Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 97-10-29
From: The Greek Press & Information Office, Ottawa Canada <grnewsca@sympatico.ca>
ATHENS NEWS AGENCY BULLETIN (No. 1326), October 29, 1997
Greek Press & Information Office
Ottawa, Canada
E-Mail Address: grnewsca@sympatico.ca
CONTENTS
[01] Greece celebrates 'Ochi Day'
[02] Athens celebrations
[03] Messages
[04] Festivities in Albania marking 1940 anniversary
[05] Tsohatzopoulos dismisses Karadayi letter to NATO
[06] Turkish warplanes infringe on Athens FIR
[07] Greek premier sends Turkish counterpart message, reports say
[08] Holbrooke observes policy of equal distances
[09] Uncertainty whether Tzoganis will attend Turkish Embassy
reception
[10] Vartholomeos meets UN Secretary-General
[11] Institute of Post-Graduate Orthodox Theological Studies
inaugurated
[12] EU council on youth issues convenes
[13] ND leader shows off his sporting skills
[14] IKA doctors' strike to continue until Nov. 7
[15] Samos court sentences Turkish immigrant smuggler to 10 years
[16] Greece and Cyprus can broaden economic co-operation, professor
says
[17] TITAN shows interest in Skopje cement industry
[18] Under-secretary to attend 'Demetria 97' festival in Melbourne
[19] Traffic accidents claim 20 lives
[20] Greek central bank steps in to foil drachma speculators
[21] Greek stocks plunge 2.58 pct hit by market turmoil abroad
[22] Greek exporters to take part in Japanese trade fair
[01] Greece celebrates 'Ochi Day'
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
Greece yesterday celebrated the 57th anniversary of "Ochi (No)
Day" when it was dragged into World War II after rejecting
Mussolini's ultimatum to surrender to the fascist forces or be
invaded.
The October 28, 1940 anniversary was celebrated with an
impressive military parade inspected by President of the
Republic Kostis Stephanopoulos in Thessaloniki and church te
deums and parades in Athens and other cities.
After the military parade in Thessaloniki, President
Stephanopoulos sent telegrams to the National Defense, Public
Order, Merchant Marine and Education ministers saying:
"The grandeur of today's parade made us feel proud, seeing the
high level of organization and training of the Armed Forces and
Security Corps, but also the valor and stature of the students
of Thessaloniki, which comprise a guarantee for the ensurance of
our country's national independence and territorial integrity."
"With strong Armed Forces capable of confronting any designs
against us, we are peacefully proceeding on the road of progress
and prosperity, looking at the future with courage and hope,"
the president said.
He said that it was necessary for the younger generations to be
fully informed on the 1940 epoch, so that they too could feel
the emotion and enthusiasm with which the Greek people had
hastened to fulfill their duty of defending the homeland.
National Defense Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos said the immense
turnout for the military parade, despite the rain, reflected the
deep ties between people and army.
"The Armed Forces gave, with their presence, the message of
certainty, stability and calm that the Greek people should feel.
They showed that they are capable of confronting and providing
what Greece and the entire region need: prosperity, peace and
progress".
Main opposition New Democracy leader Costas Karamanlis said that
the Ochi Day anniversary was a reminder that 'when the nation
has unity and determination, it can attain all its goals",
noting that the reminder was particularly timely today "when
Turkey has demands on our sovereign rights".
"Greece must show a more dynamic and forceful policy, and also
determination that it wants, and can impose, respect of its
sovereign rights and national interests," he said.
Speaking at the traditional dinner given in his honor at the
Officers Club in Thessaloniki on Monday evening, President
Stephanopoulos said Turkey's threats and aggressiveness against
Greece resembled the Italian fascist regime's arrogant and
aggressive stance towards Greece in 1940.
Indirectly pointing to Turkey, Mr. Stephanopoulos said: "It has
become apparent that regimes that do not have good relations
with Democracy develop an arrogant and impudent behavior and,
relying on the power of arms, promote irrational claims against
other states which have peaceful intentions".
Mr. Stephanopoulos also underlined Greece's will to "live in
peace with its neighboring nations".
