Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 05-05-09

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

CONTENTS

[01] ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH INTERVENTION

[02] KARAMANLIS CALLS FOR MORE WORK AND LESS TALK

[03] 60 YEARS SINCE THE ALLIED VICTORY OVER THE NAZI GERMANY

[04] KARAMANLIS: REFORMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL

[01] ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH INTERVENTION

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has allegedly sent a letter to Patriarch Irenaeus of Jerusalem suggesting to him not to move hastily and call a minority Holy Synod meeting invoking the likelihood of serious consequences to the operation of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem.

Serious incidents were recorded yesterday between hierarchs, supporters of the Patriarch of Jerusalem and Greek police after the information that Irenaeus had sent his own people to the economic department to destroy documents and remove sums of money.

Archimandrite Fotios and a Greek police officer were arrested while carrying bags full of money and tens of authentic letters of procuration.

Patriarch Irenaeus continues to threaten the hierarchs of the Holy Grave with sanctions.

A total of 75 hierarchs and priests have signed the statement denouncing Patriarch Irenaeus, among them, 15 of the 18 Holy Synod hierarchs.

The Jordanian government will decide today whether it supports the Holly Synod Act denouncing Patriarch Irenaeus, while the Palestinian Authority has already stated that it supports the hierarchs who are against Patriarch Irenaeus.

[02] KARAMANLIS CALLS FOR MORE WORK AND LESS TALK

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis stressed that more work and less talk is needed speaking today in the cabinet meeting, that took place to discuss regional development, which is a main priority for the government.

Mr. Karamanlis reiterated that the issues concerning government reshuffle and the coordination of the government work are issues that fall under his authority.

The meeting takes place one day after the publicizing of an opinion poll on behalf of the Athens daily TO VIMA according to which, the ruling party of New Democracy leads main opposition Socialist Party of PASOK by 2.4 percentage points, while Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis leads PASOK leader Giorgos Papandreou in terms of popularity by 7.1 percentage points and is regarded more fit for the post of the Prime Minister.

[03] 60 YEARS SINCE THE ALLIED VICTORY OVER THE NAZI GERMANY

The military parade in Moscow's Red Square on the 60th anniversary of the end of WWII took place with the participation of 7,000 Russian soldiers and 2,500 WWII veterans in the presence of 60 foreign leaders, among them, the US President, the French President, the German Chancellor, the Japanese Prime Minister and the Greek President.

Russian President Putin will honor Hellenic Republic President Karolos Papoulias together with other five veteran leaders, among them, former Cypriot Republic President Glafkos Clerides, on their resistance action during WWII.

They are 6 political personalities who occupy or used to occupy a state office in their countries and when they were young they fought in the war against fascism. They are the Presidents of Greece, Croatia and Albania, Karolos Papoulias, Stepan Mesic and Alfred Moisiu respectively, former King of Romania Mihai, former Polish President Wojciech Jaruzelski and former Cypriot Republic President Glafkos Clerides.

[04] KARAMANLIS: REFORMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL

The certainty that the government of New Democracy will meet the major challenge of reforms for the common benefit and for a better future with the support of the people and society, expressed Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis in the statement he made after the cabinet meeting on regional development held today.

He acknowledged that the government has a tough work to do but pointed out that is feasible. The government wants criticism, listens to every proposal that could contribute to the efforts for a better future, and respects the commitments it has undertaken before the Greek people, he said.

Mr. Karamanlis accused the PASOK governments of negligence and stressed that New Democracy has inherited huge secret debts and deficits while he assured that in two years the economic situation for every citizen will improve, while reforms will be promoted with the greatest possible consensus, boldness and prudence with a sense of realism and social sensitivity.

He made a special reference to the issues of regional development and pointed out that among the government's priorities is the drawing up and implementation of a national strategy for regional development.

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