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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 97-01-24Macedonian 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, January 24, 1997TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] MINISTERIAL COUNCIL CONVENES TO DISCUSS INTERIOR ISSUESAthens, January 24 (MPA)The Ministerial Council is currently holding a session addressing the developments in interior issues and, perhaps, national matters.Yesterday evening, the Minister of National Defense Akis Tsochatzopoulos briefed the members of the Committee of Foreign Affairs and Defense on matters concerning Greek-Turkish relations and the recent developments on the Cyprus issue. Mr. Tsochatzopoulos outlined the significance of the Unified Defense Doctrine between Greece and Cyprus and emphasized that Athens and Nicosia draw decisions together. A.F. [02] DEFENSE MINISTER: ARMED FORCES JUSTIFY STATE STRATEGYLimnos, January 24 (MPA)A reassuring message of the Greek armed forces' strength and decisiveness was forwarded by National Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos during his visit to the island of Limnos.Referring to Cyprus' purchase of Russian-made anti-aircraft missiles, the National Defense Minister stated that the matter will not be disputed by anyone. A.F. [03] GREEK ECONOMY ON RECOVERY COURSE, SAYS NATIONAL ECONOMY MINISTERAthens, January 24 (MPA)The State's new tax bill was voted in principle during the Parliament's Plenary session, while the debate will conclude on Wednesday.During the debate, National Economy and Finance Minister Yiannos Papantoniou stated that the Greek economy is on a recovery course, with rapid drops in inflation beginning this month. A.F. [04] TEACHERS DECIDE TOMORROW WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL CONTINUE STRIKEAthens, January 24 (MPA)The country's striking high school teachers are to conduct a protest march to the Education Ministry today, while they are expected to decide tomorrow if they will continue their strike.On Monday, the teachers union OLME will meet anew with Education Minister Gerasimos Arsenis. Their main demand is a monthly pay increase of GRD70,000. A.F. [05] FOUR BILLION DRACHMAS TO BE DISPENSED TO FARMERS IN COMPENSATIONAthens, January 24 (MPA)Greek farmers whose land suffered damages during the recent disasters, will be issued applications for compensation beginning today and for the following ten days.Four billion drachmas will be dispensed altogether, with priority given to farmers from the prefectures of Trikala, Karditsa and Magnesia. Meanwhile, the President of the Pan-Thesally Coordinating Committee -the country's major farmers body which organized last month's most stubborn roadblocks- Yiannis Pattakis, is currently in Brussels. Mr. Pattakis stated that the Greek government has the ability to meet the farmers' basic demands and warned that if it does not, the new mobilizations will be so severe, "Greece will suffer a black-out." A.F. [06] THREE TURKISH WARSHIPS SAIL INTO FAMAGUSTA'S PORT TODAYAnkara, January 24 (MPA)Three Turkish warships are to sail into Famagusta's port today, in a sign of support to the occupation regime in northern Cyprus, following Cyprus' decision to purchase Russian-made S-300 missiles.The three ships, the fregate "Fatih" and the warships "Doyan" and "Gurbet", will remain at the port of Famagusta for five days. A.F. [07] F.R.Y.: EPISODES ERUPT BETWEEN OPPOSITION FOLLOWERS AND POLICEBelgrade, January 24 (MPA)Episodes erupted yesterday evening in the Serb city of Krakujevac, between the police and the followers of the main opposition party, the tri-partite coalition Zajedno.The opposition asks that it be given control of the city's television and radio stations, after its victory during the municipal elections. According to reports, a number of protesters were injured. A.F. 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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