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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 2002-04-05

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


MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY Thessaloniki, April 5, 2002

SECTIONS

  • [A] NATIONAL NEWS
  • [B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  • NEWS HEADLINES

    [A] NATIONAL NEWS

  • [01] KARAMANLIS CONTACTS WITH SASSON AND ABDALLA
  • [02] GREEK CONSUL GENERAL TO JERUSALEM: GREEKS HERE ARE FINE
  • [03] EXPLOSIONS-RALLIES-PLAYS IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANS
  • [04] PAPANDREOU-IVANOF MEETING
  • [05] PAPANTONIOU-IVANOF MEETING
  • [06] VENIZELOS APPEAL TO UNESCO TO PROTECT THE TEMPLE OF THE GENESIS
  • [07] EARTHQUAKE IN ZAKINTHOS MEASURING 5 ON THE RICHTER SCALE
  • [08] KARAMANLIS MET WITH ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN REPRESENTATIVES
  • [09] BALKAN COMMITTEE POLITICAL BUREAU MEETING
  • [10] BLACK SEA BANK ONE-DAY CONFERENCE IN THESSALONIKI
  • [11] SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN THE ASE
  • [12] PRESIDENT BUSH INTERVENTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  • [13] PROTOCOL OF COOPERATION BETWEEN ERT3 AND THE RUSSIAN PUBLIC TELEVISION
  • [B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  • [14] PASCHALIDIS-GEORGIEFSKI MEETING
  • [15] THE MINISTER OF MACEDONIA-THRACE ON A VISIT TO FYROM
  • [16] PASCHALIDIS' CONTACTS IN SKOPJE NEWS IN DETAILS

    [A] NATIONAL NEWS

  • [01] KARAMANLIS CONTACTS WITH SASSON AND ABDALLA President of New Democracy, Kostas Karamanlis will meet with the representative of the Palestinian Leadership in Athens, Adal Abdalla.

    This afternoon the Head of the Opposition will also meet with the Israeli Ambassador, David Sasson. Mr. Karamanlis will discuss developments in the Middle East with both.

  • [02] GREEK CONSUL GENERAL TO JERUSALEM: GREEKS HERE ARE FINE His assurance that all Greeks living on Palestinian soil are well in their health, was given by the Greek Consul General to Jerusalem, Petros Panagiotopoulos, in an interview to NET Television.

    He also stressed that the Consulate is in daily contact with all of them, and has prepared and evacuation plan, to be put into effect if necessary.

    "I must point out, however, that we are dealing with a terrifying reaction from the Israeli authorities, who consider all European citizens who have a Palestinian passports Palestinians, and forbid them movement through the city", he added.

    Furthermore, he expressed his displeasure with the treatment of High Commissioner for Common Foreign Policy and Political Defense of the EU, Xavier Solana, and Spanish Foreign Minister, Josep Pique, by the Israelis.

  • [03] EXPLOSIONS-RALLIES-PLAYS IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINIANS An explosive device consisting of two gas containers, exploded in the early morning hours by the ATM of an Ergasia Bank branch in the Galatasi area, Athens.

    The unidentified culprits called the "Nea" and "Eleftherotypia" newspapers, taking responsibility for the explosion and stating that it was a move of support for the Palestinian people.

    Another solidarity rally will take place today at 7pm by the statue of Eleftherios Venizelos, in Aristotelous Square, Thessaloniki. The rally was organized by the Workers' Center of Thessaloniki, the Committee for Peace and Detente, associations of Greek

    and Palestinian university students and the Palestinian Community.

    To the people who have walked or are walking the warpath, Mikis Theodorakis dedicates his lyrical comedy, "Lyssistrata". The play, based on Aristophanes' comedy, has it world premiere on April 14 a the Athens "Megaron" Music Hall, in cooperation with the

    Greek National Opera, in the framework of the Cultural Olympics, with the participation of great performers.

    With this play, the composer wants to send a message of peace to the whole world, especially to the likes of the Palestinian and Afghan people, who are suffering the terrors of war.

  • [04] PAPANDREOU-IVANOF MEETING Foreign Minister Giorgos Papandreou met with Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanof yesterday.

    Mr. Papandreou stressed that mediations must be made in order to assist with a way out of the dead end in the Middle East, while he pointed out that the consequences of the developments may be tragic for the region. Mr. Papandreou characterized bilateral

    relations between Greece and Russia as excellent.