[02] Athens celebrations
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
"The crisis in Greek-Turkish relations is not new. A sense of
responsibility, stability and faith in our own strength are
necessary," Education Minister Gerassimos Arsenis said after the
major students' parade held in Athens.
Replying to press questions on Prime Minister Costas Simitis'
upcoming meeting with Turkish counterpart Mesut Yilmaz on the
sidelines of next month's Balkan summit on Crete, Mr. Arsenis, a
former national defense minister, said: "We must not harbor any
delusions. Turkey's expansionist policy is continuing, and that
is why we must strengthen the country's defense with the joint
defense doctrine (with Cyprus), but also with social and
economic growth and educational reform".
"It is our duty to ensure that the young people are
well-equipped to meet the challenges of the times, and we are
doing this through educational reforms. I am certain that the
youth will respond," Mr. Arsenis said.
Athens Mayor Demetris Avramopoulos said that the Ochi of 1940
was not something of the moment, but enduring, and was put
forward by the Greek people at every instance the times demanded.
"Preparedness is necessary. We have acquired the experience to
know how things stand," he said.
Earlier, Archbishop Serapheim of Athens and All Greece presided
over a te deum at the Athens Cathedral, attended by Parliament
President Apostolos Kaklamanis, Mr. Arsenis, political party
leaders, Mr. Avramopoulos, and representatives of the country's
political and military leadership.
"We must abandon the 'ostrich tactic' (of sticking one's head
into the ground to avoid reality) so that we will not once again
face difficult hours," Mr. Kaklamanis said. "But if we are
obliged to live such hours again, we will once again be able to
see them through," he added.
[03] Messages
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
In an Order of the Day issued on Monday, National Defense
Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos said that the glorious pages of
Greece's recent history "call on us today to vigilance and
inspire our efforts for safeguarding national sovereignty
against any foreign designs, for a free and peaceful Cyprus, and
in general for the advancement of security and co-operation
among the peoples of our region".
Mr. Tsohatzopoulos said "no complacency, indifference or apathy
is forgivable regarding our democratic form of government, or
the integrity, independence and sovereign rights of our country".
"When, for so many years, international law, principles and
values have not been respected," he added, "we are obliged to
comprehend that we ourselves must put forward a deterrent
strategy that constantly strengthens Greece militarily,
economically and diplomatically, so as to successfully confront
any designs."
Earlier, speaking after a students' parade marking Ochi Day in
Thessaloniki, Mr. Tsohatzopoulos referred indirectly to
Greek-Turkish issues, saying "our responsibility must be to
mobilize and formulate the necessary conditions for creating the
most effective solutions to serve our sovereign rights and well
as the country's economy, progress and prosperity".
He said the message of the 1940 events was that "we, too, are
able, and the responsibility falls on us, to combine and
materialize our targets, to succeed".
The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) said in a message that only
the overturning of the overall government policy could pave the
way for radical changes, adding that present-day dilemma was
between a clash with imperialism or subjugation to imperialism
and the monopolies.
The KKE repeated its proposal for the establishment of "an
anti-imperialism, anti-monopoly democratic front for the
people's counterattack against imperialism and monopolies".
It further blamed "US-NATO designs" for the problems in the
region, and criticized the PASOK government on its policy in all
sectors.
The Coalition of the Left and Progress said in its message that
the country today needed a new uplifting to come out of the
crisis and stagnation, adding that the confrontation of our
national issues required a well-thought-out strategy, a steady
line and a minimum of national co-operation through the
establishment of a national council on foreign policy.
It further stressed the "huge dangers" entailed in the
aggravation of nationalistic sentiments and "divide and rule"
policies in the Balkans, and said war reparations and the return
of the occupation loan should be sought from Germany.
Democratic Social Movement (DHKKI) leader Demetris Tsovolas said
in his message that this year's Ochi Day anniversary had a
two-fold meaning: "No to the plans and solutions of the strong
centers of the West that aim at shriveling Greece and Hellenism,
and the people's 'no' to the neo-liberal modernizing raid,
wretchedness and debasement".
[04] Festivities in Albania marking 1940 anniversary
Gjirokaster, 29/10/1997 (ANA - P. Barkas)
Festive events marking the anniversary of the 1940 Greek-Italian
War centered on the village of Vouliarati where a cemetery
containing the graves of 63 Greek soldiers killed in the 1940
war exists.
