Intelligence Service, Mr. Tsimas, be subpoenaed, insinuating the involvement of the secret services and connecting the murder attempt against him to the trial on the Koskotas scandal, while he repeated his belief that only the operational branch of the o rganization is on trial, while the "masterminds" are still at large.

The Union of Civil Servant Organizations of Thessaloniki (EDOTh) has called employees in the public sector to participate in the 24-hour strike declared by the Supreme Administration of Greek Civil Servants (ADEDY) on Thursday and be present at the rally

to be held at 11am at the Venizelos statue. The Workers'-Employees' Center of Thessaloniki has called employees in the private sector to participate in a four-hour walkout (11am-3pm) declared by the General Union of Greek Workers and the rally along with

EDOTh.

The Coordination Struggle of Thessaloniki schools decided on an antiwar rally on Thursday at 12 noon at the Venizelos statue.

The two rallies will develop into protests towards the US Consulate.

At 11am tomorrow, students and teachers will protest at the Direction of Higher Education of Thessaloniki and will ask that all absences given to the students during their participation in the antiwar rallies, be erased.

He characterized the statements made by US Secretary of State Collin Powel, that Iran and Syria will follow Iraq, as "bloated", and noted that what is more important is peace.

Prime Minister Costas Simitis met with Mr. Tsochatzopoulos and was briefed on regional development programs.

They are concentrating cough medicines, antipyretics, antibiotics, and diarrhea medicines, as well as foods (legumes, rice, sugar, canned milk and powdered baby food) and blankets.

The Doctors of the World stress that the humanitarian aid concentrated, transferred and delivered to the tried citizens of Iraq.

the Environment, Planning and Public Works, V. Papandreou, characterized the insecurity evident in markets and stock markets due to the war, as natural.

The warship sent is missile-boat "Troupakis" and together with the torpedo-boat "Batsis" will patrol the region.

Mr. Christodoulakis pointed out that revenues go well and added that the main lever supporting the development and modernization of the Greek economy can be found at the community support framework and at the infrastructure and business support projects.

On the downward course followed by international markets, Mr. Christodoulakis stated that he is worried by the war, adding that such a situation is logical to lead to many negative behaviors and increase international insecurity which in turn have an imp act on international economy.

The general index rose to +0.50% at 1.474,65 points, while the volume of transactions was small at 44.2 million euros.

Of the stocks trading today, 221 recorded gains and 79 had losses, while the value of 85 stocks remained unchanged.

Mr. Batakovic stated that his country is not a friend of Saddam Hussein, pointing out that "we are friends of the Iraqi people and we are in favor of peace".

The ambassador of Serbia and Montenegro expressed regret over the fact that the problem in Iraq is not resolved in a legal way, adding that "we are sorry for the victims because we have gone through the same experience and we know that such conflicts des troy the people and not the system".

Asked to comment on whether Serbia will be able to stand on its feet at a political level in the following months after Djindjic's assassination, Mr. Batakovic expressed the belief that this will be achieved. He underlined that the assassination of the S erb Prime Minister will not bring the results expected by some. A united front has been created, instead of chaos, which will continue the effort for Serbia's accession into the European Union. Mr. Batakovic expressed satisfaction for the fact that his co untry has the support of Greece in this effort.

The ambassador of Serbia and Montenegro visited the prefect of Chania yesterday and awarded him a Federal Republic of Yugoslavia diploma in a show of gratitude for the moral and material support offered to the Yugoslav people.

Mr. Protopapas stated that the Greek government has no objection to exchange views and to reiterate its positions even though they are known. However, he pointed out that it would have been best if Mr. Powell had undertaken such initiatives and held disc ussions before the war. "It's never too late", concluded the Greek government spokesman.

Mr. Protopapas also said that the Greek economy is shielded but no armor is strong enough to be invulnerable, adding that Greece feels the effects of this international crisis mainly in the sector of tourism. He stated that growth rate should be kept hig h because this is the only answer to unemployment, while it is the only way to secure the revenues needed by the state to be able to have an economy with a healthy and stable course.

The Doctors of the World accompany the humanitarian aid they collected and the humanitarian aid collected by "Alpha" and defying the dangers they crossed the borders with Jordan with two trucks carrying drinking water, food and medicine mainly, for small

children. Specifically, they carry a total of 6 tons of milk and 32 tons of pharmaceutical material, namely, syringes, medical equipment, gauzes and antibiotics.

The Greek Doctors of the World have already collected 250 tons of humanitarian aid for the Iraqi people and at this hour, it is on its way to Jordan. From there it will be taken to Baghdad and other regions with the assistance of the Iraqi Red Cross.

The news on the initiative of the Greek Doctors of the World and their arrival in Iraq traveled around the world through the international news agencies, while it was one of the top news stories on "Sky News" today.

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