    On his side, Mr. Ivanof underlined that "Greek-Russian relations are gradually developing, with transparency, to the benefit of our societies".

  • [05] PAPANTONIOU-IVANOF MEETING Greek-Russian relations and international developments were at the center of discussions that the Greek Minister of Defense, Giannos Papantoniou, and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Ivanof, had in the Defense Ministry yesterday, in the framework of Mr. I vanof's three-day official visit to Greece.

    The Russian Minister, referring to the Cyprus issue, stated that a paradoxical situation is being formed, and he did not rule out the possibility of a Greek-Turkish confrontation. There is a danger of confrontation between a member state of NATO and a me mber state of the EU" he said. The Greek Minister stated that Cyprus will be incorporated to the EU, regardless of whether or not the Cyprus issue is resolved, and he called Ankara to comply with principles of International Law, Democracy, and human right s.

    The two men discussed the reinforcement of military cooperation, and they signed a relating protocol for 2002, for the joint training of their special forces, exchange of officers, and cooperation of their defense industries. Mr. Ivanof repeated the requ est of Russian President Vladimir Putin, for equal treatment of the Russian weapon industry in international weapons systems tenders.

    Mr. Papantoniou answered that "in weapons systems tenders, the best man always wins", and he added that decisions are made based on technical and financial criteria.

    The Russian Minister invited Mr. Papantoniou to visit Moscow, an invitation the Greek Minister accepted.

  • [06] VENIZELOS APPEAL TO UNESCO TO PROTECT THE TEMPLE OF THE GENESIS An emergency telegram was sent to UNESCO General Director Koichiro Matsuura from Minister of Culture Evaggelos Venizelos, after information was received that the gates of the Temple of the Genesis in Bethlehem had been blown up.

    "What is happening at the temple of the Genesis in Bethlehem, places a major monument, not only of Christianity but of world heritage, in danger.

    The Orthodox Patriarchy of Jerusalem, as well as the Latin and Armenian Patriarchies, have jurisdiction of the Temple of the Genesis. This factor explains the special interest of Greece in the monuments of the Holy Lands", pointed out Mr. Venizelos in hi s telegram.

    "I am sure that you have moved to all necessary actions, but I plead with you again to move all mechanisms that may avert harm to these monuments. Their protection, will contribute to the cease fire and the prevalence of peace", he ended.

  • [07] EARTHQUAKE IN ZAKINTHOS MEASURING 5 ON THE RICHTER SCALE An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale shook the Ionian Island of Zakinthos this morning and its epicenter was located in the sea region between Zakinthos and Kilini. The first conclusions on the nature of the specific tremor will be reached in t he next 48 hours, according to Aristotle University seismologists.

    The Ionian Sea is a region with high seismic activity and the last strong earthquake was recorded in October 1988 measuring 6 on the Richter scale.

  • [08] KARAMANLIS MET WITH ISRAELI AND PALESTINIAN REPRESENTATIVES Right-wing main opposition party of New Democracy leader Kostas Karamanlis backed the creation of a Palestinian state and the safety of the state of Israel in the meetings he had in Athens today with Palestinian Authority representative Abdulah Abdulah a nd Israeli ambassador David Sason.

    Mr. Karamanlis discussed with them the crisis in the Middle East and called for an immediate ceasefire and the activation of the international community for the implementation of the UN decisions.

  • [09] BALKAN COMMITTEE POLITICAL BUREAU MEETING The political situation in the Balkans, the reconstruction of the region, the European Union enlargement and political developments in the EU, dominated today in the first Balkan Committee Political Bureau (C.R.P.M.) meeting that was held in Komotini, no rtheastern Greece.

    The meeting attended representatives of regions from Greece, Romania, Turkey, FYROM, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

    The participants discussed organizing issues such as, the organizing structure of the Balkan Committee and the establishment of working groups to deal with specific issues such as, the environment, administration reform and culture.

  • [10] BLACK SEA BANK ONE-DAY CONFERENCE IN THESSALONIKI The prospects for the development of business activities in the Black Sea region will be examined in the one-day conference that will take place in Thessaloniki on April 15. The conference is organized by the Black Sea Bank and will be held in the presen ce of Development Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos and Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Dervis.

    The opening session of the conference will be launched with the speech of the new Black Sea Bank governor Mustafa Gurtin and proceedings will open formally by Greek Undersecretary of Finance Giorgos Floridis.