"The festivity is common because we jointly fought the same
invader," said the Regional Governor of Gjirokaster, Tepelene
and Premeti Sotiris Manthios.
The event was attended by local Albanian authorities, police
officials and local ethnic Greek deputies.
Events got underway with a church service at the church of the
village. A te deum service followed at which the Archbishop of
Tirana and All Albania Anastasios officiated. Wreaths were laid
at the monument erected in the cemetery, while villagers lit
candles.
Greece's General Consul Mr. Kakiousis also laid a wreath at the
cemetery at Kleisoura Premetis where Greek soldiers are buried.
Villagers were relieved to hear that two cemeteries will be
created, where the graves of all the Greek soldiers killed
during the 1940 era will be gathered.
[05] Tsohatzopoulos dismisses Karadayi letter to NATO
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
National Defense Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos yesterday
dismissed a letter reportedly sent by the Turkish chief of staff
to NATO claiming a Greece-Russia axis was being developed as
"revealing the guilt Turkey feels over the tension and crisis in
the region".
Turkish chief of staff Ismail Hakki Karadayi purportedly sent a
letter to top-level NATO officials and individual member states
claiming that a Greece-Russia axis was being developed, which
would have repercussions on the alliance's southeastern wing.
"Turkish General Karadayi's letter to NATO, if one has indeed
been sent, reveals the guilt that Turkey feels over the tension
and crisis in the region," Mr. Tsohatzopoulos said in
Thessaloniki.
He said that Turkey's responsibility over the situation was also
confirmed by its desire for the development of
Confidence-Building Measures, adding that if Turkey was
"attempting to place the responsibility elsewhere as well, then
that is confirmation of its own responsibility".
[06] Turkish warplanes infringe on Athens FIR
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
Turkish warplanes made new infringements of air traffic rules in
the Athens Flight Information Region and violations of Greek
airspace late in the afternoon yesterday.
Seven pairs of Turkish F-16s and F-4 Phantoms made respective
infringements of air traffic rules in the Athens FIR and
violated national airspace on eight occasions in the region
between the islands of Limnos and Lesvos and Lesvos and Chios
between 3 an d 4.10 p.m. In all cases, the Turkish aircraft were
recognized and intercepted by Greek F-16 and Mirage 2000
warplanes.
[07] Greek premier sends Turkish counterpart message, reports say
Ankara, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
Prime Minister Costas Simitis has sent his Turkish counterpart
Mesut Yilmaz a warm message of "goodwill", via visiting Turkish
businessmen, according to the Turkish daily "Milliyet".
A Milliyet report from Athens said leading Turkish businessman
Rahmi Koc, in Athens last week for a joint Greek-Turkish
business forum, passed on to Mr. Simitis Mr. Yilmaz's
confirmation that he would attend the Balkan summit in Crete
next week and that he had hopes there would be a normalization
of relations between the two countries.
Mr. Simitis reportedly sent a similar message to Mr. Yilmaz.
The article added that if the meeting between the two prime
ministers was "positive", it would provide an opportunity to
confirm once again the Madrid communiqui, signed between Mr.
Simitis and Turkish President Suleyman Demirel this summer.
Elsewhere in Milliyet, it was reported that Mr. Yilmaz told a
Turkish reporter that Greece "was using Turkey's desire to join
the European Union to create artificial tension to achieve
concessions on the Aegean and in Cyprus".
Mr. Yilmaz also reminded to the reporter that on November 3,
date for his meeting with Mr. Simitis on Crete, the Turkish
armed forces exercise "Toros '97" will also get underway in
Turkey and in the Turkish-occupied part of Cyprus.
[08] Holbrooke observes policy of equal distances
Nicosia, 29/10/1997 (ANA - G. Leonidas)
US presidential envoy Richard Holbrooke again observed a policy
of equal distances between Greece and Turkey.
In a statement before a dinner he gave for Turkish Cypriot
leader Rauf Denktash in Washington, and referring to relations
between his country and Greece and Turkey, he said:
"I can say that we are Turkey's best friends, if it agrees with
this. However, we are also very close to Greece. Greece and
Turkey are in an important region and they are very important
allies of the United States."
