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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 97-10-28Macedonian 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, October 28, 1997TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] GREECE CELEBRATES NATIONAL HOLIDAY, “NO” DAY OF OCTOBER 28, 1940Thessaloniki, October 28 (MPA)Greece is celebrating its national holiday today, “No” Day, commemorating the day in 1940 when Greece refused the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s ultimatum to surrender or be invaded. The country’s political leaders have all issued messages saluting the unity of Greeks.In his message, Prime Minister Kostas Simitis stated that the epic of 1940 is one of passion for freedom and national independence. Mr. Simitis stated that “the Greece of today, the Greece that feverishly is preparing for the 21st century, celebrates and honors the Greeks’ “No”, honors the epic of 1940. Honors the national resistance to fascism and nazism. It honors those who dedicated their lives for national independence and the country’s territorial integrity. “Today it is the new Greece,” the Premier continued, “ which in a unison voice and international authority towards all directions, and especially to its Balkan neighbors, the message of peace, friendship and collaboration.” The leader of the main opposition party, New Democracy’s Kostas Karamanlis stated that “we are to honor those Greeks, anonymous and known fighters, who fought a struggle of freedom and integrity and created the epic of 1940.” Mr. Karamanlis added that today’s provocation and challenges of our country’s sovereign rights are not unknown. Similar provocations and demands were tabled then. Then Greece alone gave its own answer. It counted on the quality and brevity of the Greeks, as well as their passion for freedom.” The secretary-general of the Communist Party of Greece Aleka Paparega said in a message that only the overturn of the overall government policy could pave the way for radical changes, adding that the present-day dilemma is between a clash with imperialism or subjugation to imperialism and monopolies. The Coalition of the Left and Progress said that the country needs to recover from the crisis and stagnation, adding that the confrontation on national issues requires a well-thought-out strategy, a stable line and a minimum of national cooperation through the establishment of a national council for foreign policy. The Democratic Social Movement (DHKKI)’s President Dimitris Tsovolas stated that this year’s anniversary of the national holiday has a two-fold meaning: it is a “no” to the plans and “solutions” of the strong centers of the West which aim at shriveling Greece and Hellenism, and the people’s ‘No” to neo- liberal “modernizing raid to wretchedness and debasement. A.F. [02] THESSALONIKI HOSTS MILITARY PARADE HONORING THE NATIONAL HOLIDAYThessaloniki, October 28 (MPA)Greece’s armed forces paraded in Thessaloniki today, honoring the national holiday of “No” Day, October 28, 1940, before the President of the Hellenic Republic Kostis Stephanopoulos and the Minister of National Defense Akis Tsochatzopoulos who is standing in for the Prime Minster.In a speech given yesterday evening. Mr. Stephanopoulos stressed the need to strengthen the country’s defense in order to face the Turkish threat. A.F. [03] TURKEY REQUESTS NATO’S AID IN BLOCKING GREECE-RUSSIA COOPERATIONAnkara, October 28 (MPA)In another provocative move, Turkey’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ismael Chaki Karadayi has requested from NATO officials that they draw measures against a Greek-Russian cooperation pact, by claiming that this could threaten his country.According to Turkish press reports, the Turkish General forwarded a relevant letter to NATO’s allied command in Brussels and all of his counterparts therein, except the Greek one. In his letter, Mr. Karadayi claims that an important development was noted through Russia‘s sale of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Cyprus and through the organization of common Greek- Russian maneuvers in the Aegean, which, he said, have turned against his country. Concurrently, the Turkish military leader stated that Turkey retains the right to self-defense against the Russian ,missiles and asserts that Greece is threatening his country in an unprecedented manner, when it holds that a Turkish interference over the sale of the Russian missiles constitutes a cause of war. A.F. [04] GENERAL PRICE INDEX MARKED BY DOWNWARD TURN IN ALL STOCK MARKETSThessaloniki, October 28 (MPA)A significant drop of 15.45% was noted in the general price index of shares at Hong Kong’s stock exchange, a crisis that quickly spread in stock markets throughout the world.The situation was tense at the Athens Stock Exchange yesterday., where the general price index was marked by a drop of 2.4%. Greek economists are advising investors to adopt a wait-and- see approach. A.F. [05] PAVAROTTI TO FOUND MUSIC ACADEMY IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINABelgrade, October 28 (MPA)Italy’s world-famous tenor Luciano Pavarotti is to shell out five-and-a-half million dollars for the erection of a music academy and therapeutic center in the city of Mostar at Bosnia- Herzegovina.Among those to attend the opening ceremony, which is scheduled for the beginning of December, are expected to be Paul Mac Cartney and U2’s Bono. A.F. [06] MONTENEGRO’S PRESIDENT: BELGRADE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS ISOLATIONBonn, October 28 (MPA)Montenegro’s newly-elected President Milo Jukanovic holds the Serb government responsible for Yugoslavia’s prolonged isolation from the world’s affairs.Mr. Jukanovic, speaking to Germany’s “Der Spiegel”, accused Belgrade for failing to promote Kosovo’s democratization, as well as for the policy it adopted in terms of cooperation with the International Court of Justice at The Hague. Concurrently, he stressed that Montenegro does not want to withdraw from the Yugoslav Federation. A.F. [07] TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER COMPLETES VISIT TO FYROMSkopje, October 28 (MPA)Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ismael Cem completed his one-day visit to FYROM yesterday, by signing a memorandum of understanding for textile trade and a cooperation protocol.Mr. Cem was received by his counterpart from FYROM Blagoya Handjinski with whom he discussed bilateral relations, the situation in the Balkans and the imminent Summit Meeting of Balkan States Leaders, which is to be held at the island of Crete in November. A.F. [08] BULGARIAN PREMIER TO ATTEND CRETE’S SUMMIT CONFERENCESofia, October 28 (MPA)Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Ivan Kostov will head his country’s delegation that is to participate at the Summit conference of state and government leaders from Southeastern Europe, which is to be held at the island of Crete on November 2-4.Other leaders who so far have confirmed their participation are the Presidents of Yugoslavia and FYROM, Slobodan Milosevic and Kiro Gligorov respectively, as well as the Premiers of Turkey,. Albania and Romania. A.F. [09] THREAT OF NUCLEAR & TOXIC WASTE POLLUTION IN TURKEY’S AEGEAN SHOREStrasbourg, October 28 (MPA)The European Commission has reported the existence of environmental pollution issues in Turkey, while the residents of Pergamom have outcried the dumping of toxic and nuclear wastes at an abandoned mine in their area.Specifically, responding to a question tabled by Greek euro- deputy Nikitas Kaklamanis regarding the threat of pollution in the Aegean Sea from nuclear and toxic waste detected in the shores of Minor Asia, the Commission conceded that there are environmental issues of concern in Turkey , albeit it refrained from mentioning what measures have been drawn for tackling the problem. However, the European Commissioner Hans Van Den Broek, responsible for issues related to EU-Turkey, has pointed out that there is an absence of environmental impact study reports in Turkey. A.F. 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