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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-01-04
CONTENTS
[01] Dendias: police not working blind in embassy hit case
[02] German envoy: embassy attack will not affect relations
[01] Dendias: police not working blind in embassy hit case
ANA-MPA The Hellenic Police (ELAS) are not working blind to investigate
hits on the German embassy and the Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avgi) party
offices, Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias stressed in an interview
published by the newspaper "Kathimerini" on Saturday.
The minister said the same was true of other cases and clarified that
the distance between this stage and drawing up charges was "huge".
During the interview, Dendias criticised judges for permitting the
release of the now fugitive suspected terrorist Nikos Maziotis after the
18-month maximum for incarceration on remand had expired and also hinted
at evidence of an 'osmosis' between ordinary criminals and terrorism.
[02] German envoy: embassy attack will not affect relations
ANA-MPA -- The attack on the German embassy in Athens will not derail
bilateral relations, Germany's envoy in Athens Wolfgang Dold told the
Greek newspaper "Kathimerini" in an interview released on Saturday.
"It would appear that there are some people out there that would like
to push the country off course and believe that the signs of economic
recovery do not serve their goals," the German ambassador said a few days
after the attack. "Attacks of this sort will not succeed in disrupting
Greek-German relations," he added, stressing that the friendship between
the two countries was built on firm foundations.
"We consider our country one of Greece's closest friends and we will
continue to support Greece in its difficult course toward recovery. The
Greek EU presidency can count on our support," the ambassador said,
adding that Greece remains a safe country.
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