Mr. Holbrooke said the present situation prevailing in the
region must be resolved peacefully, adding that military events
occurring last week were very disappointing and both sides were
provocative and made superfluous actions which are not
compatible with two neighboring countries which are NATO
member-states. Referring to Cyprus, he said there is no crisis
on the island.
On his part, Mr. Denktash reiterated his known positions on the
issue of Cyprus' accession to the European Union, claiming that
accession is a ruse by the Greek Cypriots aimed at the conquest
of Cyprus.
[09] Uncertainty whether Tzoganis will attend Turkish Embassy
reception
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
It remained unclear until late last night whether National
Defense General Staff Chief Athanassios Tzoganis will attend
today's reception at the Turkish Embassy in Athens on the
neighboring country's national holiday.
The relevant report was broadcast by Greek radio and TV networks
(and published in Turkish newspapers) but had not been confirmed
by the Greek Pentagon by late at night.
Mr. Tzoganis will be meeting military correspondents today and
it is certain that he will clarify his position.
According to the Turkish newspaper "Hurriyet", Mr. Tzoganis
stated that he will attend the Turkish Embassy's reception,
while the newspaper assessed that Mr. Tzoganis' "attitude" is
expected to have a positive effect on next week's summit meeting
in Crete between Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis and his
Turkish counterpart Mesut Yilmaz.
Turkish National Defense General Staff Chief Ismail Hakki
Karadayi had attended a Greek Embassy reception in Ankara on
March 25 this year on the occasion of the Greek national holiday.
[10] Vartholomeos meets UN Secretary-General
United Nations, 29/10/1997 (ANA - M. Georgiadou)
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos held a 30-minute meeting with
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the UN's headquarters at noon
on Monday. The Patriarch made no statement afterwards.
Shortly after, the Patriarch attended a dinner given in his
honor by the President of the Papamarkos company Alex
Papamarkos. Mr. Annan was unable to attend the dinner due to his
meeting with the President of the International Court.
However, in a statement at a reception after meeting Mr. Annan,
the Patriarch said the treasures of Orthodoxy are not known
enough and have not been adequately utilized.
He said the aims of the UN can be served by the action of the
Orthodox Church and assured that the Ecumenical Patriarchate is
making every effort in this direction.
The Patriarch, who is continuing his tour of the US, referred to
dangers posed by religious fanaticism and to the difficulties
faced by the Orthodox faithful in eastern Europe.
[11] Institute of Post-Graduate Orthodox Theological Studies
inaugurated
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
The newly-established Institute of Post-Graduate Orthodox
Theological Studies was inaugurated Saturday by Metropolitan
Damaskinos of Switzerland at the Church of the Apostle Paul near
Geneva.
After the religious ceremony, a number of eminent political,
diplomatic, Church and intellectual personalities of Greece and
Switzerland spoke at the inauguration, congratulating the
Metropolitan on his work for the establishment of the Institute.
Those attending included the ambassadors of Greece and Cyprus,
the Greek Consul of Geneva, and Greece's Interior and Public
Administration minister Alekos Papadopoulos, who conveyed the
Greek government's "pleasure and warm congratulations to the
pioneers of this very important effort, particularly to
Metropolitan Damaskinos".
[12] EU council on youth issues convenes
Luxembourg, 29/10/1997 (ANA - I. Galanakis)
The European Union's Council responsible for youth issues was
inaugurated in Luxembourg yesterday by the Youth Minister of
Luxembourg Alex Bodry who chaired the session.
Following a proposal by Commissioner Ms. Cresson, member-states
stated their positions and placed particular emphasis on the
participation of young people and the need for a European policy
on young people.
Representing the Greek government, New Generation
Secretary-General Petros Sfikakis referred to the need for an
integrated European policy for youth.
More specifically, Mr. Sfikakis proposed the taking of political
initiatives by the EU, the development of multipartite
co-operation between member-states and close co-operation with
youth organizations.
The Council ratified a resolution on unemployment among young
people in light of the Extraordinary Council on employment on
November 21, as well as a resolution on combating racism,
xenophobia and anti-Semitism among youth.
