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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 97-04-07Macedonian 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 PRES AGENCYThessaloniki, April 7, 1997TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] GREEK UNDERSECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON ALBANIAN CRISISThessaloniki, April 7 (MPA)Greece's Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Yiannos Kranidiotis stated that Greece's handling of the latest crisis in Albania proved once more that Greece is a credible international factor.Speaking to the Macedonian Press Agency, Mr. Kranidiotis also stated that the presence of Greek forces in the neighboring country aims at promoting stability and peace and at aiding the Albanian people and their leaders in overcoming the crisis. Mr. Kranidiotis also referred to the name issue pending between Greece and FYROM and he characterized the matter as "unfortunate". The Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the name issue must not become subject to political manipulation. A.F. [02] MULTINATIONAL FORCE TO BE IN ALBANIA ON APRIL 14Tirana, April 7 (MPA)The multi-national force to be assigned to Albania will begin its mission on April 14. Meanwhile, the Greek government has expressed its disagreement with Italy in regards to the place where the Greek troops will be assigned.Greece would like its forces to be assigned in Vlore and Gjirocaster, not in the city of Lexa which is located 90 km north of Tirana, as Rome has suggested. Greece's alternate Foreign Minister George Papandreou met with his Italian counterpart Pierre Fascino today and, according to reports, the Italian official was open to Greece's request to asssign combined military departments in various regions of Albania and promised to relay Greece's positions to his government. A.F. [03] PRESIDENT OF GREECE'S PARLIAMENT TO RECEIVE TURKISH COUNTERPARTAthens, April 7 (MPA)The President of Greece's Parliament Apostolos Kaklamanis will meet with the President of the Turkish Parliament Mustafa Kalemli in Athens today, within the framework of the conference of Presidents of Parliaments of Mediterranean countries.The Conference will look into strengthening the cooperation among the region's parliaments, within the framework of the Barcelona Resolution, as well as the parliament's role in the course torwards Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. A.F. [04] US AMBASSADOR TO GREECE: STATE DEPARTMENT WILL INTERVENE TO STOP A WARM EPISODE BETWEEN GREECE-TURKEY, IF IT SHOULD HAPPENAthens, April 7 (MPA)United States Ambassador to Athens Thomas Niles has stated that the State Department will dynamically intervene in order to halt a warm episode from erupting between Greece and Turkey.The American diplomat also expressed his contained optimism that the recent positions adopted by Greek and Turkish officials show that the threat of such episode is dimming. A.F. [05] GREECE'S CULTURE MINISTER IN THE NETHERLANDS TODAYMaastricht, April 7 (MPA)Greece's Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos is in the Netherlands today in order to participate at the European Union's two-day informal Culture Ministers Council.According to the meeting's agenda, the EU Ministers will discuss matters concerning cultural policies and cooperation, uniform book prices in European Committee's proposal for the Cultural Capital of Europe beyond the year 2000. A.F. [06] UN SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN SUPPORTS A TIMELY MISSION TO ALBANIATirana, April 7 (MPA)The United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has stated that the multi-national force should be assigned to Albania as soon as possible.The Albanian issue was discussed during yesterday's meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers held in the Netherlands. The final decisions regarding the assignment of each participating-country's force is expected to be drawn within the week. Tension continued to ferment in Albania's southern region. Yesterday evening, five children and one adult were wounded when they were hit by stray bullets fired at the port of Vlore. A.F. [07] GREECE'S FOREIGN MIISTER IN BRATISLAVA TODAYBratislava, April 7 (MPA)Greece's Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos is currently in Bratislava, having embarked on a series of visits to the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Armenia, Georgia and Ajerbaijan.Mr. Pangalos will meet today with the President of Slovakia, as well as the country's Premier and Foreign Minister. Tomorrow, Mr. Pangalos will travel to Armenia's Erevan where he will meet with political leaders and the Patriarchate of Armenia. On Wednesday, the Greek Foreign Minister will depart for Georgia where he will sign seven agreements with the country's political leaders. The last stop of Mr. Pangalos' tour will be Baku, Ajerbaijan. A.F. [08] GREECE-FYROM TALKS HELD TODAY IN NEW YORKNew York, April 7 (MPA)Talks regarding the name issue pending between Greece and FYROM will be held today in New York, under the auspice of UN mediator Cyrus Vance.Greece insists on its firm positions, while no shift in FYROM's stance has been noted either. Reports stemming from the United Nations say that a solution could be reached, based on a triple name. A.F. [09] ALBANIA'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY ON SHAKY GROUNDSTirana, April 7 (MPA)Twenty parliamentarians from Albania's Democratic Party, among them high-ranking government officials, have distanced themselves from President Sali Berisha and have requested that the Parliament exercise its legislative powers and resist Mr. Berisha's orders.Specifically, the deputies ask that an extraordinary session of the National Council be held in order to analyse the currrent situation in the country. Meanwhile, after yesterday's episode when Premier Bashkim Fino was obstructed by masked individuals from visiting the country's northern region, the leader of Albania's Democratic Alliance Neritan Ceca told the Macedonian Press Agency that there are forces in Albania that direct the north-south animosity and are trying to give the impression that the Premier has suppporters only in central and southern Albania. A.F. [10] WORLD HEALTH DAY CELEBRATED TODAYAthens, April 7 (MPA)World Health Day is celebrated today, dedicated to infectious diseases.In his mesage, Greece's Health Minister Kostas Geitonas said that the public has to observe hygiene and health regulations, and small children must be inoculated without exception. The World Health Organization has pointed out that diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and malaria have re-appeared in countries where they had been wiped out in the past. A.F. 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