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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-02-18Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Karamanlis briefed by Interior Minister on cold frontPrime Minister Costas Karamanlis met with Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Monday, who briefed him on the ministry's actions vis-?-vis the heavy snowfall that blanketed large parts of Greece, including Athens, over the previous 48 hours.Pavlopoulos said the ministry, which now holds the public order portfolio, faced its first major crisis since it was upgraded. A unified operations centre was allowed for rapid and well-targeted moves, the minister said, thanking the local government, police, the fire brigade and media for their contribution in overcoming the weather conditions. [02] Greece-FYROM talks on Tues.Greece's foreign ministry on Monday confirmed the holding, in Athens on Tuesday, of a new round of UN-brokered talks between Athens and Skopje on finding a mutually acceptable solution to the "name issue" of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).Present at the talks will be UNSG special representative Matthew Nimetz as well as the Greek and FYROM negotiators, Adamantios Vassilakis and Nikolai Dimitrov, respectively. Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis will make a brief address before the opening of the talks. A first round of talks took place in the lakeside resort of Ochrid, in FYROM, on Jan. 21. Caption: UN mediator for the "name dispute" between Greece and FYROM, Matthew Nimetz (R), passes near the two countries' negotiators, Nikola Dimitrov (L) and Adamantios Vassilakis (C), in Ohrid, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, on Jan. 21, 2008. ANA-MPA/EPA/GEORGI LICOVSKI [03] Disabled Russian navy vessel towedTugboats were towing a Russian naval vessel, identified as the PM-138, on Monday afternoon after the ship issued a distress signal earlier in the day while sailing some 13 nautical miles northwest of the island of Ikaria in the eastern Aegean.A Hellenic Navy frigate, the "Bouboulina", was accompanying the Russian vessel, a support ship. According to a later announcement by the merchant marine ministry, the vessel's crew is comprised of 106 officers and sailors. The ministry added all crew-members are safe and that there is no danger of the vessel sinking. The vessel reportedly faltered in rough seas due to engine failure. Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of a tugboat operating in the central Aegean, near the Cyclades of Paros. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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