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Athens News Agency: News in English, 02-06-06Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greece has great capabilities of cooperation with China, Simitis says06/06/2002 23:10:32SHANGHAI (ANA - V. Mourtis) - Greece has great capabilities and a comparative advantage compared to other countries even bigger than itself and this ''we should utilize together,'' Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis said here on Thursday, at the close of his official visit to the vast Asian country. Simitis spoke of his intention and that of the government to establish an Asian studies center in Athens, saying that ''we should enrich our knowledge of Asia, as well as of the rest of the world. Therefore, we need specialists''. He also said that Greek exhibitions will be organized by the ministry of culture in Beijing and Shanghai. Simitis noted that the Olympic Games are a great opportunity for the country to enable it to realize its aims for better contact with the rest of the world and for the promotion of political and cultural aims. He provided the example of the Chinese interest in the allotment of a gymnasium for the training of their Olympic team in Athens during the 2004 Olympic Games. Such a request along with others mean the hosting of athletes from all over the world in Greece for eight months. Simitis said that the results of his visit to China were very positive and foresaw the capabilities of the country to play an important role on the international stage, stressing that Greece's political contacts with China should continue, as well as those with other countries. Therefore, he said, an inter-ministerial committee of Greece and China will be established to deal with development and cultural issues. [02] Greece calls for more integration, with its proposals to the EU Convention06/06/2002 23:09:21BRUSSELS (ANA - B. Demiris) - The alternate representative of the Greek government to the Convention for the future of Europe Panagiotis Ioakimidis on Thursday presented Greece's positions on the development of a space of freedom, security and justice in the European Union. He submitted 10 proposals drafted by the Greek government, stressing that such a space of freedom, security and justice was the permanent demand of European citizens for what he called ''more Europe''. Among others he proposed the integration and simplification of the judicial and police cooperation, the establishment of a European nationality, the integration of the Charter of Fundamental Rights to the Union's Treaty, the establishment of institutions for the effective protection of the external borders of the Union and the undertaking by Europol of full operational role within the Union. [03] Main opposition leader begins visit to United States06/06/2002 23:08:09NEW YORK (ANA - M. Georgiadou) The head of Greece's main opposition party, New Democracy leader Costas Karamanlis, arrived in New York on Thursday to begin a seven-day visit to the United States and Canada. While in New York, Karamanlis will attend a reception in his honour organised by the Onassis Cultural Institute on Thursday night. On Friday he will meet Orthodox Archbishop of America Demetrios and visit the Ground Zero site in the city, before attending a meeting of the Greek expatriate community in Astoria on Friday night. His next stop is Chicago, where he will arrive on Saturday for talks with the leadership of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) and an address to the city's Greek community. On Sunday, Karamanlis departs for Toronto where he is due to meet with the Orthodox Metropolitan of Toronto and All Canada and Greek-Canadian organisations. The Greek main opposition leader will head back to the United States on Monday, arriving in Washington for the International Democrat Union (IDU) Party Leaders meeting that will be opened by US President George Bush. On Tuesday, Karamanlis will meet members of the US Congress and attend a reception in his honour at the Greek Embassy in Washington, where he will also give a press conference. He will have more meetings with members of Congress on Wednesday. [04] Titles 506/06/2002 21:37:45[05] Ecumenical Patriarch meets Albanian president, premier aboard ship in Dures06/06/2002 20:04:16TIRANA (ANA - A. Kourkoulas) - Albanian President Rexhep Meidani and Prime Minister Pandeli Majko on Thursday visited Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos on the passenger ship ''Phestos Pallas'', which was anchored at the port of Dures, Albania. The two men were present at the inaugural events of the 4th Ecology Symposium organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate for the protection of the Adriatic Sea environment. Meidani and Majko had a long meeting with Vartholomeos and then sat at a dinner held by the Patriarch on the ship. The Albanian authorities received the Patriarch with special honors during his passage from Albanian territory, while on Wednesday evening the Patriarch visited the ecclesiastical school of the Resurrection of Christ located in the St. Vlasios Monastery in Dures, where the Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania Anastasios held a diner in honor of Vartholomeos, celebrating the ten year anniversary since its establishment. [06] Parliament President Kaklamanis to attend Madrid conference06/06/2002 19:58:57Parliament President Apostolos Kaklamanis departs on Friday for Madrid where he will attend a conference of Parliament Presidents of EU member states. Kaklamanis will address the conference on Saturday on the theme ''Parliament and European Construction: The National Parliaments in the European Insitutional Framework''. [07] Foreign Exchange Rates - Friday06/06/2002 18:02:05Indicative tourist buying rates per euro U.S. dollar 0.946 Pound sterling 0.648 Danish kroner 7.494 Swedish kroner 9.225 Japanese yen 118.0 Swiss franc 1.486 Norwegian kroner 7.448 Cyprus pound 0.584 Canadian dollar 1.448 Australian dollar 1.653 [08] Weather Forecast: Hot and humid on Friday06/06/2002 17:55:13Hot and humid weather is forecast in all parts of the country with scattered cloud in the west, centre and north. Winds southerly, moderate to strong, turning very strong in parts of the Ionian. On the northern mainland and in the Ionian, temperatures will range from 15C to 34C; on the rest of the mainland from 18C to 36C; and in the Aegean islands from 20C to 30C. Scattered cloud in Athens, with temperatures between 20C and 35C. Same in Thessaloniki, with temperatures from 18C to 33C. [09] Greek stocks rally for second consecutive session06/06/2002 16:58:46Greek stocks ended with substantial gains for the second consecutive session in the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday, pushing the general index above the 2,300 level. Traders said buying activity focused on blue chip stocks, particularly in the bank, telecommunication and cement sectors. The general index ended 1.26 percent higher at 2,319.68 points, with turnover a moderate 88.9 million euros. The Cement and Telecommunication sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day (2.35 percent and 2.03 percent, respectively), while the IT Solutions and Food-Beverage sectors suffered the heaviest percentage losses (1.54 percent and 0.39 percent, respectively). The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks rose 1.26 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index ended 0.76 percent higher and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index ended 0.24 percent up. Broadly, advancers led decliners by 182 to 120 with another 55 issues unchanged. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |