Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 99-01-28
MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY NEWS IN ENGLISH
Thessaloniki, January 28, 1999
SECTIONS
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
NEWS HEADLINES
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[01] PANGALOS: THERE NEVER WAS AND NEVER WILL BE A SLAV MINORITY
IN GREECE
[02] NEW STUDENT PROTEST RALLIES WERE HELD TODAY
[03] TSOCHATZOPOULOS: THE STRENGTHENING OF THE ARMED FORCES IS A
FIRST PRIORITY
[04] THE FARMERS THREATEN WITH NEW STREET BLOCKADES
[05] TWENTY YEARS OF IPEKTCI AWARDS
[06] RARE MOSAIC DATING BACK TO THE 5TH CENTURY WAS DISCOVERED IN
THESSALONIKI
[07] EVENT IN MEMORY OF EINSTEIN'S GREEK MATH TEACHER KONSTANTINOS
KARATHEODORIS
[08] PASOK EURO-DEPUTIES UNDERTOOK AN INITIATIVE FOR THE PERMANENT
RETURN OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES TO GREECE
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
[09] THE THREAT OF FORCE IS A PRE-CONDITION FOR A SOLUTION IN
KOSOVO
NEWS IN DETAIL
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[01] PANGALOS: THERE NEVER WAS AND NEVER WILL BE A SLAV MINORITY
IN GREECE
Greek foreign minister Theodoros Pangalos pointed out that
there never was and never will be a Slav minority in Greece.
Mr. Pangalos made the statement commenting on a statement by
FYROM's prime minister Mr. Georgievski on which he said that it
moves toward the right direction.
[02] NEW STUDENT PROTEST RALLIES WERE HELD TODAY
Student protest rallies were held in Thessaloniki, Athens and
other big cities today with the support of the workers' union and
no incidents were reported. A student delegation will brief the
political parties' representatives in parliament.
Meanwhile, the teachers are on a 48hour strike today and
tomorrow and by the end of the week the teachers' union board of
directors is expected to have a new meeting with minister of
education Gerasimos Arsenis.
School Buildings Organization general secretary Mr. Manolis
Baltas stated that the damages caused in schools under occupation
are over 1 billion drachmas.
Mr. Baltas stressed that most of the damages are in desks,
electric installations and plumbing.
[03] TSOCHATZOPOULOS: THE STRENGTHENING OF THE ARMED FORCES IS A
FIRST PRIORITY
The minister of national defense is on a visit to the central
city of Trikala. Akis Tsochatzopoulos referred to the defense
shielding of the country, the issue of the S-300 missiles and the
problems in education, speaking from the city of Larisa yesterday.
The strengthening of the armed forces remains first strategic
priority for the country in order to be able to face the threat
from the east, said the minister of defense.
[04] THE FARMERS THREATEN WITH NEW STREET BLOCKADES
The farmers in Thessaly are threatening to block the national
motor-ways with their tractors starting on February 8 if the
government does not meet their demands.
Minister of agriculture Giorgos Anomeritis has invited the
farmers to a dialogue stressing that the ministry has the will and
the way to deal with their problems, while he undertook the
commitment to respond to their questions by February 6.
[05] TWENTY YEARS OF IPEKTCI AWARDS
Twenty years will be completed on February 1 since the
killing of Turkish journalist Abdi Ipektci and the establishment,
at a Greek initiative, of an award under his name for the "Peace
and Friendship" of the peoples of Greece and Turkey.
On February 1, the Association of Turkish Journalists will
hold a memorial service at Ipektci's grave at a cemetery in
Istanbul.
The main speaker in the event will be the president of the
association while the Greek Committee of Judges and the
secretariat of the Ipektci awards will be represented by author
Panagiotis Ambatzis (Ipektci award 1995), Istanbul's Bar
Association president Turgut Kazan (Ipektci award 1991) and
Eregli's mayors Halil Posbigik (Ipektci award 1998).
[06] RARE MOSAIC DATING BACK TO THE 5TH CENTURY WAS DISCOVERED IN
THESSALONIKI
A rare mosaic of high aesthetic dating back to the 5th
century AD, similar to which has never been found before in
Thessaloniki, was unearthed during excavations conducted by
archeologists. It depicts the months and winds and its central
theme which has been destroyed was the sun.
Archeologist Ms. Pepi Makris, who is in charge of the
excavations, speaking to MPA underlined the rarity of the mosaic
which has already been removed and taken to the Museum of
Byzantine Culture where it will be exhibited after the
preservation work is completed.
[07] EVENT IN MEMORY OF EINSTEIN'S GREEK MATH TEACHER KONSTANTINOS
KARATHEODORIS
An event will be held in Thessaloniki on Saturday, January 30
in memory of the teacher of Albert Einstein, mathematician
Konstantinos Karatheodoris. The main speaker will be Polytechnic
School of Xanthi assistant professor Michalis Kesoglidis and after
the speech the late scientist will be honored with a special
award.
It should be noted that Albert Einstein in his last interview
had stated referring to his teacher that no one has asked him
about his teacher who showed him the way to higher mathematics,
both in terms of thought and research. He said characteristically
that his great teacher was the incomparable Greek Konstantinos
Karatheodoris to whom himself personally and the math science, the
physics and the wisdom of our century owe everything.
[08] PASOK EURO-DEPUTIES UNDERTOOK AN INITIATIVE FOR THE PERMANENT
RETURN OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES TO GREECE
Ten Euro-deputies of the Greek governing socialist party of
PASOK with a written statement call for the permanent return of
the Olympic Games to their birthplace, the ancient Olympia in
Greece.
The 10 underline that they made their proposal shocked by the
recent corruption charges and revelations targeting members of the
International Olympic Committee, expressing the view that it is
impossible to secure a fair way in the evaluation of the cities
biding to host the Olympic Games and the appointment of the new
IOC members.
They maintain that the permanent holding of the Olympic Games
in ancient Olympia in southern Greece is the best way out of the
problem and the only viable solution.
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
[09] THE THREAT OF FORCE IS A PRE-CONDITION FOR A SOLUTION IN
KOSOVO
UN secretary-general Kofi Annan said that the threat for the
use of force is necessary in order to reach a peaceful solution in
Kosovo. He stressed that the lesson of Bosnia should not be
forgotten.
Meanwhile, NATO is prepared to issue a statement warning both
sides for the consequences if no solution is found. In the
measures is included the option of air strikes against Serbia.
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