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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 97-05-06Macedonian 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, May 6, 1997TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER: WE CONTINUE WITH THE SAME POLICY OVER TURKEYAthens, May 6 (MPA)Greece's Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos stressed today that the Greek government continues to follow the policy drawn in the past by the ruling party PASOK in regards to the step-by-step approach with Turkey and the three terms the government has set forth for holding a dialogue with Turkey still continue to apply.Specifically, the three terms are that Turkey should avoid the use of force or the threat of the use of force, respect International Law and appeal to the International Court of Justice in The Hague for the settlement of disputes. A.F. [02] GREECE FORMS ITS EXPERTS COMMITTEE WITH TWO LAW PROFESSORSAthens, May 6 (MPA)The Greek government has appointed two law professors to participate in the experts committee which will tackle procedural matters between Greece and Turkey, as per a proposal made by the EU's Dutch-held Presidency.The first, Argyris Fatouros, is a professor of Law at the University of Athens, and the second, Krateros Ioannou also teaches Law at the University of Democritus in Thrace. The Greek committee will begin its session within the following days. Messrs. Fatouros and Ioannou will communicate with their two counterparts from Turkey through the Dutch official overseeing the committee. Greece's Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Yiannos Kranidiotis stated that the committee members' role will not be to conduct a political dialogue or serve as mediators or arbitrators. He also stressed that any outcome whatsoever must feature a consensus from both sides. "This is a trust-building measure between Greece and Turkey, it's an effort to create a positive climate," Mr. Kranidtiotis said, adding that "it is possible that this effort might fail. I'm not optimistic, but it will certainly work favorably for the relations between the two countries and, whatever the result may be, Greece in no way will emerge hurt." Mr. Ioannou also said that the role of the experts' committee will be exploratory. "This is not a discussion on substantive matters," the law professor said, adding that it is an effort to examine procedural matters on addressing Greek-Turkish relations. A.F. [03] GREECE EMBARKS ON AERONAUTICAL EXERCISE "TOXOTIS"Athens, May 6 (MPA)The Greek Armed Forces embark on the aeronautical exercise code-named "Toxotis" today.The three-day exercise will be conducted in the area above Carpathos and Crete and involves Greek fighter jet flights over Nicosia's Flight Information Region. According to Cyprus's RIK, the fighter jets will fly into Nicosia's FIR tomorrow and Thursday. A.F. [04] IMF REPRESENTATIVES IN ATHENS, VISIT STATE ACCOUNTING BUREAUAthens, May 6 (MPA)A delegation of officials from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is currently in Athens, visiting the State Accounting Bureau with Undersecretary of Finance Nikos Christodoulakis.The IMF officials are to examine the state's revenue and expenditure process. The Greek economy's primary shortcoming is its vast fiscal deficit. As such, the IMF delegates are to review last year's legislation that foresees restructures in public expenses and limitations on spending. Also, the delegation will review the vow made by the Greek government, current and previous, to put a cap on the number of public servants and, more specifically, adjust the number of the incoming hires versus the outgoing to a 1-5 ratio. The Greek government is expected to illustrate the significant reforms currently in enforcement as well as its comprehensive macro-economic plan. Special emphasis is to be given to the increased-rate of privatization. A.F. [05] GREECE'S FAMOUS COMPOSER MIKIS THEODORAKIS RETURNS TO ATHENSAthens, May 6 (MPA)Greece's world famous composer Mikis Theodorakis returned to Athens yesterday evening, after health probelms forced him to cancel the remainder of a tour throughout Europe he was to give jointly with Turkey's music composer Zulfi Livaneli.Mr. Theodorakis initially felt ill after the first concert he gave with Mr. Livaneli on Sunday night. Unfortunately, he will not participate in the following five concerts scheduled with Mr. Livaneli, although the program will proceed as planned with Greek singer Maria Farantouri substituting for Mr. Theodorakis. These concerts will be held as follows: May 7 in Paris, May 8 in Brussels, May 10 in Frankfurt, May 12 in Munich and May 13 in Stuttgard. A.F. [06] ALBANIAN PREMIER TO VISIT TURKEYTirana, May 6 (MPA)Albania's Premier Bashkim Fino is to visit Ankara after an invitation issued by his Turkish counterpart Necmettin Erbakan.The date of this visit has yet to be determined, but according to "Republica", Mr. Fino met with Turkey's Ambassador to Albania and told him that the visit will be "indicative of the friendship beween the two countries, Turkey's support towars Albania and another step towards the strengthening of bilateral relations." Meanwhile, Mr. Fino is to meet with the United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on May 12, according to Albanian press reports. A.F. [07] ALBANIA: DEATH TOLL IS 500, MONETARY DAMAGES REACH $2.5 BILLIONTirana, May 6 (MPA)The crisis that almost tore Albania apart has left a death toll of 500, while monetary damages caused by looting, thefts and vandalism surpass the two-billion-dollar mark by far.According to Albanian daily "Koha Yon", 750,000 arms have been stolen from army depots along with over 1,5 billion cartridges, amounting to $2.5 billion in damages, while the monetary losses from illicit banking operations reach 1.2 billion dollars. Also according to the paper, 500 persons were killed, another five thousand were injured, while 32,000 Albanians fled their country. A.F. [08] BULGARIA: ANOTHER FUEL SHORTAGE CRISIS LOOMS AHEADSofia, May 6 (MPA)Another fuel shortage crisis is looming in Bulgaria, comparable to the one that handicapped the country in February.Some of Bulgaria's largest oil refineries are already feeling the squeeze from a shortage of diesel and petrol. According to Bulgarian daily "Trud", stocks in the country's refineries have significantly dropped to 20,700 tons. A.F. [09] FYROM, CROATIA TO SIGN FREE TRADE AGREEMENTSkopje, May 6 (MPA)FYROM and Croatia are to sign a free trade agreement at the end of this week in Skopje.According to press reports, representatives from the two countries' trade ministries will meet by Friday in order to sign the agreement which foresees the creation of a free trade zone between FYROM and Croatia in the future. 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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