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Macedonian Press Agency: News In Brief (96-11-07)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, November 7, 1996TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] EFFORTS TO FIND MISSING SAILORS OF SUNK WARSHIP CONTINUESamos, November 7 (M.P.A.)Efforts to recover the bodies of the four missing sailors, crew members of the warship "Kostakos" which sunk on Monday evening, are continuing in the sea region of Samos island in the Aegean Sea.President Kostis Stephanopoulos stated that it is unacceptable to arrive at conclusions before the investigations have been completed. According to the first reports, the missile-carrying warship sunk at 1,113 meters off shore, at 145 meters-deep waters. The ferry boat "Samaina", which rammed into "Kostakos", sailed into Pireaus port early this morning. [02] PREMIER KOSTAS SIMITIS TO OFFICIATE ARMED FORCES MEETINGAthens, November 7 (M.P.A.)Prime Minister Kostas Simitis will confer a meeting today to discuss the outfitting program of the Greek Armed Forces.Participating will be the Ministers of National Defense and National Economy and Finance, Akis Tsohatzopoulos and Yiannos Papantoniou respectively. [03] GREEK DEFENSE MINISTER ADDRESSES EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON BALKANSAthens, November 7 (M.P.A.)Greek Minister of National Defense Akis Tsohatzopoulos has proposed the accession of all Balkan countries to the European Union in order to create a Balkan "gate", during his address at the European Conference on Peace, Democracy and Cooperation in the Balkans which began in Athens today.Following today's session, Mr. Tsohatzopoulos also referred to the developments on the Cyprus problem following the United States elections and said that he awaits an american initiative, adding that he is not aware of what the content of such initiative will be. Mr. Tsohatzopoulos underlined that the Cyprus-Greece Joint Defense Doctrine will remain in place. When asked if it is necessary for IFOR to remain in Bosnia, the Defense Minister stated that it should in order to secure peace in the region. The three-day conference is held under the auspice of the Council of Europe and organized by the Federation of Balkan Non- Governmental Organizations (FEBANGO). Over 150 non-governmental experts are participating, along with politicians, diplomats, academics and businessmen from Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Yugoslavia and Greece, all of which are founding members, joined by Croatia, Bosnia, FYROM, Turkey and various european countries. Among other issues, the conference will examine ways to more productively establish and maintain peace in the Balkans and create bridges between the citizens and their governments. [04] MAIN OPPOSITION LEADER OPEN TO ALL POSSIBILITIES FOR HIS ROLE IN THE PARTYAthens, November 7 (M.P.A.)The main opposition party leader, New Democracy's Miltiades Evert has left open all possibilities for his role in the party, during his address at a Council of Presidents of N.D.'s Prefectural Committees today.Mr. Evert, who appeared firm on his decision not to hold early elections in the party, stated that "I am not fixed on any chair, and it would be easier to say 'leave me alone and go away' but in no way will I violate the Articles. Everyone has to respect the party's rules of operation." In all, Mr. Evert emphasized that above all, the party's unity prevails and added that the reason New Democracy lost last September's elections was interparty warring. This evening Mr. Evert will summon another Political Council, to be attended by N.D. honorary President Konstantinos Mitsotakis and deputy George Souflias. [05] TURKEY PREPARES "TAVROS" MILITARY DRILL, PROVOCATIONS EXPECTEDNicosia, November 7 (M.P.A.)Turkey is preparing provocations within the framework of its "Tavros" military exercise, where, based on their flight plan, real ammunition will be used on targets northeast of Nicosia.In the meantime, flight operations are being conducted in Nicosia's FIR since this morning and are to last until 4:00 p.m. local time. The Cypriot Civil Aviation Authority has reported Turkey to the Internatinal Civil Aviation Services, since the passage of the Turkish aircraft could cause problems in commercial flights. [06] BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE DIPLOMAT TO VISIT CYPRUS ON NOVEMBER 18Nicosia, November 7 (M.P.A.)Simon Smith, the new assistant to the director of the British Foreign Office's Department for Southern Europe, plans to conduct an exploratory visit to Cyprus on November 18.The British diplomat will stay in Cyprus for one week during which he will meet with various political leades, both from the Greek-Cypriot side as well as the Turkish-Cypriot. Also, along the lines of Britain's heightened interest in the cypriot issue, British Foreign Minister Malcolm Rifkind will be in Cyprus in December, accompanied by Britain's special representative for Cyprus Sir David Hannay. [07] RUSSIA: BORIS YELTSIN'S CONDITION SATISFACTORY, RECOVERY SMOOTHMoscow, November 7 (M.P.A.)Russian President Boris Yeltsin's condition after the five- fold bypass operation he underwent 48 hours ago, is satisfactory, according to the treating physicians.His heart surgeons have stated that the Russian President is marking an impressive recovery, confirmed by the fact that Mr. Yeltsin reclaimed his presidential duties, which he had assigned to Prime Minister Victor Cernomyrdin, one day after the operation. [08] U.S. EMBASSY, CONSULATES IN GREECE CLOSED ON MONDAY FOR VETERANS DAYAthens, November 7 (M.P.A.)The United States Embassy, the Consulates-General in Athens and Thessaloniki, as well as all U.S.-affiliated public offices in Greece, will be closed on Monday, November 11, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.The American Library in Athens will remain open during regular hours. 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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