Subject: A.N.A. Bulletin 4/10/93
From: miltos@nfl2.irc.nrc.ca

  Bulletin
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  04/10/1993
        
    A.N.A.
        Athens, 4/10/1993 (ANA):   Prime Minister Constantine
Mitsotakis outlined New Democracy's foreign policy on national
issues at a rally in Thessaloniki Saturday, attacking main
opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement leader Andreas
Papandreou for fis policy on the Skopje issue.
        ``The battle at the United Nations to stop the Skopjan
distortion of our history and to put a final end to their inane
territorial designs is continuing``, he said, referring to talks
between the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece
under the auspices of the UN on the issue of the former Yugoslav
republic's name.
        ``What will Mr. Papandreou do? he asked. ``Is there any
country in the world which has refused dialogue and left the
United Nations rather than conduct talks?
        ``If we refuse dialogue, is it possible that we can allow
Skopje to be recognised and ... be left with a permanent open
wound on our northern borders?`` he asked.
        Mr. Mitsoakis also reiterated his support for dialogue
with Turkey, characterising as ``irresponsible`` Mr. Papandreou's
position on cutting dialogue with Ankara. Mr. Papandreou, he
said, was speaking ``double talks`` on national issues.
        He stressed Greece's European role, particularly as of
January 1, when Greece accedes to the rotating EC presidency.
        Moving to the economy, he said: ``(New Democracy's
economic austerity) has ended; Mr. Papandreou's is being
prepared``.
        ``The first fruits of the sacrifices of the Greek people
were being realised before the government fell``, he said.
        Stressing the nation's prospects for economic penetration
in the Balkans, Mr. Mitsotakis said: ``We must decide if we are
to return to weakness, irresponsibility and the corruption of Mr.
Papandreou or to go forward towards progress and prosperity with
New Democracy``.


        Athens, 4/10/1993 (ANA):   Main opposition Panhellenic
Socialist Movement (PASOK) leader Andreas Papandreou, speaking at
a rally last night at the Peace and Friendship Stadium organised
by the PASOK youth wing, said tha the would call on the youth of
the nation to contribute to solving its own problems.
        Mr. Papandreou said PASOK had worked out a programme
which would be enforced the day after the elections, aiming at
``a decentralised and democratic state, development, educational
reform and cultural rebirth, a more just distribution of income
and wealth and a state of justice, prosperity and welfare``.
        PASOK, he said, pledged to ``create job opportunities,
within the context of an investment programme, aimed at the young
and unemployed``.
        ``We also pledge to finance and technically support the
productive, cooperative, professional and business initiatives of
youth``, he added.


        Athens, 4/10/1993 (ANA):   Main opposition Panhellenic
Socialist Movement leader Andreas Papandreou met Saturday with
the executive committee of the General Confederation of
Professionals and Craftsmen (GSEBE).
        After the meeting, Mr. Papandreou said that small and
medium-sized enterprises had sustained huge losses in the past
four years due, he said, to both the prevailing recession and the
New Democracy government's clear support for multinational
concerns.
        PASOK, he said, would support small and medium-sized
enterprises, describing their demands as ``simple and
reasonable``.


        Athens, 4/101/993 (ANA):   President Constantine
Karamanlis sent a message on Saturday to his German counterpart,
Richard Von Weizsaecker, on the occasion of yesterday's third
anniversary of German reunification.
        ``On behalf of the Greek people, please accept my warmest
congratulations and best personal wishes for the progress and
prosperity of the friendly German people``, Mr. Karamanlis said
in his Unity Day message.
        ``I would like, Mr. President, to express my confidence
that the exceptional relations of friendship and cooperation
between the Federal Republic of Germany and Greece will continue
to grow, particularly in the framework of our efforts to chart a
common european future``, he added.


        Athens, 4/10/1993 (ANA):   Balkan journalists ended their
first meeting yesterday in Thessaloniki with a pledge to work
together on peace and development in the region and establishing
professional rights.
        The Balkans Journalists Confederation gathered some 80
journalists from more than 18 press unions in the region to
coordinate joint action in the professional and cultural fields.
        The confederation was founded on the initiative of the
Macedonia-Thrace press Union (ESHEMA). International Press
Association Secretary General Aidan White attended the body's
inaugural meeting, which began Friday.
        ESHEMA President Antonis Kourtis was elected chairman of
the 31-member board during the meeting.