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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-02-25
CONTENTS
[01] UNWTO's Rifai to visit Greece on Feb. 28-March 3
[02] Police confirms human remains found in Malia belong to missing
British holidaymaker
[01] UNWTO's Rifai to visit Greece on Feb. 28-March 3
The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Taleb
Rifai, will make an official visit to Greece from February 28 to March 3,
invited by Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura.
Rifai will be the keynote speaker in a one-day event organized by the
ministry and the Greek Tourism Organization to promote the country as
a year-round destination and sustainable tourism development. His full
schedule will be announced in the coming days.
[02] Police confirms human remains found in Malia belong to missing
British holidaymaker
Greek police confirmed on Saturday that the remains found at the
bottom of a well on February 16 in the town of Malia, Crete, belong to
20-year-old British national Steven Cook, who went missing more than
eleven years ago while holidaying in the area.
Cook disappeared on September 1, 2005, on the first day of his holidays.
"The DNA tests conducted at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
showed the genetic type of bone found on February 16, 2017 in Malia,
Crete, was identified […] with the profile sent through Interpol,
which concerned a national of the United Kingdom who disappeared on
September 1, 2005, in the same area," police said in a press release.
The police station in Hersonissos is conducting a preliminary
investigation into the findings.
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