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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 04-01-05
CONTENTS
[01] RAPID POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
[02] MOBILIZATION FOR CYPRUS
[01] RAPID POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Athens, 5 January 2004 (12:44 UTC+2)
A week of rapid political developments is beginning today, as on
Wednesday Prime Minister and President of PASOK Costas Simitis will
announce his initiatives for developments in the leadership of PASOK as
well as those for the renewal of Greece's political life, in a message
to the people. Victory will be ours in the elections, said Mr. Simitis.
A dialogue with the people was promised by Foreign Minister Giorgos
Papandreou. President of New Democracy Costas Karamanlis asked for
elections in February, characterizing the possible change of leadership
in the governing party as a firework.
[02] MOBILIZATION FOR CYPRUS
Nicosia, 5 January 2004 (13:27 UTC+2)
Developments in the Cyprus issue, following the letters sent by US
President George W. Bush to the Prime Ministers of Greece and Turkey,
Costas Simitis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will be looked into today by
the National Council of the Cypriot Republic. At the same time, in the
occupied territories, there are intense confrontations between Rauf
Denktash and Mehmet Ali Talat (whose party came first in the recent
elections) on the issue of the solution.
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