[13] ND leader shows off his sporting skills
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
Main opposition New Democracy party leader Costas Karamanlis
dressed in a track suit and wore sports shoes for some exercise
in Thessaloniki on Monday on the occasion of his three-day visit
to the city on the occasion of the Greek national holiday.
Journalists and TV crews were in position when Mr. Karamanlis
arrived in his car at 12.30 and headed for the training ground
of the Iraklis soccer club next to the "Ivanofeion" stadium.
Mr. Karamanlis descended from the car wearing a gray track suit
and a blue T-shirt. After greeting reporters, he jogged round
the stadium twice. He also did some sprinting, played some
soccer with friends and did some weightlifting at a nearby
facility.
[14] IKA doctors' strike to continue until Nov. 7
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
The Panhellenic Federation of the Social Insurance Foundation's
(IKA) Unions of Scientific Hygiene Staff announced that the
strike called by the Foundation's doctors nationwide started on
Monday with participation levels reaching 100 per cent. The
strike will continue until November 7.
On the other side, the heads of IKA clinics, at least in Athens,
stressed that more doctors were working apart from security
staff.
IKA doctors are seeking more pay, payment of overtime work and
the equation of their salaries with those received by state
hospital doctors. They are also complaining that doctors are not
being given permanent status despite the fact that 4,000
position s for medical staff remain vacant.
Representatives of IKA doctors called on relevant officials to
agree to a dialogue, otherwise they are threatening new strike
action after November 7.
[15] Samos court sentences Turkish immigrant smuggler to 10 years
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
A Samos court yesterday sentenced a 35-year-old Turk to 10 years
imprisonment and fined him 2,750,000 drachmas for smuggling 51
Iraqi illegal immigrants to the island on October 24.
Mehmet Fazil Ipekci, resident of Bodrum, was arrested by the
coast guard yesterday morning after a five-day manhunt and
confessed to transporting the Iraqis to the Krouderi region on
Samos.
The Iraqis were brought to Samos in a speedboat which was towing
an empty wooden boat. When the speedboat's captain spotted Greek
coast-guard vessels, he transferred the Iraqis to the wooden
boat and headed back to Turkey in the speedboat. But the
speedboat broke down and Ipekci returned to the island,
abandoned his boat on a beach and hid among nearby reeds.
Ipekci was spotted by local residents who informed the
authorities.
[16] Greece and Cyprus can broaden economic co-operation, professor
says
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
Greece and Cyprus can broaden their commercial and economic
co-operation and have a say in the economic developments in the
wider region, according to Prime Minister Costas Simitis'
economic advisor and head of his economic office, Professor
Tassos Yannitsis.
In an interview yesterday in the Cyprus newspaper "Economikos
Fileleftheros", Mr. Yannitsis said that due to the
Euro-Mediterranean co-operation, prospects were opening up for
the two countries in the Greece-Cyprus-EU geographical area, as
well as between the two countries themselves.
Huge prospects also existed in the markets of the Mediterranean
basin, the Balkans and Eastern Europe, he said.
The general goal of such co-operation, Mr. Yannitsis added,
should be to take advantage of opportunities inside the two
countries as well as abroad, such as in the European Union.
Referring to Cyprus' accession into the EU, he said achievement
of that goal would create, at political level, a new dynamic
that would give new impetus to the Cyprus economy.
As for the policy of harmonization of the Cyprus economy with
the EU, Mr. Yannitsis said particular attention was necessary to
avoid hasty moves. On the other hand, he added, there should be
no delays, which would have adverse repercussions for the Cyprus
economy.
[17] TITAN shows interest in Skopje cement industry
Skopje, 29/10/1997 (ANA - MAKFAX)
The Greek group TITAN has shown interest in acquiring a 51 per
cent share or more in the share capital of the Skopje-based
cement industry Usje. TITAN's proposal was examined at many
levels and the shareholders of the cement industry are aware of
its individual points.
The proposal is being examined but so far it has neither been
approved nor rejected. Usje has about 1,000 employees and is
private by 6 per cent. It produces 800,000 tons of cement a
year, compared to 13 million tons produced by TITAN, and the
company's value is currently estimated at 62.5 million German
marks.
