From: than...@athena.mit.edu (Thanos Tsekouras)
Subject: Greek News 19 May 1993
Date: 20 May 1993 01:44:42 GMT

	Bulletin of news from the greek consulate.

ANA (=Athens News Agency) Athens 19/5/93.  Tough negotiations to arrive
at a nationally acceptable solution to the Skopje issue are continuing,
government spokesman Vassilis Manginas said yesterday, adding that both
the question of the name of the republic and the confidence building
measures constitute an indivisible package.  He stressed that, with
regard to the name, Greece's starting point is that the term "Macedonia"
not be included and said it was possible that there would be another
round of negotiations.  There may be a delay in the negotiations since
no exact time-limit has been set for Athens and Skopje to reply to the
proposals made by the UN, Mr Manginas said.  Asked whether Athens was
any closer to accepting the name 'Macedonia' for the republic with an
ethnological or geographical qualifier, he said only that the government
was continuing tough negotiations.
	Diplomatic sources in New York say that within 20 days - without
this time-limit being obligatory - Athens and Skopje must reply and
comment on the mediators proposals to resolve the issue.
	The same sources estimate that there will not be convergence of
views between Athens and Skopje by that time and that the next step will
be either to recall representatives of the two sides for talks with the
mediators Cyrus Vance and Lord Owen, or for the mediators to ignore the
stance of the two sides and submit their report to the Security Council
or, alternatively, call Athens and Skopje to engage in direct dialogue
under the auspices of the UN.
	According to the same sources, the hope is being expressed that
there will be no unilateral recognitions of Skopje until after the
negotiating process is completed, in accordance with the wishes of the
Security Council, which urged that no action be taken that would impede
the success of the negotiations.

	Athens, 19/5/93 (ANA).  Prime Minister C. Mitsotakis yesterday
welcomed Danish voters' approval of the Maastricht treaty, saying it
eliminated one of the few remaining obstacles to European union.
	....

	Athens, 19/5/93 (ANA).  Foreign Minister Michalis
Papakonstantinou left for Rome yesterday afternoon to addend today's
West European Union (WEU) foreign ministers' meeting.
	The meeting will examine the situation in Yugoslavia, with
emphasis on developments in Bosnia and will also examine the issues of
implementing the embargo against Serbia in the Adriatic and Danube
region.
	Talks are further expected to focus on the issue of the
consolidation of the WEU.  The process has already started, under the
Italian presidency, with Greece's accession as a full member last
November, the accession of Turkey, Iceland and Norway as associate
members and Denmark and Ireland - the only two EC member-states which
are not WEU members-as observers.

	Athens, 19/5/93 (ANA).  A delegation of Romanian parliamentarians
arrived in Athens yesterday to attend a parliamentary session of the
Greek house due to endorse Romania's association agreement with the
European Community.  The six-member delegation, headed by the president
of the Romanian Parliament, Dr Oliviou Gherman, was invited to Athens by
the president of the parliament Athanassios Tsaldaris.  The Romanian
deputies are scheduled to hold talks with government and political party
officials today, and observe the Greek parliament's ratification of an
EC economic agreement with Romania tomorrow morning.  Romania signed an
association agreement with the EC in January as part of its post-
communist policy moves seeking gradual integration with the West.

	Istanbul 19/5/93 (ANA - A. Kourkoulas).  Newly -elected Turkish
President Suleyman Demirel said he would step up efforts to upgrade
relations between Turkey and Greece.
	"I will continue my efforts to develop our bilateral relations",
he said in reply to President Constantine Karamanlis' letter of
congratulations.
	President Karamanlis sent a telegram Sunday to Mr Demirel
congratulating him on his victory.

	Athens 19/5/93 (ANA).  The first cooperation agreement between
Greece and Moldavia wa signed yesterday by Foreign Minister Michalis
Papaconstantinou and his Moldavian counterpart Nicolae Ciu.
	Mr Ciu is on an official visit to Greece, the first by a
Moldavian government official.  The agreement outlined the framework for
bilaterl economic and political cooperation.  Speaking after the
signing, Mr Papaconstantinou said that Greece desired "particularly good
relations" with all the new republics, noting that there were historical
ties between Greece and Moldavia.
	Mr Papaconstantinou said that he had accepted an invitation to
visit Moldavia at a date to be set through diplomatic channels.
	Mr Ciu expressed the hope that the two countries would soon sign
a high-level friendship and cooperation agreement, adding that his talks
with Mr Papaconstantinou had also focused on the development of
diplomatic relations.
	Replying to press questions, Mr Ciu said that Moldavia had not
recognised Skopje and supported Greece's positions on the issue.
	The Moldavian minister also held a meeting yesterday with Deputy
Prime Minister Tzannis Tzannetakis and National Economy Ministy'
Secretary General Mr Theofanous focusing on financial issues as well as
prospects for further development of bilateral relations.

