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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 99-06-26Macedonian 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] INVESTIGATION ORDERED BY THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE ON THE ISSUE OF THE CONTAMINATED FOODSWeb Posted: 15:57 GMT+2Athens, 26/06/1999 (MPA) The issue of the dioxin contaminated foods is being examined by market inspection prosecutor Leonidas Lazarakos who started legal proceeding against 35 companies for violations of market regulations.Medical officer of the prefecture in Athens, Yiannis Tsantiris testified yesterday before the market inspection prosecutor and stressed that the Greek products have no problem but samples have been taken for inspections as a precautionary measure. Greece has rejected the protest made by Belgium to the Greek ambassador to Brussels concerning Athens' stance on the issue of the dioxin contamination, while the minister of development characterized this as incomprehensible. [B] BALKANS[02] 15 PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN KOSOVO IN THE PAST 24 HOURSWeb Posted: 15:57 GMT+2Pristina, 26/06/1999 (MPA) An Italian soldier and 14 civilians were killed in Kossovo in the last 24 hours, according to a statement issued by NATO. The alliance appears hesitant to proceed with setting a price on Milosevic's head.NATO secretary-general Javier Solana stated that the Yugoslav president must be brought to the International Court of Justice in The Hague stressing, however, that the alliance can not arrest him on Serb territory. [C] WORLD[03] THE "HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH" HAS EVIDENCE ON WAR CRIMES COMMITTED BY THE KLAWeb Posted: 16:57 GMT+2New York, 26/06/1999 (MPA) The US organization for the protection of human rights "Human Rights Watch" announced that it has evidence on war crimes committed by ethnic Albanian Kossovo Liberation Army, KLA, members against the province's Serb and Gypsy population.In the report issued by the organization it is mentioned that ethnic Albanian rebels systematically killed, raped and tortured the Slav- speaking population to force them leave Kossovo. It should be noted that representatives of the organization have held investigations in the regions of Urahovac, Prizren and Pec and have facts at their disposal on the participation of KLA rebels in the murder of 5 Serbs, the rape of 4 and the torture of 12 Serb inmates. [04] THE SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL MEETING WILL BE COMPLETED TODAYWeb Posted: 15:57 GMT+2Buenos Aires , 26/06/1999 (MPA) The Socialist International meeting will be completed in Buenos Aires, Argentina today. Greek prime minister Kostas Simitis met last night with his Albanian and Italian counterparts Pandeli Majko and Massimo D' Alema.This afternoon Mr. Simitis will go to Rio De Janeiro in Brazil to represent Greece in the joint EU-Latin America summit meeting. The prime minister is accompanied by minister of press and mass media Dimitris Reppas, deputy foreign minister Yiannos Kranidiotis and Euro-deputy Anna Karamanou. 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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