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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 98-12-20Macedonian 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: 23:27 GMT+2SECTIONS
NEWS HEADLINES[A] GREECE[B] BALKANS[C] WORLDNEWS IN DETAIL[A] GREECE[01] STUDENTS TO PONDER THEIR NEXT COURSE OF ACTION TODAYWeb Posted: 16:57 GMT+2Thessaloniki, 20.12.1998 (MPA) The coordinating committees of disgruntled students through out the country who are opposed to education reforms are meeting in Athens today in order to decide on the next course of action to be taken. They are adamant on their opposition tot he changes and demand that Education Minster Gerasimos Arsenis recall his proposals.Meanwhile, approximately 2,000 high schools throughout the country are occupied by the youngsters who have vowed to spend Christmas in their empty and cold classrooms if their demand is not met. A.F. [B] BALKANS[02] FYROM'S PM: WE'LL TRY TO BREAK THE ICE WITH GREEK FMWeb Posted: 16:57 GMT+2Skopje, 20.12.1998 (MPA) The new Prime Minister of FYROM Ljubco Georgievski is looking forward to the imminent visit of Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos to his country, and has stated that "we will try to break the ice with the Greek FM".In an interview with an Athens Sunday paper, Mr. Georgievski outlined his government's policy to be adopted in its relations with Greece and stressed that the development of economic and cultural ties between the two neighbors is a priority. Regarding the name dispute pending between the two countries, the Premier of FYROM stated that "we shall not approach a solution after a battle." He saluted Greek Premier Kostas Simitis for his handling of the name issue. "He made a very good move: he let the name issue be resolved on a separate line and has greatly supported political and economic cooperation. This constitutes the guide as to how we will handle the case from now on. On the one hand we will talk and try to resolve the name issue and, on the other hand, we will try our best not to hamper the economic and cultural cooperation," he stated. Furthermore, Mr. Georgievski announced that two free trade zones are to be established near Skopje and near the Greek borders. A.F. [03] GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT FYROM ON DECEMBER 22Web Posted: 16:57 GMT+2Skopje, 20.12.1998 (MPA) Greece's Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos is to conduct a official visit to Skopje on Tuesday, December 22, at the invitation of the new prime minister of FYROM Ljubco Georgievski.According to a foreign ministry statement, Mr. Pangalos will meet with FYROM government officials with whom he will discuss the latest developments in the Balkans and international affairs and will exchange views on the present state of bilateral relations. A.F.. [C] WORLD[04] US, BRITAIN END AIR STRIKES OVER IRAQ, US PRESIDENT IMPEACHEDWeb Posted: 16:57 GMT+2Washington, 20.12.1998 (MPA) The United States and Britain have halted their air strikes against Iraq as US President Bill Clinton announced late last night that the aim of the attack has been accomplished. He also stated that the possibility of repeating the strikes is not ruled out if Iraq attempts to fortify its mass destruction arms arsenal. It is estimated that 68 Iraqis lost their lives as a result of the attack. Meanwhile, the US House of Representatives has voted to impeach the President on two articles: perjury before a grand jury (concerning the Monica Lewinsky case) and obstruction of justice (related to the Paula Jones case).A.F. 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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