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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 98-01-06Macedonian Press Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.Last Update: 12:10 GMT+2SECTIONS
NEWS HEADLINES[A] GREECE[B] EUROPENEWS IN DETAIL[A] GREECE[01] GREECE OBSERVES TURKISH EXERCISE WITH COOL HEADEDNESSWeb Posted: 12:10 GMT+2Athens, January 6 (MPA)The Greek government is observing the Turkish air-and-sea military exercise currently underway in the Aegean Sea.The Turkish military leaders have called off the programmed manoeuvres today, thereby upholding the Papoulias-Yilmaz memorandum of 1988. Meanwhile, Thursday, January 8, the exercise will be conducted in the region off of the islands of Mykonos and Ikaria. Greece has objected to this part of the exercise by stating that the sea region belongs to Greece's air space and as such there is no "channel" for the Turkish aircraft to pass through. [02] TSOVOLAS UNDERGOES OPEN HEART SURGERY IN THESSALONIKIWeb Posted: 12:10 GMT+2Thessaloniki, January 6 (MPA)The president of opposition party Democratic Social Movement (DIKKI) Dimitris Tsovolas is to undergo open heart surgery today at Thessaloniki's Papanikolaou Hospital.Mr. Tsovolas suffered a heart attack during the Christmas holidays and on Sunday was taken into the hospital. Further reports on the course of Mr. Tsovolas's health are expected this afternoon. [B] EUROPE[03] ROME TO HOST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON KURDISH REFUGEESWeb Posted: 12:10 GMT+2Rome, January 6 (MPA)Almost in their entirety, the European governments are expressing their opposition to the vast exodus of Kurdish people from Turkey.In Rome tomorrow, an international conference of police forces from five European countries is to take place in an effort to reach a solution to the incoming wave of illegal immigrants towards the countries that enforce the Shengen Accord. Representing the Greek police will be its chief Vasilopoulos. Also invited to take part in the conference is the second-in-command official of the Turkish police force, since the Europeans deem that Turkey is responsible for the "flight of the Kurds". [04] TONI BLAIR: CYPRUS' ACCESSION SHOULD BE ACHIEVED UNCONDITIONALLYWeb Posted: 12:10 GMT+2London, January 6 (MPA)British Premier Toni Blair, who is currently presiding over the European Parliament, has stated that Cyprus's accession to the European Union is not subject to any prerequisites.Moreover, referring the Turkey,. Mr. Blair stated that it is important that this country understands that it is not subject to different criteria from those applied to other countries. Complete archives of the Macedonian Press Agency bulletins are available on the MPA Home Page at http://www.mpa.gr/ and on the U.S. mirror at http://www.hri.org/MPA/Macedonian Press Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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