From: zarros@turing.scs.carleton.ca (Theodoros Sp. Zarros)
Subject: News (in ENGLISH)- Mon, 14 Feb 1994 (Greek Press Office BBS, Ottawa).

Athens News Agency Bulletin, 

	Athens, 14/2/1994 (ANA): Greece's position, that the NATO
ultimatum to warring factions in Sarajevo is unnecessary and
will only result in spreading hostilities in the region, is
well-founded and will be borne out by developments, Foreign
Ministry spokesman Constantine Bikas said yesterday. Mr. Bikas
was referring to an earlier statement by Belgian Foreign
Minister Willy Claes that he would exert pressure on Greece to
back Nato's threat for air strikes against the Bosnian Serbs.
"Greece which, due to historical and geographical reasons, is
more sensitive to events in the Balkans, has set the settlement
of the Yugoslav crisis as a basic priority of its EU
presidency," Mr. Bikas said.


	Athens, 14/2/1994 (ANA): Government spokesman Evangelos
Venizelos yesterday reiterated Greece's warning that its
patience was waning in the face of continued Skopje
intransigence and provocativeness. Noting that this was a tough
and clear message in every direction, Mr. Venizelos told the
press that Greece's patience was running out. "We cannot wait
for long or indefinitely", Mr. Venizelos said, emphasising that
Greece would participate in UN-sponsored dialogue, only if
Skopje showed concrete examples of good will. The fresh warning
comes in the wake of a statement by the Australian government
Sunday, to grant Skopje recognition.

	Greece has said that it would be prepared to resume dialogue
with FYROM, if the neighbouring state provided concrete examples
of good will, such as removal of a Greek symbol from its flag,
cessation of hostile propaganda against Greece and amendments to
sections of its Constitution. Meanwhile in Athens, Main
Opposition New Democracy leader Miltiades Evert on his arrival
Saturday from a European tour to advance Greece's national
issues, criticised the government for breaking the UN-sponsored
dialogue with Skopje. "We should resume negotiations (with
FYROM)", Mr. Evert said.


	Athens, 14/2/1994 (ANA): UN Chief's special mediator for
Skopje, Cyrus Vance, will undertake a fresh initiative to settle
differences between Greece and neighbouring Skopje, Main
Opposition New Democracy deputy Stavros Dimas said yesterday.
Upon arrival from the United States, where he headed a ND
delegation at a meeting with Mr. Vance, Mr. Dimas told reporters
"a fresh initiative is expected by Mr. Vance to settle the
Skopje issue". "Mr. Vance did not specify the form or timing of
the initiative", Mr. Dimas said. He said, however, that Mr.
Vance had expressed certain thoughts which he would transfer to
the government. Mr. Dimas also expressed content at a letter to
US President Bill Clinton signed by 50 US representatives
requesting that Mr. Clinton does not proceed with conclusion of
diplomatic relations with Skopje.


	Washington, 14/2/1994 (ANA): In a letter to President Bill
Clinton, AHEPA President John Economou wrote US recognition of
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia was "a serious
mistake", adding it should made it clear to Skopje that "its
continuing irredentist claims are unacceptable".


	Athens, 14/2/1994 (ANA): Albanian Foreign Minister Alfred
Sereki arrived in Athens yesterday, for talks of efforts to
expand co-operation between Albania and the European Union. Mr.
Sereqi is expected to confer today with his Greek counterpart
Karolos Papoulias in his capacity as President of the EU Foreign
Ministers Council. The two ministers are also scheduled to
discuss bilateral relations.


	Athens, 14/2/1994 (ANA): In an interview with a Cyprus daily,
Alternate Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos said a meeting
between PM Andreas Papandreou and Cypriot President Glafkos
Clerides for the promotion of EU-Cyprus relations would be held
shortly. Mr. Pangalos added the Greek EU presidency had planned
a series of initiatives designed to expedite Cyprus' entry, for
which negotiations should not take long.