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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 99-01-18

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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 18, 1999

TITLES

  • [01] STUDENTS TO CONTINUE WITH PROTESTS OVER EDUCATION REFORM
  • [02] DEFENSE MINISTER FORECASTS EARLY ELECTIONS IN GREECE
  • [03] NATO WARNS OF AIR RAIDS OVER SERBIA

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    [01] STUDENTS TO CONTINUE WITH PROTESTS OVER EDUCATION REFORM

    Thessaloniki, January 18 (MPA)

    Students throughout Greece appear to be tireless as they are intent on pressing on with their protests to the education reforms.

    They will conduct new rounds of rallies tomorrow and Thursday. Meanwhile, the Teachers Federation has rejected the Education Minster Gerasimos Arsenis's offer for dialogue and demands direct talks with the Premier Kostas Simitis.

    Meanwhile, the Hellenic Parliament dismissed a vote of no confidence in Mr. Arsenis Education Minister Gerasimos Arsenis early Sunday after a three-day debate by a margin of 36 votes. A.F.

    [02] DEFENSE MINISTER FORECASTS EARLY ELECTIONS IN GREECE

    Athens, January 18 (MPA)

    Greece's Prime Minister Kostas Simitis stated that nothing could divert the course of the government towards fulfilling its mandate and that in 2000 "we will win the next elections".

    Meanwhile, Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, expressed the opinion that the country will undergo early elections. Regarding inter-party politics, he implied that the present leadership of the ruling PASOK will not be challenged in the party's upcoming congress. A.F.

    [03] NATO WARNS OF AIR RAIDS OVER SERBIA

    Brussels, January 18 (MPA)

    NATO ambassadors held a crisis meeting on Sunday to discuss Friday's massacre of 45 ethnic Albanians in Kosovo and the threat of a return to full-scale conflict in the Serb province.

    According to official reports, no military action will be taken for the time being. Meanwhile, the President of Serbia Milan Milutinovic launched a verbal attack against William Walker, accusing him of displaying favoritism towards the Albanians of Kossovo.

    The United Nations Security Council will convene today to discuss the massacre. A.F.

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