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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 99-04-25Macedonian 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] SWEDEN'S ROYAL COUPLE TO ARRIVE IN GREECE TOMORROWWeb Posted: 19:27 GMT+2Athens, 25/04/1999 (MPA) King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Sylvia of Sweden are to embark on a three-day visit to Greece on tomorrow, the first-ever official visit by a Swedish head of state to this country, at the invitation of the President of the Hellenic Republic Kostis Stephanopoulos.The royal couple will be received by Parliament President Apostolos Kaklamanis on Monday, and will attend a banquet held in their honor by President Stephanopoulos. On Tuesday, the King and Queen of Sweden will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and will meet with the Prime Minister Kostas Simitis, as well as with Athens Mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos. They will also attend a business seminar at the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry. On Tuesday night, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Sylvia will hold a reception. A.F. [02] BALKAN NEWS AGENCIES TO MEET IN THESSALONIKI OVER CRISISWeb Posted: 19:27 GMT+2Thessaloniki, 25/04/1999 (MPA) The news agencies from all the countries comprised in the Balkan region are to meet in Thessaloniki on May 7, 1999, in order to examine the problems that have arisen in the operation of the mass media organizations as a result of the dramatic events taking place in Yugoslavia.The event is being organized by the Association of Balkan News Agencies (ABNA) on the initiative of the Macedonian Press Agency, the headquarters of ABNA's permanent secretariat. The meeting will also examine ways to improve the activity of the news agencies and all of the Balkan mass media, always in line with the principles of journalistic ethics, objectivity and truth, which principles have been espoused by ABNA since its founding in 1994. In addition to the Balkan news agencies, invited to take part in the meeting are United Nations and UNESCO representatives, European Union officials, Council of Europe representatives and International Journalists Federation members. Moreover, the news agencies of those countries neighboring with the Balkan states, and which are subject to the consequences of the Kosovo crisis, have been invited to participate. On March 26, 1999, ABNA had issued an appeal to its members, the mass media and various journalists, wherein it called on them to show restrain in these difficult times and to strictly adhere to the principles of journalistic ethics and truth, avoiding sensationalism, in order to allow peace, stability and security to return to the region of Southeastern Europe. A.F. [03] GREEK COMMUNIST PARTY HON. PRESIDENT RETURNS FRM BELGRADEWeb Posted: 19:27 GMT+2Thessaloniki, 25/04/1999 (MPA) Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has categorically stated that Belgrade will not accept armed observers in Kosovo, in the case of a peacekeeping agreement, a position he relayed to the honorary president of Greece' s Communist Party (KKE) Harilaos Florakis during the latter's visit to the Yugoslav capital.Upon his return to Thessaloniki, Mr. Florakis also stated that the Yugoslav leader will neither accept unarmed observers from NATO member-states, albeit he excluded Greece from this option should the country participate in a peacekeeping mission. According to Mr. Florakis, in order for a peacemaking discussion to be held, Mr. Milosevic foremostly wants the bombing to cease. The Yugoslav President also stated that a political solution can be established by declaring Kosovo an autonomous region with two legislative bodies, that is the Parliament and another authority which would comprise minority representatives. A.F. [B] BALKANS[04] BOMBINGS A DAILY AND NIGHTLY OCCURRENCE IN YUGOSLAVIAWeb Posted: 18:57 GMT+2Belgrade, 25/04/1999 (MPA) As the Alliance continues its attacks against Yugoslavia for the 33rd day in a row, it once again struck the Serb television station's largest transmitter early today, causing the programming to go off the air, while it also struck a chemical factory in the town of Lucani.NATO bombed Serb TV headquarters on Friday, killing at least a dozen journalists and technicians. It defended the attack by stating that the station was the mill of Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic's propaganda. A.F. [C] WORLD[05] GREEK FM: I WILL NOT RUN FOR EUROPEAN UNION COMMISSIONERWeb Posted: 19:27 GMT+2Washington, 25/04/1999 (MPA) Greece's Foreign Minister George Papandreou, in an exclusive statement to the Macedonian Press Agency, stated that he does not intend to run for a European Union commissioner position,According to reliable sources, the commissioner's appointment, both in Greece and other EU member-states, is to take place after the European Parliament elections of June since three countries with coalition governments have requested the delay in order not to sway the Europarliament votes. A.F. [06] GREEK PM TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT OF FYROM IN WASHINGTON TODAYWeb Posted: 18:57 GMT+2Washington, 25/04/1999 (MPA) Greece's Premier Costas Simitis, is to met today with the President of FYROM Kiro Gligorov in Washington, with whom he will discuss the latest developments in the Balkan region in light of NATO's bombardment of Yugoslavia.Responding to a question posed by the Macedonian Press Agency, Mr. Simitis stated that he and Mr. Gligorov will not be discussing the name issue pending between the two countries, unless the President of FYROM brings the matter forth. A.F. [07] NATO REDEFINES ITS ROL AT 50TH YEAR SUMMITWeb Posted: 18:57 GMT+2Washington, 25/04/1999 (MPA) State leaders participating at NATO's 50th anniversary Summit conference in Washington have agreed to transform the Alliance into an organization that can act independently anywhere in the world, as long as it deems that its member's interests are at stake, and this without the approval of the United Nations.Greece's Premier Costas Simitis, addressing the Summit, stated that the UN's role should be upgraded, thereby differentiating his stance from the other NATO leaders, the only one do so, along with France. 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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