Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-06-07

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] No taboo topics with Albania, says FM Kotzias during Tirana visit

[02] Government unveils online media register for news websites

[03] HRADF and Lamda Development sign deal on Hellinikon investment, sources say

[04] Palace of Nestor in the Peloponnese reopens after three years of restoration

[01] No taboo topics with Albania, says FM Kotzias during Tirana visit

"We came to Albania and made some positive steps … Our foreign policy and Greek diplomacy is based on the power it has and on that it is not afraid to discuss any issue. We believe that problems have solutions and we should seek their solution, but there are some who fear resolving problems," Kotzias said.

He added that Bushati noted repeatedly during their talks that Albania has no territorial claims on the issue of the Cham Albanians. "We discussed our cooperation, we created a group of our general secretaries, who will deal with a specific timetable and roadmap of all the problems and hopefully we may resolve them by early next year," he said.

[02] Government unveils online media register for news websites

According to the law, websites will be given a three-month grace period to register their legal status, number of employees, detailed shareholder information and the tax office they fall under. To be included, the company will have to be based in Greece. Registering is not obligatory, but if they don't, they will be banned from receiving funding through state advertising.

"In our country, where media have been accused of opacity and articles are reproduced without the reporter's name, it is our belief that the Internet should operate based on regulated framework of transparency; this proves we take seriously online news," Pappas said in a joint press conference with government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili and the general secretary of information, Lefteris Kretsos.

"The government's intention is transparency and compliance with the rules of the television landscape," Gerovasili said.

[03] HRADF and Lamda Development sign deal on Hellinikon investment, sources say

An official announcement is expected later, while government spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili told reporters during Tuesday's press briefing that the memorandum calls for changes to the initial planning, with a final agreement to be signed in the coming months.

[04] Palace of Nestor in the Peloponnese reopens after three years of restoration

Lying some four kilometers south of the village of Chora on the hill of Epano Eglianos and 15 kilometers from modern Pylos, the settlement was discovered in 1939 by the American archaeologist Carl W. Blegen from the University of Cincinnati who cooperated with Greek archaeologist Konstantinos Kourouniotis.

The palace, built by King Nestor, son of Neleus, in the late Bronze Age, consists of 105 ground floor apartments, one of which has the big "throne room" with a circular clay heath and niches with numerous storage jars. It also had workshops, baths, light wells, reception rooms and a sewage system, while the walls were decorated with frescos.

Nestor himself is mentioned several times by Homer in his epic poems and is said to have participated in the Trojan War. The numerous findings brought to light by the excavations also include approximately 1,250 clay tablets written in Linear B. The site was closed for restoration in May 2013.

Culture Minister Aristidis Baltas will lead the opening ceremony which will be followed by a tour of the archaeological site and a reception in the area surrounding the museum. The event will be open for the public.

"The restored archaeological site … integrates new navigation infrastructure, making use of new information and communication technology and providing convenient access to all audiences," the ministry said in a press release, adding that a new roof has been added to protect the palace.

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