  • [11] SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN THE ASE Significant gains were recorded in the Athens Stock Exchange today. The general index rose to +1.29% at 2.228,76 points and the volume of transactions was at 88.8 million Euro or 30.2 billion drachmas.

    Of the stocks trading today, 275 recorded gains and 57 had losses, while the value of 44 stocks remained unchanged.

  • [12] PRESIDENT BUSH INTERVENTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST The US intervention could prove very useful concerning the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the occupied territories, stated Greek government spokesman Christos Protopapas referring to the proposal made yesterday by the US President.

    Responding to a relevant question, the government spokesman stated that there is no change in the Greek positions regarding the Palestinians. He stated characteristically that the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister have stressed the need for the cre ation of an independent Palestinian state, while at the same time they support the right of the Israeli people to live in safety.

  • [13] PROTOCOL OF COOPERATION BETWEEN ERT3 AND THE RUSSIAN PUBLIC TELEVISION A protocol of cooperation was signed in Thessaloniki today between the Greek state television channel ERT3 and the Russian Public Television, RTR.

    The protocol was signed by ERT3 General Director Dimitris Katsantonis and RTR vice-president Valeri Niznamov and provides for cooperation in the sectors of program co-productions, exchange of television programs, news exchanges and co-organizing of cultu ral and artistic events.

    The signing of the protocol of cooperation is placed within the framework of the cooperation initiatives launched between ERT3 and public television stations in the Balkans and the Black Sea region.

  • [B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  • [14] PASCHALIDIS-GEORGIEFSKI MEETING A meeting took place last nigh between FYROM Prime Minister Ljupco Georgiefski and Minister of Macedonia-Thrace, Giorgos Paschalidis, who is on an official three-day visit to the neighboring country.

    In statements he made, Mr. Paschalidis underlined that relations between the two countries have improved, and that during the meeting they discussed the Greek program for the restructuring of the Balkans, from which more than $83,000,000 will be dispense d for FYROM.

    In June, the Thessaloniki-Skopje oil pipeline will begin functioning, and Mr. Georgiefski proposed it be extended to Kossovo. He also asked for the opening of three new border crossings between Greece and Skopje, in Aridea (Pella), Doiranis (Kilkis), and

    St. Germanos (Florina).

    The Prime Minister of FYROM asked Mr. Paschalidis to transfer a request, to take up initiative in calling the conference for the Stability Pact into session, to Prime Minister Simitis. He proposed that putting the Thessaloniki-Monastiri track back into o peration and the funding of a Thessaloniki-Skopje road, are incorporated in the actions of the program.

    Mr. Paschalidis and Mr. Georgiefski agreed on a common policy concerning the protection of the environment and dealing with pollution problems. Specifically on the Axios river, Mr. Paschalidis raised the issue of multiple incidents of pollution by FYROM industrial units, and they agreed on a joint program of informing one another.

    Mr. Paschalidis stated that they did not discuss the name issue. He stressed that it is an issue for the Foreign Ministry and noted: "We are searching for a commonly acceptable solution in the UN framework, a solution with dignity for both countries".

  • [15] THE MINISTER OF MACEDONIA-THRACE ON A VISIT TO FYROM Greece is the main investor in FYROM and the Greek businesses active in the region have created thousands of job positions stressed Minister of Macedonia-Thrace Giorgos Paschalidis, who is on a visit to the neighboring country.

    In his meetings with FYROM Prime Minister Ljupco Georgievski and government ministers, Mr. Paschalidis discussed the materialization of the Greek program for the reconstruction of the Balkans which corresponds to US$ 83 million for FYROM.

    In the meetings Mr. Paschalidis had with the FYROM government leadership, pointed out that the Greek government backs the accession of FYROM into the Euro-Atlantic structures.

  • [16] PASCHALIDIS' CONTACTS IN SKOPJE FYROM President Boris Trajkovski accepted the proposal made by Minister of Macedonia-Thrace Giorgos Paschalidis concerning the publication of a book with literature written by Balkan intellectuals.

    Mr. Paschalidis, who is on a visit to FYROM, reiterated to Mr. Trajkovski Greece's firm support to his country's efforts to become part of the Euro-Atlantic structures and stressed that Greece works for peace, stability and cooperation in the Balkans.

    In the meeting with Environment Minister Vladimir Jabirski, they discussed the implementation of joint environment protection programs for Axios River, Lake Doiran and the Park of Prespes.


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