Subject: News I - Fri, 20 Aug 1993
From: zarros@turing.scs.carleton.ca (Theodoros Sp. Zarros)

        Athens News Agency Bulletin, August 20, 1993
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	Athens, 20/8/1993 (ANA):   Foreign Under-secretary Virginia
Tsouderou yesterday chaired a meeting of foreign and national
economy ministry officials to discuss implementation of
bilateral economic co-operation agreements with Russia. The
meeting focused on bilateral co-operation in developing the
Krasnodar region in southern Russia. It was also attended by
former Cyprus president George Vassiliou and representatives of
the Hellenic Industrial Development Bank (ETBA), the Athens
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBEA), the Federation of Greek
Industries (SEB) and other trade groups.


	Athens, 20/8/1993 (ANA):   The playwright and screenwriter
Dusan Covacevic is scheduled to arrive in Athens on August 24.
Mr. Covacevic, who lives and works in Belgrade, will hold a
press conference in Athens to discuss the film adaptation of his
work, "Once there was a country", to be directed by Emir
Koustourica. A collection of his plays are due to be published
in Greek translation by Estia.


	Athens, 20/8/1993 (ANA):   Greece's special envoy to the Skopje
talks, Ambassador George Papoulias, yesterday departed Athens
for United Nations headquarters in New York to meet with the
Secretary General's special representative, Cyrus Vance. Mr.
Papoulias is scheduled to meet with Mr. Vance on Sunday. The UN
Secretary General's special representative began a round of
talks on august 13 aimed at resolving the differences between
Skopje and Greece within the framework of UN Security Council
Resolution 845. He has already met with officials from the
former Yugoslav republic. Mr. Vance is also expected to visit
Athens and Skopje at the end of the month for talks with the
heads of both governments but sources close to him hinted that
he may cancel the visit if no progress is noted in his
preliminary consultations in New York.