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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 98-06-16Macedonian 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 NEWS BULLETIN BY MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCYThessaloniki June 16, 1998TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] HARMONIOUS COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PATRIARCHATE AND THE CHURCH OF GREECEAthens 16 June (MPA)The total and harmonious cooperation between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Church of Greece was confirmed by a statement signed by Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos and Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens and All of Greece who met in Fanar. They agreed on the establishment of an Ecumenical Patriarchate delegation office in Athens and the creation of a joint representation in Brussels, while it was also agreed that Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos will visit Greece.[02] THE EU SUMMIT MEETING IN CARDIFF ENDS TODAYCardiff 16 June (MPA)The consultations, held within the framework of the EU Summit meeting in Cardiff on Greece’s objective for no written recognition of the upgrading of the relations between Turkey and the EU, are of great importance. Greece’s goal is for Turkey to be taken off the list with the candidate for EU membership states and to be no reference on the EU funding of Turkey that could make inactive Greece’s veto on the EU funds directed to Ankara. Also, it aims at winning the inclusion of an addition to the British EU presidency text of conclusions that will mention that the 15 EU leaders had excluded Turkey’s candidature in the Luxembourg Summit under certain conditions.[03] VENIZELOS’ LETTER ON THE PARTHENON MARBLESAthens 16 June (MPA)A letter that includes the Greek positions on the Parthenon Marbles was delivered to the British Ambassador to Athens by culture minister Evangelos Venizelos. The minister calls for the establishment of an international inquiry committee that will examine the sculptures and will consider their return to Greece in view of the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.[04] MILOSEVIC WILL COME TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLEMoscow 16 June (MPA)Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic agreed to come to the negotiating table with the ethnic Albanians in Kossovo, stated Russian president Boris Yeltsin after the talks he had with his Yugoslav counterpart in Moscow. Meanwhile, Kossovo’s Liberation Army announced that it is willing to negotiate with Yugoslavia if Belgrade meets a number of its demands. US president Bill Clinton in a telephone conversation he had earlier with Mr. Yeltsin called on the Russian president to exert all his influence on Milosevic in order to persuade him to stop the military operations in Kossovo. It should be noted that Russia has distanced itself from the policy followed by NATO in this Serb province.[05] TSOCHATZOPOULOS: RISK OF SERIOUS CRISIS IN THE WIDER BALKAN REGIONDidimoticho 16 June (MPA)Greek minister of defense Akis Tsochatzopoulos, speaking in the meeting of the lasting parliamentary committee on foreign affairs and defense that was held in Didimoticho north- eastern Greece, expressed fears that in case of a failure in the dialogue over Kossovo there will be a risk of a serious crisis in the wider Balkan region.Mr. Tsochatzopoulos referred to NATO and stressed that the peace and security of a whole region can not be put at risk in order to secure the rights of a minority. The Greek minister of defense stated that those rights can be secured only through dialogue and decisions reached by international organizations with the consent of all the parties involved. Mr. Tsochatzopoulos also referred to general security issues in the region of Thrace, north-eastern Greece and in eastern Aegean that need to be dealt with during a critical period, as he characterized it, marked by tensions and crisis conditions that create strong concern. [06] ARCHBISHOP IAKOVOS IS DISPLEASED WITH THE ROLE OF THE US AND NATO IN THE BALKANSThessaloniki 16 June (MPA)Former Archbishop of North and South America Iakovos in an interview to the Thessaloniki newspaper “Angelioforos” expressed discontent for the role the United States and NATO play in the Balkans.Archbishop Iakovos stated that he is not satisfied neither with the role of the United States nor with the role of the western allies as it develops in the Balkans. He said that the Balkans must be left alone to develop their history as they did for centuries and added that easy accusations are being made against Serbia. The Archbishop said that the Balkans are not a third world region, they have their own history and many times were the victims of the big powers who wanted access to the Aegean, adding that Germany has its own responsibilities over this. He said that the road to cooperation will open not through nationalism but through diplomacy and strong trade relations. [07] NEW NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE BRANCHES IN THE BALKANSAthens 16 June (MPA)The National Bank of Greece will soon have new branches in Albania, Bulgaria and Romania further expanding its already wide network.Also, affiliated brokerage firms will open in Bulgaria and Romania very soon, while dealing rooms are scheduled to open in all the Balkan states. [08] THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE GREEK INVESTMENTS IN BULGARIA IS 60.2 MILLION DOLLARSThessaloniki 16 June (MPA)The value of the 1.279 direct Greek investments that were made in Bulgaria before the end of 1997 is 60.2.million dollars, according to the Bulgarian Foreign Investment Agency.Greece has the sixth place among the foreign investors in Bulgaria competing with economic giants such as the United States and Germany that occupies the first place. It should be noted that the Greek investments make up 4.81% of the overall capital invested by the 15 EU states which have greater presence in Bulgaria. 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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