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Macedonian Press Agency: News In Brief (96-10-22)Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.BRIEF GREEK NEWS BULLETIN BY MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCYThessaloniki, October 22, 1996TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] GREECE'S PRESIDENT KOSTIS STEPHANOPOULOS ON FORMAL VISIT TO POLANDWarsaw, October 22 (M.P.A.)President of the Hellenic Republic Kostis Stephanopoulos met with his Polish counterpart Alexander Kwasniewski in Warsaw yesterday where the two heads of state discussed in depth the various ways of extending cooperation in the trade and investment sectors among the two countries.Responding to a question posed by the Macedonian Press Agency regarding greek-polish relations, President Kwasniewski stated that the political relations between the two countries are "exemplary." There is, however, room for growth in other sectors, such as culture and trade, he added. Accompanying the Greek President on his visit to Poland is the Alternate Foreign Minister George Papandreou and a delegation of Greek businessmen, among them the President of the Greek Industries Association, the President of Greek Shipowners and the President of Greek Exporters. President Kwasniewski also told the M.P.A. that Poland is a fertile ground for investments although he noted that the "Achilles heel" of the two countries' poor trade track record lies with Greece's small investment practices which places it at the 28th rank among the countries which invest in Poland. The Polish President added that approximately ten billion dollars have been invested in his country so far, mostly by the private sectors of the United States, Italy, France, Holland and South Korea. The two presidents also discussed the greco-turkish relations, as well as the Cyprus problem, wherein the Polish President stated that his country is in favor of a dialogue and a peaceful resolution of all differences. "Europe is a small continent and any conflict bears many dangers, such as what happened in the former Yugoslavia," President Kwasniewski stated. He further added that Cyprus must be among the first group of countries to gain accession to the E.U. [02] PRESIDENT STEPHANOPOULOS IN WARSAW, MET WITH POLISH FOREIGN MINISTERWarsaw, October 22 (M.P.A.)The President of Greece Kostis Stephanopoulos met this morning with Poland's Foreign Minister Tarius Rosati, during his official three-day visit to Poland.President Stephanopoulos also met with the Speaker of the Polish Parliament and the President of the Polish Congress. This afternoon, the Greek President will attend a luncheon given in his honor by the Polish Prime Minister and later will attend a wreath-laying ceremony. In the afternoon Mr. Stephanopoulos will meet in the polish capital with the Orthodox Christian Metropolite. Tomorrow, the Greek President will visit the Nazi concentration camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau and later will attend a dinner given in his honour by the local authorities in Katovice. The President will return to Athens on Wednesday afternoon. [03] PRIME MINISTER TO ATTEND MOSCOW CONFERENCE OF BLACK SEA COUNTRIESAthens, October 22 (M.P.A.)Prime Minister Kostas Simitis will depart for Moscow on Thursday in order to participate at the summit meeting of the Black Sea Cooperation countries.On the sideline of this meeting, the Greek Premier might also meet for the first time his turkish counterpart Necmettin Erbakan, although Greek government spokesman Dimitris Reppas clarified that no such meeting has been scheduled. After Moscow, the Premier will also visit Hungary to attend the European Socialist Leaders' meeting. [04] BRITISH MP ORGANIZES THREE-DAY EVENTS FOR CYPRUS IN HOUSE OF COMMONSNicosia, October 22 (M.P.A.)British parliamentarian Tom Cox will organize a three-day event in honor of Cyprus, and specifically Famagusta, at the British House of Commons between December 10-12.The Mayor of Famagusta Andreas Pougiouros has been invited to attend the event. [05] DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INVESTIGATIONS ON MURDERS OF ISAAC, SOLOMOUNicosia, October 22 (M.P.A.)Noteworthy developments are expected until the end of October in the murders of the two Greek-Cypriot civilians Tasos Isaak and Solomos Solomou, as the Cypriot police are aware of the culprits' identities.Cypriot Attorney-General Alekos Markides eluded today that arrest warrants will be issued by the end of the month against the Turkish assassins. The first case to be dealt with will be Solomou's since various persons have been already identified, while in the case of Isaak's murder the only person who has been identified so far is the leader of the "Grey Wolves", Turkey's ultra-right wing organization. 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: Brief News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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