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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 96-05-16Macedonian 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 16, 1997TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] US SUBMITS FIVE-POINT PROPOSAL ON GREECE-TURKEY TRUST BUILDING MEASURESWashington, May 16 (MPA)United States experts have submitted a specific five-point proposal to their Greek counterparts regarding the achievement of trust building measures between Greece and Turkey, according to the spokesperson of the US Department of Defense.The proposal was submitted during last week's US-Greece meeting in Crete, although the US official added that he is not aware if an agreement has been reached between the two neighbors on the specific proposal. During a regularly-scheduled press conference, Mr. Bacon said that the issue of air-corridors for flights above the Aegean was not discussed during the Crete-held meeting, thereby refuting rumors that the US had mediated in reaching an agreement between Greece and Turkey. "What was discussed," Mr. Bacon said, "was the proposal of NATO's Secretary-General Javier Solana, which includes the following points: "1. Moratorium on military flights between June 15 and September 15. "2. Unarmed aircraft will participate in training missions. "3. The aircraft will be equipped with an indentification of friend or foe device in order to avert interception and to reduce the risk of mistake during mock air combat. "4. Direct communication will be established between the Greek and Turkish Air Defense Operation centers. "5. Establish a center on AFSOUTH that will monitor regional flight operations in the Aegean." Mr. Bacon clarified that Greece and Turkey have yet to respond, either negatively or positively, to Mr. Solana's proposal. A.F. [02] G. PAPANDREOU: GREECE WILL NOT NEGOTIATE ITS SOVEREIGN RIGHTSAthens, May 16 (MPA)Greece's alternate Foreign Minister George Papandreou stated that the Greek government will not negotiate the country's sovereign rights, during his oration in Parliament last evening.Mr. Papandreou briefed the parliamentarians on the Foreign Ministry officials' recent meetings with their Turkish counterparts, as well as the experts committees that have been formed by Greece and Turkey. The Minister stressed that the meetings are held at a political level wherein Greece's positions are firmly presented. A.F. [03] 75TH YEAR SINCE GENOCIDE OF GREEKS FROM PONTUS COMMEMORATEDAthens, May 16 (MPA)In honor of the 75th year commemoration of the Genocide of Greeks from Pontus, the President of the Greek Parliament Apostolos Kaklamanis has issued a message that draws parallels between then and now."The memory of the genocide of the Greeks from Pontus remains vivid today, it teaches us and warns us. "Today's Turkey continues to perpetuate the crime of Cyprus' invasion and occupation. It continues to issue threats over the Aegean through illegal, absurd and ignorant claims. It stubbornly resists the present international reality, international law and a part of this leadership continues to demonstate its persistence to Turkey's 'Ottoman heritage'," Mr. Kaklamanis stated. The Parliament President also stated that Greece has a duty to not negotiate its sovereign rights. Concurrently, he added that Greece has not abandoned the efforts to achieve a peaceful approach between the two peoples, something that would ease the quite negative climate that has been created by Turkey's overall behavior and stance towards Greece and Cyprus. "We have the responsibility to prove ourselves as a power of security, peace, stability and cooperation in the Balkans and the eastern Mediterranean for the good of the Greek people, as well as for the good of all the peoples in the region," Mr. Kaklamanis added. A.F. [04] GREECE REMAINS BY CYPRUS' SIDE, STATES GREEK PUBLIC ORDER MINISTERNicosia, May 16 (MPA)The Greek government is supportive of Cyprus, stated the Greek Minister of Public Order George Romeos following his meeting in Nicosia with the President of the Republic of Cyprus Glafkos Clerides.Mr. Romeos was briefed by President Clerides on the latest developments in the Cyprus issue. The Minister tabled the Greek government's support of all the Cyprus-related initiatives currently in progress. Following his meeting with Mr. Clerides, Mr. Romeos met with Cyprus' Minister of Justice and Public Order, while this afternoon he is to meet with the President of the Cypriot Parliament Spyros Kyprianou. As part of the collaboration between the two countries' police forces, the Cypriot police will be linked with Greece's state-of-the-art fingerprinting device, according to Mr. Romeos. The Greek Public Order Minister also stated that Greece and Cyprus have common problems to face when it comes to crime, such as drug trafficking, illegal immigration, organized crime, terrorism and money laundering. A.F. [05] ALBANIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW ELECTION LAWTirana, May 16 (MPA)Albania's Parliament approved the country's new election law during the early morning hours, opening the way to elections on June 29.Franz Vranitski, the special envoy of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe had travelled to Tirana in a - successful- effort to convince the Albanian opposition party leaders to seek a compromise solution. Earlier, Mr. Vranitski had met with Albanian President Sali Berisha. Albania's Socialist Party, as well as other opposition parties, have said that the modifications in the election law are insufficient and, as such, they threaten to boycott the elections. The new law was voted in absence of the opposition parties' deputies. A.F. [06] TURKEY: OPPOSITION PARTIES TABLE CENSURE VOTE ON TURKISH PM ERBAKANAnkara, May 16 (MPA)Turkey's opposition party's tabled a censure vote against the country's Prime Minister Necmetin Erbakan in parliament last night.Also, businessman Yalim Erz, a former member of Foreign Minister Tansu Ciller's True Path Party who still maintains ties with the opposition, has also focused his efforts on overturning the Erbakan-led government. Similar efforts are undertaken by the leader of the Motherland Party Mesut Yilmaz who appears confident for the outcome. A.F. [07] EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: RELEASE IMPRISONED TURKISH JOURNALISTS NOWStrasburg, May 16 (MPA)The European Parliament has approved a resolution that calls on the Turkish government to lift all the legislative obstacles posed on the freedom of the press in Turkey, stressing that one of the most basic prerequisites in achieving improved relations between Turkey and the European Union is resprecting the principle of freedom of the press.Moreover, the European Parliament asks for the immediate release of Turkish journalist Isik Yurtcu, as well as his colleagues, during its plenary session yesterday. The Turkish authorities had sentenced Mr. Yurtcu to 14 years in prison for having worked as chief editor on the Turkish daily "Ozgur Giudem", whose publication was halted by the Turkish government in 1994. Greece's Euro-deputy (PASOK) Anna Karamanou also tabled a resolution on behalf of the European Socialist Party wherein she states that the Turkish state's failure to respect human rights and freedom of press and beliefs has reached dramatic and critical dimensions. She lists data provided by the Association of European Journalists and the Turkish Association of Journalists, according to which 78 Turkish colleagues are currently incarcerated. 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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