Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 98-08-07
MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY NEWS IN ENGLISH
Thessaloniki, August 7, 1998
SECTIONS
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
NEWS HEADLINES
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[01] GOVERNMENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MANY BURNING
REGIONS
[02] GREECE TO PLAY AGAINST SPAIN IN TONIGHT'S GAME OF WORLDBASKET
'98
[03] FIRES CONTINUE TO RAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
[04] GREECE, ALBANIA TO SIGN COOPERATION PROTOCOL ON MONDAY
[05] FAYUM'S PORTRAITS COLLECTION PRESENTED AT THESSALONIKI'S
MUSEUM
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
[06] US ISSUE STERN WARNING TO SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC
[07] STATE DEPARTMENT TO CONVENE OVER CYPRUS, GREEK-TURKISH ISSUES
[08] DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TO MEET WITH CYPRIOT PRESIDENT TODAY
[09] ALBANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TALKS TO THE MPA ABOUT KOSSOVO
CRISIS
[10] DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH CYPRIOT FOREIGN MINISTER
NEWS IN DETAIL
[A] NATIONAL NEWS
[01] GOVERNMENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MANY BURNING
REGIONS
The Greek government placed the region of Mount Penteli in a
state of emergency yesterday and, while fires in that region have
subsided, infernos in the Peloponnese, Halkidiki and the main land
continue to ravage hundreds of acres of land.
The Minster of the Interior Alekos Papadopoulos said that
additional measures are to be taken in combating the fires and
preventing arson since more fires are expected in August.
The Civil Aviation Agency has provided airplanes and pilots
to assist in fighting the infernos.
[02] GREECE TO PLAY AGAINST SPAIN IN TONIGHT'S GAME OF WORLDBASKET
'98
Greece will play against Spain during tonight's game of the
ongoing WorldBasket '98 championship in Athens, having finished
third in Group E.
The Greek team yesterday was beat by Yugoslavia, the score
being 70-56. If Greece manages to beat Spain, then it will face
the winner of the Yugoslavia-Argentina match.
The Championships are being held at the capital's Peace and
Friendship stadium.
[03] FIRES CONTINUE TO RAGE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
Huge fires continue to rage throughout the country, with
thousands of acres of forest land having turned to ash.
The Civil Aviation Agency has provided airplanes and pilots
to assist in fighting the infernos. Meanwhile, the larger part of
the Peloponnese peninsula has been declared as an emergency state.
Fires broke out on the outskirts of Patras and in the prefecture
of Ilia.
Fires continue to engulf hundreds of acres on Mount Olympus,
while blazes have subsided in the ecologically unique forest of
Mount Taygetos in Messinia.
[04] GREECE, ALBANIA TO SIGN COOPERATION PROTOCOL ON MONDAY
A cooperation protocol is to be signed on Monday between
Greece and Albania, foreseeing joint patrols along the two
countries' common sea border.
The protocol is aimed at policing the region more effectively,
such as combating illegal immigration, drug trafficking and
unlawful fishing.
A special ceremony will be held at the island of Corfu on
Monday, which will be attended by Merchant Marine Minister Stavros
Soumakis and Albanian Interior Minister Neritan Ceka.
[05] FAYUM'S PORTRAITS COLLECTION PRESENTED AT THESSALONIKI'S
MUSEUM
The famous series of Fayum's portraits is currently on
display at Thessaloniki's Museum of Byzantine Civilization.
The portraits, dating back to the 1st and 4th centuries A.D.
are characterized by an intense realism, the artist having
employed a method that wavers between impressionism and
naturalism.
The exhibit will last until the end of August.
[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS
[06] US ISSUE STERN WARNING TO SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC
The United States have issued another stern warning to Serb
President Slobodan Milosevic concerning the ongoing conflict in
Kossovo.
The State Department announced that preparations for NATO's
military intervention in the region could be complete in a day or
two.
[07] STATE DEPARTMENT TO CONVENE OVER CYPRUS, GREEK-TURKISH ISSUES
The US State Department is to hold a wide-spanning conference
today concerning the Greek-Turkish relations and the Cyprus issue.
The meeting, to be chaired by Secretary of State Madleine
Albright, will feature the participation of US Ambassadors
assigned to Athens, Ankara and Nicosia.
Meanwhile, US President Bill Clinton has announced the stay
of envoys Richard Holbrooke and Thomas Miller as US mediators for
the Cyprus issue.
[08] DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TO MEET WITH CYPRIOT PRESIDENT TODAY
Greece's deputy Foreign Minister Yiannos Kranidiotis is to
exchange points of view on the Cyprus issue with the President of
the Republic of Cyprus Glafkos Clerides during their meeting in
Nicosia today.
Mr. Kranidiotis is to discuss the US proposals for a flight
moratorium over the island.
Also present at the Clerides-Kranidiotis meeting will be the
Cypriot Foreign Minister Yannakis Kasoulides.
[09] ALBANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TALKS TO THE MPA ABOUT KOSSOVO
CRISIS
Albanian Foreign Minister Paskal Milo expressed his concern
over the fermenting Kossovo crisis tot he Macedonian Press Agency.
Mr. Milo stated that his government is carefully observing
the developments in the region , especially Serb President
Slobodan Milosevic's actions in Kossovo sand the Albanian-Yugoslav
borders.
According to Mr. Milo, the Albanians are aware of Mr.
Milosevic's tactics and believe that the Serb President's aim is
to intensify military activity during the weekends, when the
international community is not keeping such a close watch on the
region.
[10] DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH CYPRIOT FOREIGN MINISTER
Athens and Nicosia have similar reactions to their
negotiations with the United States, stated the Cypriot Foreign
Minster Yiannakis Kasoulides following his meeting with Greek
deputy Foreign Minister Yiannos Kranidiotis in Nicosia.
Mr. Kasoulides stated that they had a preliminary exchange of
views on the Cyprus issue and Mr. Kranidiotis briefed him on the
content of his talks with the US Ambassador to Athens Nicholas
Burns.
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