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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 97-11-07Macedonian 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, November 7, 1997TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] THE INTER-BALKAN SUMMIT IS A MILESTONE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONS IN THE BALKANSAthens 7 November (MPA)Greek Prime Minister Kostas Simitis speaking in Parliament on issues concerning Greece’s foreign policy characterized the Inter-Balkan Summit meeting in Crete as the most significant event of the recent decades in the development of relations in the Balkans.Mr.Simitis, referring to the positive results achieved by Greece in the Summit of Crete, mentioned among others, that the common belief for the necessity of regional cooperation was confirmed, while it was also confirmed that the UN resolutions and International Law must be respected. [02] THE DRAFT LAW “I.KAPODISRIAS” WAS VOTED THROUGH IN PARLIAMENTAthens 7 November (MPA)The draft law “I.Kapodistrias”, on the compulsory mergers of municipalities and communities, was in principle voted through in Parliament. One hundred and fifty nine deputies voted for the draft law and 120 voted against.The deputies of the main opposition party of New Democracy left the Parliament in protest because they believe that more time is needed for the discussion of the draft law. In support of the bill have voted the governing Socialist party of PASOK and the party Coalition of the Left. [03] THE POLICY OF THE HARD DRACHMA WILL CONTINUEAthens 7 November (MPA)The Bank of Greece will continue the policy of the hard drachma, according to its governor mr.Papadimos.The loan interest rate was 60% in the Greek money market today and as a result no pressure is being exerted on the drachma. The Ministry of Finance will issue state bonds on Monday but their interest rate has not been set yet. [04] TURKISH OCEANOGRAPHIC SHIP IS IN THE AEGEANAthens 7 November (MPA)A Turkish oceanographic ship is in the Aegean since yesterday afternoon, conducting underwater studies in the sea region south of Mount Athos and inside the international waters.The Turkish ship is being watched by Greek warships. [05] MEETING OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF GREECE AND CYPRUSAthens 7 November (MPA)The developments in the Cyprus issue will be discussed today in Athens in the meeting of Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos with his Cypriot counterpart Yiannakis Kasoulides.The meeting has a special interest in view of the visit of US presidential envoy Richard Halbrooke to Cyprus on Monday. Mr.Halbrooke will have separate meetings with Cypriot president Glafkos Clerides and Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash. [06] CYPRIOT PRESIDENT CLERIDES WILL RUN IN THE 1998 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONSNicosia 7 November (MPA)Cypriot President Glafkos Clerides announced that he will be a candidate in the 1998 presidential elections.In a statement he has issued, he underlines the historical obligation and political responsibility he has, as the conditions created both for the solution of the Cyprus problem and for Cyprus’ accession into the EU have to be exploited in the best possible way. [07] THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN TURKEY NEEDS DRASTIC IMPROVEMENTVienna 7 November (MPA)Turkish Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz admitted in Vienna that the human rights situation in Turkey needs drastic improvement. Nevertheless, regarding the armed conflict with the Kurds, he said that the battle against terrorism remains a priority.Meanwhile, in a speech in the OASE headquarters in Vienna, mr.Yilmaz stated that his government hopes that by the end of the year will be able to lift the emergency situation which is in effect for over a decade in the regions with a Kurdish population. The Austrian Chancellor stated that Turkey has to adopt many reforms before becoming an EU member, while he also stated that Ankara must improve its human rights record and put an end to the conflict with the Kurds. [08] THE GREEK ALTERNATE FOREIGN MINISTER MET WITH THE TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTERStrasbourg 7 November (MPA)Greek alternate Foreign Minister Giorgos Papandreou met in Strasbourg with Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem, within the framework of the 101th ministerial meeting.According to information, their talks focused on Council of Europe issues and on issues concerning the relations of Turkey with the European Union. Mr.Papandreou also had contacts with the Italian and the French Ministers of European Affairs and with the Romanian Foreign Minister. [09] ONE-FIFTH OF THE BALKAN VLACHS LIVE IN GREECEThessaloniki 7 November (MPA)Twenty thousand Vlachs live in Greece today, out of a total of 100 thousand, who live in different Balkan countries, according to British professor in the University of Warwick, Tom Winnifrith.Speaking to MPA, on the occasion of his presentation on the Vlachs in northern Greece made in the two-day conference organized by the Balkan Studies Institute, prof.Winnifrith pointed out that the 20.000 Vlachs in Greece have a Greek national conscience but they speak the Vlach language, that comes from the Latin. Prof.Winnifrith, who studies the issue of the Vlachs since 1970 and has published two books on them, explains that their language came from the Latin, because in the eastern Roman Empire a large number of the population spoke Latin. According to the British professor, a large number of Vlachs live in Albania, about 20.000 in FYROM and 20.000-30.000 in Romania. 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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