Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 99-01-12

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From: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.

BRIEF GREEK NEWS BULLETIN BY THE MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY

Thessaloniki, January 12, 1999

TITLES

[01] VOCAL DEBATE HELD IN PARLIAMENT LAST NIGHT OVER EDUCATION

[02] GREEK PRIME MINISTER IN SPAIN TODAY

[03] NATO, PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE DEFENSE MINISTERS IN ATHENS

[04] ALTERNATE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH TUPURKOVSKI

[05] PASOK DELEGATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

[06] ÂÅÁR STEARNS HAILS GREEK BONDS

[07] OPE-DIPEK FORM COMMON FRONT IN THE BALKANS

[08] ANN HERCUS TO HOLD TALKS WITH ANNAN, COOK OVER CYPRUS ISSUE

[09] MONTENEGRO: KLA AMMUNITION CONFISCATED BY AUTHORITIES

[10] KOSOVO: JOURNALIST MURDERED, CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF RUGOVA

NEWS IN DETAIL

[01] VOCAL DEBATE HELD IN PARLIAMENT LAST NIGHT OVER EDUCATION

Athens, January 12 (MPA)

Furthermore, he accused the teachers of pursuing juxtaposition with the government, opposing the educational reforms without proposing alternatives.

N.D. leader Kostas Karamanlis, in his riposte, told the Premier that he is deeply disillusioned if he believes that today's youth can actually be influenced by political parties.

Also, KKE's secretary-general Aleka Paparega said that her party does not instigate the students, it simply informs them. A.F.

[02] GREEK PRIME MINISTER IN SPAIN TODAY

Athens, January 12 (MPA)

Their talks will concern bilateral ties and European Union matters. During his stay, Mr. Simitis will be received by the Spanish royals and will meet with the President of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch.

He is accompanied by the ministers of Foreign Affairs Theodoros Pangalos, Culture Evangelos Venizelos, Press Dimitris Reppas and the Undersecretary of National Economy Alexandros Baltas. A.F.

[03] NATO, PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE DEFENSE MINISTERS IN ATHENS

Athens, January 12 (MPA)

Greece's Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos will open the proceedings. The additional protocol contains proposals drafted by military experts during their recent Istanbul meeting on issues that remained unresolved..

The defense ministers of Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, and the Romanian chief of staff will be participating in the meeting. Slovenia and the United States will attend as observers. The Turkish defense minister has been invited but it was unclear whether he would be able to attend. A.F.

[04] ALTERNATE FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH TUPURKOVSKI

Athens, January 12 (MPA)

According to reports, the two men exchanged points of view on the course of bilateral relations and the Olympic truce, since Mr. Tupurkovski is the president of FYROM's Olympic Committee.

The meeting was characterized as informal since it was not officially announced and was held outside the Ministry's premises. A.F.

[05] PASOK DELEGATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Athens, January 12 (MPA)

The delegates, among them PASOK central committee member Theodoros Tsoukatos, also visited the Palestine self-rule areas where they met with Labor Party leader Ehud Barak, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Jerusalem Patriarch Diodoros. They will be received by Israel's Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon

Mr. Arafat stressed that he pins great hopes on Greece and the European Union for the resolution of the Middle East issues.

He also accepted an invitation to attend PASOK's fifth congress. A.F.

[06] ÂÅÁR STEARNS HAILS GREEK BONDS

Thessaloniki, January 12 (MPA)

In its latest country report on Greece, Bear Sterns was quoted as saying that Greece's bond and stock markets had entered into a virtuous cycle of falling interest rates and inflation.

If, as expected, inflation falls to 2.5 percent in April, then it will approach the government's 2.0 percent target for 1999 which, in turn, will facilitate the country's entry into the Economic and Monetary Union by January 1, 2001. A.F.

[07] OPE-DIPEK FORM COMMON FRONT IN THE BALKANS

Thessaloniki, January 12 (MPA)

The said cooperation was proposed by the Minster of Macedonia-Thrace Yiannis Magriotis during his meeting with the chairman of OPE. A.F.

[08] ANN HERCUS TO HOLD TALKS WITH ANNAN, COOK OVER CYPRUS ISSUE

New York, January 12 (MPA)

Prior to New York, Dame Hercus will make a stopover in London where she will meet with British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook.

According to UNFICYP, the talks will focus on the UN's efforts to resolve the Cyprus issue. A.F.

[09] MONTENEGRO: KLA AMMUNITION CONFISCATED BY AUTHORITIES

Podgorica, January 12 (MPA)

The ammunition was discovered in a passenger vehicle occupied by two Albanians from Kosovo.

According to the police's preliminary report, the two are refugees from Kosovo to Montenegro and are members of a gang that supplied arms to Kosovo's autonomists. A.F.

[10] KOSOVO: JOURNALIST MURDERED, CLOSE ASSOCIATE OF RUGOVA

Prishtina, January 12 (MPA)

The murder occurred in front of the victim's residence and no one has claimed responsibility as of yet.

Mr. Maliokou was the publisher of the Prishtina daily "Informatori", a close associate of Ibrahim Rugova (the leader of Kosovo's Albanians) and a member of Kosovo's Democratic Association's presidium.

The representative of the observers mission from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Sandy Blythe condemned the killing and said that it adds to the tension in Kosovo, while a representative from Mr. Rugova's office said that the murder of Maliokou is an attack against the freedom of expression. A.F.

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