[18] Under-secretary to attend 'Demetria 97' festival in Melbourne
Melbourne, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
Development Under-secretary Anna Diamantopoulou will pay a flash
visit to Australia to represent the government at the "Demetria
97" festival organized by the Panmacedonian Union of Melbourne.
Ms. Diamantopoulou is expected in Melbourne on Friday and will
attend the Panmacedonian Union's annual ball on the next day.
During her stay in Australia, she will have contacts with the
country's authorities and Greek expatriate officials.
[19] Traffic accidents claim 20 lives
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
Twenty people were killed and 157 injured, of which 28
seriously, in 115 traffic accidents throughout the country
between Friday afternoon and yesterday afternoon, traffic police
said.
[20] Greek central bank steps in to foil drachma speculators
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
The Bank of Greece intervened twice in Monday morning's trade to
restore the drachma to an even keel after speculators hit the
national currency in the wake of turmoil on international
markets.
Foreign currency outflows by early Monday afternoon were 523
million ECUs and short-term interbank drachma rates jumped to
around 11.8 percent following pressure by speculators mainly in
London.
The central bank interventions were aimed chiefly to keep the
drachma steady against the ECU, which ended up slightly at
309.93 drachmas at the central bank fix but rose again in
afternoon trade.
The Athibor rate, an interbank reference tool comprising an
average drawn from quotes by contributing banks, jumped to 13.05
percent from Friday's 12.25 percent. The average is released at
midday.
Analysts say pressure on the drachma will be short-lived as the
Greek national currency enjoys confidence abroad.
In a recent market report, Merrill Lynch backed drachma deposits
for investors.
With returns of 9-10 percent and an anticipated drachma slide of
0-1 percent, placements could bring returns of five percentage
points on a dollar basis beyond the cost in ECU of financing
those positions, the report said.
The international investment house also recommended Greek
foreign currency linked bonds as an investment opportunity.
[21] Greek stocks plunge 2.58 pct hit by market turmoil abroad
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
Greek equities slumped 2.58 percent Monday to end at 1652.42
points in a spin-off from turbulence in Asian markets, and a
jittery drachma at home.
Turnover was down with 16.9 billion drachmas changing hands.
Institutional investors abroad began liquidating their positions
in Greek stocks several days ago in order to help recoup losses
incurred in Asian markets, analysts said.
Badly hit was Hellenic Telecommunications Organization, which
lost 200 drachmas to end at 6,245 drachmas due mainly to dumping
by foreign institutionals.
Sector indices dropped across the board. Banks fell 1.72
percent, Insurance plunged 3.21 percent, Leasing slid 0.91
percent, Investment sank 2.46 percent, Construction dropped 2.46
percent, Industrials dived 3.65 percent, Miscellaneous slumped
3.49 percent and Holding fell 1.71 percent.
The parallel market for smaller cap stocks finished 1.40 percent
off.
Of 239 stocks traded, declines outpaced advances at 180 to 38
with 21 remaining unchanged.
The day's biggest percentage gainers were Intertyp, which ended
at the daily eight percent upper volatility limit, Eoliki (+ 6.8
percent), Edrassi-Psalida (+ 5.7 percent) and Emborikos Desmos
preferred (+ 5.6 percent).
The biggest percentage losers were Keranis (preferred), Elfiko
(preferred), Cambas, Agrinio Metals and Plastics, Teletypos,
Remek and Papoutsanis (common), all of which ended at eight
percent limit-down.
Among blue chips, National Bank of Greece finished at 30,650
drachmas, Ergobank at 18,080, Alpha Credit Bank at 19,800, Delta
Dairy (common) at 3,830, Hellenic Bottling at 12,290, Titan
(common) at 14,820, Intracom (common) at 14,750 and Aluminium de
Grece (common) at 17,480 drachmas.
[22] Greek exporters to take part in Japanese trade fair
Athens, 29/10/1997 (ANA)
The Hellenic Organization for International Trade will
participate in an international food and drinks trade fair
FOODEX Japan 98 to be held in Tokyo, Japan, March 10-13 1998.
FOODEX is considered the most important trade fair in the sector
in the rapidly growing Asian market and provides an opportunity
for entry into Japan's big consumer market.
The Greek representation will cover all sectors of local food
and drinks.
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