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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 97-05-07Macedonian 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 PRESS AGENCYThessaloniki, May 7, 1997TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] PM SIMITIS: WE WILL NEITHER DISCUSS, NOR NEGOTIATE OUR SOVEREIGN RIGHTSAthens, May 7 (MPA)Greek Prime Minister Kostas Simitis retorted today against the letter signed by 32 PASOK deputies wherein they criticize the government for its handling of Greek-Turkish issues.Addressing the PASOK's Parliamentary Group session, the Premier stressed that the government neither discusses, nor negotiates the country's sovereign rights. Mr. Simitis also said that the government's foreign policy is the one voted upon by the Greek people on September 22 and added that foreign issues should not be subject to rhetoric or comments lacking depth and absent of facts analysis. On other matters, Mr. Simitis referred to the experts committees formed by Greece and Turkey, as per the proposal of the European Union's Dutch-held presidency, and said that the aim is to improve the existing climate between the two neighbors. He did clarify that in no way does this mean that a political dialogue has began, or any form of mediation has been embarked upon. Regarding Greece's relations with Turkey, Mr. Simitis underlined that if the neighboring country actively displays its will to respect international law and accords, then Greece in turn will support its neighbor's European orientation. A.F. [02] GREEK SOLIDARITY CARAVAN TO ALBANIA WILL ARRIVE IN TEPELENI TODAYAthens, May 7 (MPA)The Greek solidarity caravan transporting food items to Albania within the framework of the humanitarian aid mission will arrive in Tepeleni today.The aid, which will be also be dispersed to the city of Mamalie, comprises 2,200 packages, each weighing 16 kilos, which will be given to families whose members were either killed or injured during the riots. The caravan will be accompanied to Tepeleni by groups of armed Albanian rioters. The eight-nation, international force assigned to Albania is not overseeing this mission of humanitarian aid and will not guarantee its transport. A.F. [03] US STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL CAVANAUGH ARRIVES IN ATHENS TODAYAthens, May 7 (MPA)The Director of the Office of Southeastern European Affairs at the U.S. State Department Carey Cavanaugh is to arrive in Athens today where he will meet with Greece's alternate Foreign Minister George Papandreou and undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Yiannos Kranidiotis.In turn, Mr. Cavanaugh will travel to Ankara to hold talks with Turkish officials. A.F. [04] PASOK CENTRAL COMMITTEE CONVENES TO DISCUSS GREEK-TURKISH ISSUESAthens, May 7 (MPA)The ruling PASOK party's Central Committee is currently convening to discuss the Greek-Turkish issues.Yesterday, Prime Minister Kostas Simitis met with Education Minister Gerasimos Arsenis who proposed that a special session of the central committee be called to discuss the developments in Greek-Turkish relations. Alternate Foreign Minister George Papandreou yesterday met with his Turkish counterpart Onur Oymen in Strasburg twice and the two discussed the experts committees formed by their countries. A.F. [05] FORMER PRESIDENT OF GREECE UPSET OVER FORMER KING'S CLAIMSAthens, May 7 (MPA)Greece's former President Konstantinos Karamanlis is said to be upset over the claims made recently by the country's former monarch Konstantine who alleges that in 1966 he imposed as a condition for his return from Paris the establishment of dictatorship.George Rallis, the main opposition party's New Democracy, former President accused tthe former king of altering history. A.F. [06] GERMAN COURT INSISTS ON TURKISH FM'S TIES WITH DRUG TRADEFrankfurt, May 7 (MPA)A Frankfurt court is back on Turkish Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller's case, five months after its reports on her ties with international drug lords.The court has reiterated its accusation that Ms. Ciller has close ties with international drug trafficking, an accusation first made last January when the court sentenced three Turks to imprisonment for drug trafficking. A.F. [07] TURKISH AUTHORITIES CALL OFF INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON KURDISH ISSUEOttawa, May 7 (MPA)The Turkish authorities have called off an international, two- day conference which was set to look into ways to peacefully resolve the Kurdish issue.Ankara's prefect issued an announcement where, according to Canadian daily "La Presse", he stated that the decision to cancel the conference was taken in order to "avoid a stirring up of domestic passions." The conference was set to begin tomorrow and among the featured participants were Danielle Miterand, the wife of France's late President, the leader of the European Parliament's Greens Group and representatives from approximately 30 international organizations. 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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