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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 97-08-22
BRIEF GREEK NEWS BULLETIN BY MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY
Thessaloniki, August 22, 1997
TITLES
[01] MEETING ON THE COURSE OF THE ECONOMY
[02] 27 MAJOR EARTHQUAKES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 15
YEARS
[03] KASOULIDES: CYPRUS CAN RESPOND TO THE TURKISH
THREATS
[04] THE UN ENVOY TO CYPRUS MET WITH THE US PRESIDENTIAL
ENVOY
[05] THE US STATE DEPARTMENT EXPRESSED SATISFACTION FOR
THE UN DECISION TO BLAME THE TURKISH-CYPRIOT LEADER
[06] THE STATE OIL COMPANY INCREASED ITS SHARE-CAPITAL
BY 20,9 BILLION DRACHMAS
[07] EXTENSION WAS GIVEN TO THE DEPORTATION OF ALBANIANS
FROM ITALY
[08] THE BOSNIAN SERB ARMY PLEDGED SUPPORT TO THE
HARDLINE RIVALS OF PRESIDENT PLAVSIC
[09] A GREEK-AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR OFFERS NEW HOPE TO CANCER
PATIENTS
NEWS IN DETAIL
[01] MEETING ON THE COURSE OF THE ECONOMY
Athens 22 August (MPA)
The budget’s implementation course and the draft law
concerning the merging of municipalities and communities
in Greece will be at the center of discussions in PASOK’s
Political Secretariat meeting that is taking place today
under the presidency of Prime Minister Kostas Simitis
and with the participation of National Economy Minister
Yiannos Papantoniou and Interior Minister Alekos
Papadopoulos.
Mr.Papantoniou will brief the Prime Minister on the
guidelines for the economy and the 1998 draft budget that
were set during yesterday’s meeting of the government’s
economic staff. Mr.Papantoniou in statements he made
yesterday appeared optimistic regarding the developments
in the economy.
[02] 27 MAJOR EARTHQUAKES ARE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 15
YEARS
Thessaloniki 22 August (MPA)
Twenty seven major earthquakes measuring over 6 on
the Richter scale are expected to hit different regions
in Greece by the year 2010, as it was announced yesterday
in the 29 th General Assembly of the International
Association of Seismology and Physics of the Earth’s
Interior which is being held in Thessaloniki. Associate
professor in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Giorgos
Karakaisis stressed in his presentation under the title:
“Time dependent seismicity in Greece”, that on the
average a number of 20 earthquakes measuring over 6 on
the Richter scale are recorded in a period of 15 years,
while in the period leading to the year 2010 there will
be an increase in seismic activity and the number of
earthquakes expected is 27.
[03] KASOULIDES: CYPRUS CAN RESPOND TO THE TURKISH
THREATS
Nicosia 22 August (MPA)
The Cypriot government has prepared its reaction, in
agreement with Greece, in case the Turkish threats for
the integration of the occupied part of Cyprus
materialize. The statement was made by Cypriot Foreign
Minister Yiannakis Kasoulides, who underlined that in
case Ankara implements its threats, Greece will have the
right to block Turkey’s course toward the European Union.
Mr.Kasoulides also stressed that based on facts that have
emerged during the talks with Greece, Cyprus will
participate in the next EU enlargement that will take
place in 2001 or 2002, while he predicted that in 1998
there will be significant progress toward the solution of
the Cyprus problem.
The Cypriot Foreign Minister also stated that
together with his Greek counterpart Theodoros Pangalos
will visit European capitals to discuss Cyprus’ accession
course and the Turkish threats.
[04] THE UN ENVOY TO CYPRUS MET WITH THE US PRESIDENTIAL
ENVOY
New York 22 August (MPA)
UN Secretary General special envoy to Cyprus Diego
Cordovez met in New York yesterday with US Presidential
envoy to Cyprus Richard Halbrooke. The two men agreed to
maintain continuous contact aimed at the speeding-up of
the procedures for the settlement of the Cyprus problem,
while they reexamined the situation in Cyprus after the
difficulties in the Clerides-Denktash direct talks in
Switzerland.
[05] THE US STATE DEPARTMENT EXPRESSED SATISFACTION FOR
THE UN DECISION TO BLAME THE TURKISH-CYPRIOT LEADER
Washington 22 August (MPA)
The US State Department expressed satisfaction for the UN
Security Council decision to blame Turkish-Cypriot leader
Rauf Denktash for the failure of the direct talks in
Switzerland and the intransigent position he has adopted.
US State Department spokesman James Rubin added that the
United States urge the Greek-Cypriots and the Turkish-
Cypriots to continue the dialogue on humanitarian issues
that began last month.
[06] THE STATE OIL COMPANY INCREASED ITS SHARE-CAPITAL
BY 20,9 BILLION DRACHMAS
Athens 22 August (MPA)
The Greek State Oil Company increased its subscribed
capital by 20,9 billion drachmas after the approval of
the responsibleMinisters of National Economy-Finance
Yiannos Papantoniou and Development Vaso Papandreou. The
company’s total capital has now increased to 180,6
billion drachmas.
[07] EXTENSION WAS GIVEN TO THE DEPORTATION OF ALBANIANS
FROM ITALY
Rome 22 August (MPA)
Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi stated that he
will examine the likelihood of an extension to the
deadline for the repatriation of thousands of Albanian
refugees in response to an appeal made by Tirana. In an
open letter addressed to his Albanian counterpart Fatos
Nano, mr.Prodi mentions that he will propose to his
cabinet to set a new deadline in order to achieve the
repatriation of as many Albanians as possible. The
existing deadline for their deportation expires on August
31.
[08] THE BOSNIAN SERB ARMY PLEDGED SUPPORT TO THE
HARDLINE RIVALS OF PRESIDENT PLAVSIC
Banja Luka 22 August (MPA)
The Bosnian Serb army pledged its support to the hardline
rivals of Bosnian Serb Republic President ms.Biljana
Plavsic. With a statement that was made yesterday and was
reported by the Bosnian Serb news agency, SRNA, the army
command accused ms.Plavsic of leading the country to
instability and warned her that it will protect the
Bosnian Serb Republic using all means if she does not
change policies. Ms.Plavsic is also accused of isolating
the army for the sake of certain private individuals and
international organizations and that she wants the
breaking up of the Bosnian Serb Republic and its
integration into Bosnia.
[09] A GREEK-AUSTRALIAN DOCTOR OFFERS NEW HOPE TO CANCER
PATIENTS
Thessaloniki 22 August (MPA)
The Greek-Australian doctor Vaso Apostolopoulou gave
new hope to cancer patients by creating a vaccine against
breast cancer. In statements made by ms.Apostolopoulou it
was stressed that the vaccine will soon be tested on 50
people with cancer of the uterus, ovarian cancer and
lung, prostate and colon cancer.
The experimental period needed to examine the results of
the vaccine on humans will be completed in 5 years.
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