	Athens 19/5/93 (ANA).  Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis may
meet with Albanian President Sali Berisha in Corfu during a private
visit over the weekend, according to informed sources.
	Asked about the possibility of such a meeting, government
spokesman Vassilis Manginas said yesterday that there was a report that
Mr Berisha would pay a private visit to Corfu at the weekend, but added
that it was unconfirmed.  Mr Manginas said that Greece desired the
improvement of relations with Albania but would "affectively protect
society from the unacceptable phenomena caused by the unchecked entry into
the country of economic refugees and the only way to do this is to
secure the border".  The spokesman described as "inaccurate" press
reports yesterday claiming that it had been decided in talks Monday
between Mr Mitsotakis and his Albanian counterpart Aleksandr Meksi to
give legal status to Albanian illegal immigrants in Greece.
	He said that the issue had been discussed by the two leaders but
that neither the number of the illigal immigrants had been determined
nor any decision taken.
	Mr Mitsotakis and Mr Meksi signed four agreements on closer
economic ties in Athens yesterday during talks focusing on bilateral
economic relations, the issue of the Greek minority in Albania and the
legal status of Albanian refugees in Greece.

	Athens 19/5/93 (AFP/ANA).  Czech President Vaclav Havel will be
arriving in Athens Sunday for a three-day visit, during which he will
meet with President Karamanlis and Prime Minister Mitsotakis, the Czech
Presidency announced yesterday.
	During his stay, President Havel will receive the Onnasis
Institute Award, which is awarded to "personalities that have offered
their services to humanity, who have contributed to understanding
between peoples and who have served human dignity", the announcement
added.
	This is the first time that the Onnasis Award to be awarded to
Mr Havel by President Karamanlis, has been awarded to a head of state.

	Athens 19/5/93 (ANA).  Ankara is gradually realising its vision
of Panturkism, according to professor of political sciencews at Belgrade
University and an expert on Turkish affairs Miroliup Yeftic.
	Speaking at a press conference here yesterday, Mr Yeftic
underlined the significance of recent statements by newly-elected
Turkish president and former prime minister Suleyman Demirel, who
recently spoke of the borth of a "Greater Turkey" stretching from the
Great Wall of China to the Adriatic.
	Mr Yeftic said that the policy of Panturkism was being
implemented in two stages, the first involving the re-incorporation of
the old Ottoman territories with present-day Turkey and the second
aimed at uniting the Turkish-speaking areas of the former Soviet Union
with Turkey.  The second stage, Mr Yeftic said, did not include
Azerbaijan, which would be united with Turkey in the first stage.
	He said Ankara had already begun to implement the plan, citing
Turkish involvement in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
	The Turkish government, Mr Yeftic said, was providing all
possible help to President Ajija Izetbegovic to set up an independent
state in Bosnia-Herzegovina, with the ultimate aim of securing the
latter's unification with Turkey.
	Mr Yeftic forecast that Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ankara would turn
its attention to Kosovo and the area of Novi Bazar in Serbia.
At some point, he predicted, the Turks of Bulgaria and the Islamised
Bulgarians would rise up, while at the same time, Moslem Albania and
Moslem Bosnia would exert pressure to Bulgaria.
	"The international community", Mr Yftic said, "will act as it
did in the case of Cyprus and the vision of Panturkism will become
reality".

	Athens 19/5/93 (ANA).  US Secretary of State Warren Christopher
will visit Greece on June 10-11 to attend the NATO meeting of ministers,
government spokesman Vassilis Manginas said yesterday.
	After the NATO meeting, the spokesman added, Mr Christopher will
fly to Ankara.
	Mr Christopher is expected to hold talks with government
officials on the situation in the former Yugoslavia on the sidelines of
the meeting.
	Meanwhile, replying to press questions, the spokesman said that
Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis was in constant contact with the
Serbian leadership and the UN international mediators within the
framework of Greece's efforts for a peaceful solution to the problem of
former Yugoslavia.

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