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Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:13:50 -0500
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From:         Anastassiades - Advanced Rotorcraft Technology / NASA Ames
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Subject:      Skopia - Dania
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To stelnw xwris sxolia...

Kalo Sabbatokyriako se oloys/es, kai eithe o Dias na sas bohthisei
na breite th melapsh Braziliana (h ton pshlo Italo me ta mallia kai toys
...wmoys :-)) poy apozhtate. :-)

Egw tha kanw kamia katabash kai gia sas - to xioni einai fobero!!

Tassos Anastassiades
Mountain View, CA

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Subject: Greek trucks to transit Macedonia under provisional deal
Keywords: international, non-usa government, government, politics
Date: 22 Jan 93 16:24:50 GMT
Location: greece, yugoslavia
ACategory: international


        ATHENS, Greece (UPI) -- Greek trucks are being allowed to transit the
former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia under a provisional agreement
reached recently when officials of the two sides met at the border, the
Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday.
        The dispute arose when Greek trucks were stopped at the border Jan. 4
and refused entry because their transit permits did not bear the name
``Macedonia.''
        Foreign Ministry spokesman Dimitris Avramopoulos said officials from
Athens and Skopje met at the border recently and found a temporary
solution -- Greek trucks would be allowed to pass through the republic
using their previous permits.
        The arrangement would apply until Jan. 31, Avrampoulos said. ``As to
what will apply after that date, nothing has been discussed and nothing
has been decided,'' he said.
        Earlier, Greece diverted its north-bound trucks through Bulgaria to
avoid having to stamp the word ``Macedonia'' on transit permits the
truck drivers carried.
        Athens has refused to recognize the former Yugoslav republic unless
it stops using the name ``Macedonia,'' which is also the name of a
northern Greek province.
        Greece says continued use of the name after the republic declared
itelf independent of Belgrade implied expansionist ambitions on Greek
territory.
        Avramopoulos said the agreement reached at the border was
``unofficial,'' and would not affect Greece's stance regarding U.N.
recognition of the republic.
        He said Greek Foreign Minister Michalis Papaconstantinou was
continuing talks at the United Nations with repesentatives of non-
aligned countries and Britain, and was scheduled to meet Friday with U.
N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
        In a related development, the Consumers Association of Greece called
on Greeks to boycott Danish products to express resentment at remarks
two days ago by Danish Foreign Minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen.
        Speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Jensen
said that by blocking E.C. recognition of Macedonia, Greece ``acted
unreasonably,'' and that he was ``ashamed of Greece.'' Denmark currently
holds the rotating presidency of the Community.
        The Consumers Association asked Greeks to boycott Danish canned meat,
cheese, beer, and chocolates, to register their protest.
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