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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 97-09-02Macedonian 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, September 1, 1997TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] THESSALONIKI ONCE AGAIN IS AT THE CENTER OF DEVELOPMENTSThessaloniki 2 September (MPA)Thessaloniki will be at the center of developments this week. The significant speech of Prime Minister Kostas Simitis at the formal opening of the 62nd Thessaloniki International Trade Fair will mark a new course for the economic development of northern Greece.According to information, the Prime Minister will refer to the great development projects that are underway and close to completion as well as, to the decentralization efforts made by the government. [02] THE GREEK MINISTER OF DEFENSE IS ON A VISIT TO BRITAINAthens 2 September (MPA)Greek Minister of Defense Akis Tsochatzopoulos is on a visit to Britain and in the contacts he will have he is expected to discuss the Greek-Turkish relations, the prospects for the relations between Greece and Britain and also, armaments issues.Mr.Tsochatzopoulos will meet with his British counterpart mr.George Robinson and British National Defense General Staff Chief Charles Garthy, while he will also have contacts with representatives of the Greek community in Britain and members of the Greek Orthodox Church. [03] GREECE IS NOT AWARE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE ALLEGED BRIBING OF IOC MEMBERSAthens 2 September (MPA)Greek government spokesman Dimitiris Reppas stated that Greece is not aware of the information on the alleged bribing of International Olympic Committee members.Mr.Reppas referring to the allegations made by the IOC vice- President, which were later withdrawn, according to which certain members of the committee had been bribed, stated that such allegations should be well-documented and added that the Greek candidature for the hosting of the 2004 Olympic Games is in an advantageous position because its activities are not exposed to such criticism. [04] ANKARA SHOULD IMPROVE ITS RELATIONS WITH GREECEAnkara 2 September (MPA)Foreign Minister of Luxembourg and EU Foreign Ministers’ Council President Jacques Poos issued a strong warning to Ankara during his meeting yesterday with his Turkish counterpart Ismael Cem, according to which, its relations with the EU will not improve if there is no improvement in its relations with Greece and if Turkey does not facilitate Cyprus’ accession into the European Union.Mr.Poos stressed that the improvement of Turkey’s relations with the EU depends on the improvement of its relations with Greece, while he pointed out that Turkey should be among the countries calling for Cyprus’ accession into the EU, adding that the Turkish-Cypriots are not in any danger but on the contrary they will benefit from the EU membership of Cyprus. Greek government spokesman Dimitris Reppas expressed the government’s satisfaction for the statements made by mr.Poos. [05] CYPRUS ISSUED A DEMARCHE TO THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOR THE STANCE ADOPTED BY A BRITISH OFFICERNicosia 2 September (MPA)The Cypriot Foreign Ministry made representations and demarches to the British government and the High Commission in Cyprus regarding the document the British bases circulated in the island in which the Turkish-Cypriot regime is mentioned as “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”.The above were stated by Cypriot government spokesman Manolis Christofides who mentioned that the actions of the British government officials must, at all times, be in accordance with the UN resolutions and the firm position of London which does not recognize the Turkish-Cypriot regime. Mr.Christofides stated that Britain is a guarantor power and a permanent member of the UN Security Council and therefore, is aware of the international organization’s resolutions and the UN’s constant appeal that none should recognize the Turkish-Cypriot regime neither directly nor indirectly. [06] THE CYPRIOT FOREIGN MINISTER MET WITH HIS ESTONIAN COUNTERPARTNicosia 2 September (MPA)The need for Cyprus and Estonia to support each other in their efforts to become EU members was stressed in the contacts Cypriot Foreign Minister Yiannakis Kasoulides had in Estonia.Mr.Kasoulides met with the Estonian Prime Minister and also with the country’s Foreign Minister. In the meeting with his Estonian counterpart was agreed that the two countries should cooperate by exchanging information and experience in order to deal with the problems they face in their course toward their accession into the EU. [07] THE TURKISH-CYPRIOT LEADER IS CRITICIZED BY OTHER TURKISH- CYPRIOT POLITICIANSNicosia 2 September (MPA)The wrong policy followed in the Cyprus issue led to the characterization of the Turkish-Cypriot side as intransigent, stated in a press conference Turkish Republican Party leader Mehmet Ali Talat.He also said that it was a mistake to present Cyprus’ EU accession as an obstacle to the solution of the Cyprus problem because it created the impression that Turkey tries to exploit Cyprus in order to achieve its goals. [08] SECOND ATTACK AGAINST A TURKISH PRIVATE TELEVISION STATION IN TWO DAYSIstanbul 2 September (MPA)The private television station ATV in Istanbul, that was attacked two days ago by the islamists, became their target again at the early morning hours of today, causing limited damage.It should be mentioned that Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz in his message, after last Sunday’s attack against the same TV station, had stated that such attacks against the mass media help to see the real face of the perpetrators. [09] INVESTIGATION CONTINUES FOR THE CAUSES OF DIANA’S DEATHParis 2 September (MPA)Police investigation continues into the causes of the car crash that claimed the life of Princess Diana as well as, the lives of her Egyptian boyfriend Dodi Al Fayed and the car’s driver.Meanwhile, the world expresses deep sorrow for Diana’s death and her funeral will be held on Saturday. [10] MASS GRAVE DISCOVERED IN BIHACBihac 2 September (MPA)A mass grave with 300 bodies was discovered near the former Muslim enclave of Bihac in western Bosnia.According to the Bosnian television, the remains belong to Muslim citizens killed by the Serb forces during the civil war in former Yugoslavia, when they had surrounded the enclave. An investigation will be held with the participation of western forces to determine the conditions of their death. 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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