Greek-Egyptian relations, mentioning that the two presidents' talks will center on bilateral relations which are on a path of constant improvement in all areas. The President will return to Athens on December 23. A.F. [02] LORRY DRIVERS GET ON THE OFFENSE, MIGHT BLOCK FARMERS' RALLY TO ATHENSAthens, December 18 (MPA)Protesting farmers from central Greece's Thessaly region, considered to be the hard core of the country-wide mobilizations, plan to "descend" to Athens tomorrow along with their families, to bring their complaints over the State's austere economic policy to the capital.In the interim, exasperated lorry drivers who have often been rendered hostage at the road barricades posted by the farmers, are threatening with counter measures tomorrow and may even block the farmers' rally to Athens. The President of the Federation of International Transportation Drivers Panayiotis Nikolaras said today that this evening a coordinating committee will determine whether or not the drivers will block junctions at the national highways of Athens- Corinth and Athens-Lamia, thereby not allowing the farmers to rally towards Athens. Meanwhile, the Athens-Larisa route has been freed, as well as the route between Thessaloniki-Edessa. The only vehicles allowed to pass through the roadblocks at Almyros and Velestinos are passenger cars, after an agreement was reached between Magnesia's hoteliers and the region's protesters. A.F. [03] GREEK AMBASSADOR IS AMONG 200 HOSTAGES IN LIMA, PERULima, December 18 (MPA)Greece's Ambassador to Peru, Alkiviades Karokis is among the 200 persons held hostage by the 30 Peruvian rebels who stormed the Japanese ambassador's home in Lima last night.The attack took place during a reception held at the ambassador's home to honor the Japansese Emperor. The event was attended by an array of foreign diplomats and ambassadors from around the world, among them Peru's Foreign Minister, and the ambassadors of Columbia, Bolivia, and Brazil. According to reports, the armed guerillas are members of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) otherwise known as the "Shining Path", and are threatening to kill the hostages unless the Peruvian government frees their jailed comrades. A.F. [04] PALESTINIAN LEADER YASER ARAFAT TO VIST ALBANIATirana, December 18 (MPA)Palestinian leader Yaser Arafat will conduct a two-day visit to Albania, within the framework of his tour to various european countries.According to Tirana's state-owned radio station, the exact date of Mr. Arafat's visit to Albania is unknown but he is expected to meet with Albania's political leaders. A.F. [05] EU SATISFIED OVER CYPRUS' CONVERGENCE TO THE EUROPEAN UNIONBrussels, December 18 (MPA)The European Union's Irish-held Presidency has given thumbs- up to Cyprus over its convergence with the european goals, as well as its economic performance.Participating in a structured dialogue held between the EU and Cyprus, were the Irish Minister of Finance -heading the EU Council of Economy Ministers- and a EU special envoy, as well as Cyprus' Finance Minister Christodoulos Christodoulou. The EU delegation briefed the Cypriot officials on the outcomes of the recently-held Summit conference in Dublin and the structural reforms and technical collaboration between EU-Cyprus. A.F. [06] CYPRUS' NATIONAL COUNCIL TO DISCUSS NATIONAL GUARD'S ARMS PROGRAMNicosia, December 18 (MPA)The armaments program of Cyprus' National Guard, as well as the island's defense expenditures, will be discussed during the conference of the Cyprus National Council to be officiated today by President Glafkos Clerides.Absent from the meeting will be two party leaders, the Democratic Rally's Yiannakis Matsis who is currently recuperating from open-heart surgery in London, and the Socialist Party's Vassos Lyssarides. A.F. [07] CYPRIOT LEADERS CONFER OVER BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTER'S RECENT VISITNicosia, December 18 (MPA)A meeting was held today between the President of the Republic of Cyprus Glafkos Clerides and the President of the Cypriot Parliament Spyros Kyprianou, on the recent visit to Cyprus by British Foreign Minister Malcolm Rifkind.Mr. Kyprianou expressed his reservations over the British government's policy on Cyprus, while he commended the fact that Cyprus refrained from expressing any commitments on Britain's overall policy. A.F. [08] GENEVA'S MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY HOSTS EXHIBIT OF BYZANTINE ICONSGeneva, December 18 (MPA)A vast exhibit titled "Byzantine Icons- the Light of Christian East" has been unveiled in Geneva's Museum of Art and History, sponsored by the Lebanese multimillionaire Abu Adal.The exhibit, to be open until May 4, 1997, features Greek icons of the byzantine and post-byzantine era, crafted by the famous Damaskenos, a Cretan artist who was the contemporary of Domenicus Theotokopoulos, as well as two other Cretan artists, Tzanis and Poulakis. 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: Brief News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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