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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 99-04-11
Last Update: 08:27 GMT+2
SECTIONS
[A] GREECE
[B] BALKANS
NEWS HEADLINES
[A] GREECE
[01] NEW NATO PLAN ON KOSOVO
[02] THE JOYOUS MESSAGE OF CHRIST'S RESURRECTION
[B] BALKANS
[03] AKIS TSOCHATZOPOULOS WILL VISIT ALBANIA
[04] THE NATO BOMBING OF YUGOSLAVIA CONTINUES
NEWS IN DETAIL
[A] GREECE
[01] NEW NATO PLAN ON KOSOVO
Web Posted: 13:57 GMT+2
Thessaloniki, 10/04/1999 (MPA) NATO makes a new step in the crisis in
Kossovo and by using the threat for the use of force as a means of pressure
is ready to present a new plan on Kossovo and Yugoslavia. According to the
Sunday issues of the Athens newspapers "Eleftherotypia" and "Ethnos", on
Monday's NATO foreign ministers meeting, which is regarded to be of
decisive importance there will be strong pressure exerted on Greece to
facilitate the allied forces, mainly through the port of Thessaloniki.
The scenarios that are being prepared by the alliance see Kossovo as a
protectorate and also they mention the deployment of a NATO force, possibly
with the participation of Russia for the return of the refugees to their
homes and the implementation of the cease fire terms.
The German presidency will prepare its own plan for an exodus from the
crisis, while the US Pentagon has already drawn up its own plan for the
"day after". All the scenarios, from the most extreme to the most
optimistic, provide for the presence of strong military forces in the
region that will be deployed for a period of at least a month.
[02] THE JOYOUS MESSAGE OF CHRIST'S RESURRECTION
Web Posted: 13:57 GMT+2
Thessaloniki, 10/04/1999 (MPA) The Orthodox Christians are looking
forward to the joyous message of Christ's resurrection that brings
redemption and rebirth.
After the sadness of the crucifixion, the heavy atmosphere recedes to give
its place tonight to the joy and deliverance brought by the resurrection.
[B] BALKANS
[03] AKIS TSOCHATZOPOULOS WILL VISIT ALBANIA
Web Posted: 13:57 GMT+2
Tirana, 10/04/1999 (MPA) Minister of defense Akis Tsochatzopoulos will be
in Albania today. Mr. Tsochatzopoulos is scheduled to visit the refugee
camp and the port city of Durres where the Greek humanitarian aid, carried
by the Greek Navy ship "Chios", will be unloaded.
The Greek minister of defense will have a meeting with his Albanian
counterpart Luan Haidaraga and afterwards he will meet with Albanian prime
minister Panteli Majko in Tirana.
[04] THE NATO BOMBING OF YUGOSLAVIA CONTINUES
Web Posted: 13:57 GMT+2
Belgrade, 10/04/1999 (MPA) The bombing of Yugoslavia by NATO aircraft
continued last night. The allied forces targeted with missiles the western
regions of Belgrade, while a transmitter of the Serb television was hit
near Pristina.
Meanwhile, the effort of Cypriot parliament president Spiros Kiprianou for
the release of the three US soldiers, who are being held by the Serbs, has
ended in failure. The meeting he had yesterday with Yugoslav president
Slobodan Milosevic brought no positive result. Mr. Kiprianou blamed the
continuing NATO bombing for the failure of his initiative.
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