Subject: News I (Greek Press Office BBS in Ottawa).
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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 93 15:14:30 EDT

  Bulletin, 14/07/1993 ( )
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        Athens, 14/7/1993 (ANA):   Prime Minister Constantine
Mitsotakis' intervention has been requested by international
mediators Lord Owen and Thorvald Stoltenberg in the attempt to
restore water and gas supplies to war-torn Sarajevo.
        Government spokesman Vassilis Manginas announced yesterday
that ``within the framework of Greece's contribution to a peaceful
resolution of the Yugoslav problem``, international mediators Lord
Owen and Mr. Stoltenberg requested the intervention of the Greek
Prime Minister on the lifting of obstacles which have so far
prevented the restoration of water and gas to the city.
        Sarajevo has been without water and electricity for several
weeks.
        According to the announcement, Mr. Mitsotakis had separate
telephone conversations yesterday with Serbian President Slobodan
Milosevic and Bosnian President Alija izetbegovic, who both assured
him of their support for the ``po-sitive outcome of this issue,
which lies beyond politics``.
 ANA

        Athens, 14/6/1993 (ANA):   President Constantine Karamanlis
yesterday sent French President Francois Mitterrand congratulations
on the occasion of France's national holiday today.
        ``I am convinced that the close and traditional ties of
friendship between our two countries and two peoples will be
strengthened even more in the future, both at a bilateral level and
in the framework of the European Community``, the message said.
  ANA

        Athens, 14/7/1993 (ANA):   National Defence Minister
Ioannis Varvitsiotis will receive NATO's Supreme Allied Commander
in Europe, General John M. Shalikashvili, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
 ANA

        Athens, 14/7/1993 (ANA):   Chairman of the US National
Defence College Lieutenant General Paul Sergeant will pay on
official visit to Greece on July 19.
        During his stay, he will have talks with Chief of National
Defence General Staff General Dimitris Skarvelis. He will also
visit the National Defence College and the Evelpidon Military
Acadermy.
 ANA

        Athens, 14/7/1993 (ANA):   Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr
Moussa was due to arrive here last night on an official visit at
the invitation of his Greek counterpart Michalis Papaconstantinou,
it was announced yesterday.
        Mr. Moussa is scheduled to meet today with Mr.
Papaconstantinou. A meeting with the participation of delegations
from both countries will follow.
        Mr. Mouswsa will also have separate meetings with National
Economy Undersecretary Theodoros Kassimis and Defence Minister
Ioannis Varvitsiotis.
        The Egyptian foreign minister will meet with Prime Minister
Constantine Mitsotakis tomorrow, while Friday Mr. Moussa and Mr.
Papaconstantinou are expected to sign a protocol of cooperation
between the two countries.
        Following the signing of the protocol, the two ministers
will give a joint press conference focusing on the results of the
talks.
 ANA

        Athens, 14/7/1993 (ANA):   Scientists at the Aristotelian
University of Thessaloniki scored a coup Monday when their
predictions of a massive earthquake in Japan came true.
        The Geophysics Laboratory at the university had predicted
the massive earthquake, which registered 7.8 on the Richter scale,
whith ``stunning accuracy``, pinpointing both the size and location
of the epicentre in the Hokkaido islands.
        The forecast was published last may in the internationally-
acclaimed US scientific magazine, the Bulletin of the Seismological
Society of America.
        According to professor Vassilis Papazahos of the Geophysics
laboratory, it is the first international forecast which has been
proven right. The lab had previously correctly forecast two
earthquakes in Greece with this method.
 ANA

        Athens, 14/7/1993 (ANA):   Joint efforts by the ministries
of defence and foreign affairs to track down Sergeant Stavros
Nicoalaou, missing since July 2, have proven fruitless so far.
        Nicolaou vanished while returning from Greece to Somalia
where he was serving with the Greek forces stationed there within
the framework of the UN peacekeeping operation.
        Nikolaou dissappeared after his Olympic Airways 105 flight
landed in Nairobi, Kenya, a defence ministry announcement said
yesterday.