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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 98-06-17

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

BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN BY MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY

Thessaloniki June 17, 1998


TITLES

  • [01] GREECE IS SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS OF THE EU SUMMIT MEETING IN CARDIFF
  • [02] WASHINGTON IS NOT SATISFIED WITH MILOSEVIC
  • [03] THE UNIVERSITY ADMISSION EXAMS START ON FRIDAY
  • [04] PAPANTONIOU MET WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF THE IONIAN AND COMMERCIAL BANK
  • [05] THE LEADERS OF THE ETHNIC ALBANIANS IN KOSSOVO ARE DISPLEASED
  • [06] NEW RECORD FOR MPA’S SITE ON THE INTERNET
  • [07] ALBRIGHT: THE US CONSIDER A PLAN FOR THE SOLUTION OF THE CYPRUS PROBLEM
  • [08] THE US PENTAGON SPOKESMAN ON THE TSOCHATZOPOULOS - COHEN TALKS

  • NEWS IN DETAIL

    [01] GREECE IS SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS OF THE EU SUMMIT MEETING IN CARDIFF

    Athens 17 June (MPA)

    The Greek side is satisfied with the results of the EU Summit meeting that was concluded in Cardiff yesterday. The relations between Turkey and the EU remain frozen after the objections raised by Greece, while the phrase promoted by the British EU presidency to be included in the text of conclusions calling Turkey the 12th in line candidate state for EU accession, was removed. In a surprise move, US president Bill Clinton intervened by telephone and requested from prime minister Kostas Simitis to change the stance of the Greek government toward Turkey.

    [02] WASHINGTON IS NOT SATISFIED WITH MILOSEVIC

    Washington 17 June (MPA)

    US president Bill Clinton is not satisfied with the agreement reached yesterday by Russian president Boris Yeltsin and his Yugoslav counterpart Slobodan Milosevic on the issue of Kossovo. US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright stated that there was some progress but she criticized Milosevic because he did not do what was demanded by the contact group.

    [03] THE UNIVERSITY ADMISSION EXAMS START ON FRIDAY

    Thessaloniki 17 June (MPA)

    The university admission exams start on Friday and students will be tested in composition. The exams will be completed on June 27 and all those seeking a place in higher education institutions will be tested in physics, ancient Greek, political economy, math, biology, history, chemistry and Latin.

    [04] PAPANTONIOU MET WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF THE IONIAN AND COMMERCIAL BANK

    Athens 17 June (MPA)

    An Athens court ruled in favor of the Ionian Bank employees, who are also Commercial Bank shareholders. The court rejected the restraining measures application filled by the Commercial Bank which called for the participation of a limited number of shareholders in the general assembly meeting that will decide on the sale of the Ionian Bank. The excuse used was that there is not enough space available for all the shareholders to be present in the meeting. Meanwhile, minister of national economy and finance Yiannos Papantoniou and the governors of the Ionian and the Commercial Bank are considering the text announcing the sale of the bank.

    [05] THE LEADERS OF THE ETHNIC ALBANIANS IN KOSSOVO ARE DISPLEASED

    Belgrade 17 June (MPA)

    The leaders of the ethnic Albanians in Kossovo are displeased with the results of the talks held between Russian president Boris Yeltsin and his Yugoslav counterpart Slobodan Milosevic in Moscow. According to the Serb opposition B-92 radio station, Fehmi Agani, a member of the Albanian negotiating team, has characterized as meaningless the results of the talks held by Yeltsin and Milosevic.

    [06] NEW RECORD FOR MPA’S SITE ON THE INTERNET

    Thessaloniki 17 June (MPA)

    Over 1 million requests are received each month by MPA’s site on the Internet setting a new record, while by the end of the year the number of requests is expected to be 1 million a week. According to MPA’s president professor Pavlos Petridis, the news agency continues its upward course with the many different activities it undertakes. MPA’s general director Spyros Kouzinopoulos referred to the operation of the agency’s new data base, the Balkan News Bank that was recently put in operation, the successful international conferences that were organized by the agency and the newly installed site on local administration. He also referred to the agency’s contribution to the development of the relations with mass media in the rest of the Balkans and the Black Sea.

    [07] ALBRIGHT: THE US CONSIDER A PLAN FOR THE SOLUTION OF THE CYPRUS PROBLEM

    Washington 17 June (MPA)

    US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright stated before a US Senate sub-committee that the United States consider a plan for the solution of the Cyprus problem that will respect the rights and the needs of the two communities on the island.

    According to the Turkish news agency “Anadolu”, Ms. Albright did not give more details on the specific plan but added that Washington backs the expansion of the EU toward the central and eastern Europe and especially, Turkey’s wish to become a member of the European Union.

    [08] THE US PENTAGON SPOKESMAN ON THE TSOCHATZOPOULOS - COHEN TALKS

    Washington 17 June (MPA)

    US Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon referred to the content of the talks that will be held between Greek minister of defense Akis Tsochatzopoulos and US Secretary of Defense William Cohen.

    Mr. Tsochatzopoulos will be in Washington on July 7 and 8 and according to Mr. Bacon, he will discuss with his US counterpart issues concerning the Greek-US relations, the Cyprus problem, the Greek-Turkish relations, the changes in the NATO structure and the proposals on the confidence- building-measures in the Aegean.


    Complete archives of the Macedonian Press Agency bulletins are available on the MPA Home Page at http://www.mpa.gr/ and on the U.S. mirror at http://www.hri.org/MPA/


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