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MPA NEWS IN BRIEF (02/04/1996)From: Macedonian Press Agency <mpa@philippos.mpa.gr>Macedonian Press Agency Brief News in English DirectoryBRIEF GREEK NEWS BULLETIN BY MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCYThessaloniki April 2, 1996CONTENTS[01] TURKISH PROVOCATIONS AGAINST GREEK TERRITORIAL RIGHTS CONTINUE[02] FOUR TONS OF PET FOOD HAVE BEEN CONFISCATED IN THESSALONIKI[03] GREECE TO LOAN $100 MILLION TO SERB REPUBLIC[04] PRESIDENT OF PARLIAMENT SENDS MESSAGE TO FYROM COUNTERPART[05] DENKTASH REPEATS ASSERTIONS ON MISSING IN FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE AFTER HEART EPISODE[01] TURKISH PROVOCATIONS AGAINST GREEK TERRITORIAL RIGHTS CONTINUEThe turkish provocations against greek territorial rights in the Aegean Sea are rapidly climaxing and the turkish daily "Turkiye" in a lengthy article questions the legal status quo of all the Aegean Sea islands.Referring to unnamed "experts", the article titled "Kalolimnos is turkish territory" asserts that "according to the Lauzanne Treaty, the ilets found three miles away from the (country's) shores, belong to that specific country. Greece does not have a direct right to any of the Aegean Sea islands since in 1947 with the Paris Treaty Greece was granted 14 islands by Italy and as such, Greece's rights in effect are limited to that transfer process." [02] FOUR TONS OF PET FOOD HAVE BEEN CONFISCATED IN THESSALONIKIFour tons of british-origin canned pet food for dogs and cats have been confiscated in Thessaloniki by veterinarians of the Food Control Center, following searches prompted by the stir over the "mad cow disease."According to the Center's supervisor George Tsolis, the cans were discovered in searches conducted throughout warehouses and supermarkets in Thessaloniki. Reports state that the cans were imported to Greece prior to the ban imposed on british meat imports. Meanwhile, amid rising consumer fear that the "mad cow disease", properly known as the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) that has been linked to the deadly Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease found in humans, can spread to chickens, Thessaloniki Aristotle University's professor Evstr. Artopios, emphasized that there have been no indications of this disease spreading to birds. Speaking to the Macedonian Press Agency, Mr.Artopios, Professor of Bird Pathology at the University, stated that following extensive research, no occassions of the Creutzfeldt- Jakob Disease have been found, neither does the relevant international bibliography refer to any such incident. Aiming at reassuring the public of the unlikeliness of the disease appearing in farm birds, he stated that wild falcon birds that feed on small-size mammals such as eagles, hawks and crows, have not been linked to the disease. More so, the bigger size wild birds such as vultures and crows, which feed entirely on the carcasses and intenstines of dead animals, have not been inflicted with the disease. "I repeat, there is no evidence pointing that the birds can be inflicted by the Spongiform Encephalopathy," the Professor stated categorically. However, Mr. Artopios stated that the uproar created over beef is understandable, although, as he pointed out, "nothing has been proven scientifically and all the measures taken are preventive." [03] GREECE TO LOAN $100 MILLION TO SERB REPUBLICA loan of $100 million from Greece to the Serb Republic is in the works, according to Bosnianserb Prime Minister Riko Kafejic.Speaking to the bosnianserb television, Mr. Kafejic stated that the loan was agreed upon during his recent two-day visit to Greece. Seventy per cent of the loan is earmarked for investment purposes, while the remaining thirty per cent will be allocated for the purchase of various goods. In line to receive the loan are bosnianserb companies which have already signed co-operation agreements with greek businesses. [04] PRESIDENT OF PARLIAMENT SENDS MESSAGE TO FYROM COUNTERPARTPresident of Parliament Apostolos Kaklamanis has forwarded a message to his FYROM counterpart Tito Petkovski expressing his wishes for a successful co-operation between the two countries' parliaments, which should promote the further development of relations between the two countries.According to the Skopjan state radio, the message was conveyed to Mr. Petkovski by the head of the greek liaison office in FYROM, Alexandros Mallias. The meeting between Petkovski-Mallias was marked with a mutual satisfaction stemming from the level of the up-to-date bilateral relations in the areas of economy and trade, while it was assessed that the influence in the area of political relations will be positive as well. [05] DENKTASH REPEATS ASSERTIONS ON MISSING IN FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE AFTER HEART EPISODEIn his first public appearance following a recent cardiac episode, Rauf Denktash, the self-called leader of the turkish- occupied territory of Northern Cyprus, reiterated his assertion that there are no living persons remaining among those missing, and attributed their disappearance to the 1974 coup.In an interview granted to turkish television, which Ankara broadcast via the Eurovision station, the self-proclaimed leader stated that "all those who claim that there are still missing persons who are alive and being kept in Turkey and Cyprus' turkish grounds, will have to account for their actions during the 1974 coup." In another part of his interview to the turkish telelvision, Rauf Denktash embarked on a stern offensive against the European Union, accusing the Europeans of believing that Cyprus must be included in the Community, regardless of the turk-cypriot positions. |
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