----- Original Message ----- From: SolidNet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 9:57 PM Subject: CP of Greece, CPG Delegation visits Belgrade SolidNet The purpose of the Solid Net ( Solidarity Network ) is to inform on the activities as well as the ideological and political views of different Communist and Workers� Parties on National and International issues. All articles in the SolidNet are the responsibility of the authors and in no way commit this Web Site. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] , http://www.solidnet.org =============================================================== CP of Greece, CPG Delegation visits Belgrade --------------------------------------------- From: Communist Party of Greece, Tue, 31 Jan 2001 http://www.kke.gr , mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] =============================================================== On the invitation of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), a delegation of the Communist Party of Greece, led by its secretary-general Aleka Papariga, has visited from 24 to 28 of January Belgrade. In the delegation participated also Babis Angourakis, member of the Central Committee, and Head of the Party's International Department and Giorgos Chavatzas, member of the leadership of the Salonika branch of CP of Greece. The delegation was received by the highest representatives of the Socialist Party of Serbia in Belgrade, by the Chairman of the SPS Slobodan Milosevic, vice-chairman of SPS and President of Serbia Milan Milutinovic, General Secretary of SPS, the vice-chairman of SPS Zivadin Jovanovic, the SPS leadership of Belgrade, Pancevo and Novi Sad. The delegation was received at the Federal Assembly of FRY and payed visits to Pancevo, Novi Sad and refugee camps. The delegation met the leadership of the Yugoslav Left (JUL) and the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia, as well the Association of Greek Students in Belgrade. Socialist Party of Serbia 25th January 2001 Belgrade Press Release All the peoples of the Balkans in general and Serb people in particular, are exposed to the strong pressures of the hegemonistic policies of the super power whose objective certainly is suffocation of the freedom, of independence and limiting of the sovereignty of these peoples. This was the joint assessment after the to-days talks, expressed by the Chairman of the Socialist Party of Serbia Mr. Slobodan Milosevic and the secretary-general of the Communist party of Greece Ms. Aleka Papariga. Serb and Greek peoples are tied with strong, historically founded friendship, mutual conciseness of joint interests as well as deep mutual understanding, especially regarding experiences in the struggle to achieve its national interests. Positions of the Socialist Party of Serbia and the Communist Party of Greece are identical, particularly in regard of main causes of instability in our region. Two parties are advocating that Balkans countries autonomously decide on their future and to co-operate on the basis of equality, openness and mutual esteem of specific and joint interests. Vice-chairmen of the Head Committee of SPS Mr. Milan Milutinovic and Mr. Zivadin Jovanovic also took part at the talks . Socialist Party of Serbia 26th of January 2001 Belgrade Press Release It is in the interest of the people of the Balkans that this region becomes a zone of peace and co-operation, without (presence) of foreign troops and nuclear weapons - was the gist of the message of the participants of the to-day's sessions of the Council for international Co-operation of the Socialist Party of Serbia, which was addressed by Ms. Aleka Papariga, secretary-general of the Communist Party of Greece. Leader of the Greek communists, third largest parliamentarian party in that country, condemned NATO policies at the Balkans, aggression against FR of Yugoslavia, use of depleted uranium ammunitions, support for separatism and terrorism that is endangering all the peoples and countries at the Balkans. She also pointed to the cover-up of humanitarian and environmental catastrophe caused by NATO aggression, by use of forbidden weapons as well as to the attempts to take leaders of the resistance for protection of freedom to NATO Tribunal, that are all witnessing to the effort to evade own responsibility for crimes and to pronounce victims of aggression as culprits. Pointing out that the second anniversary of the NATO aggression is approaching, Papariga said that so far many hidden facts on real objectives and long-term consequences of NATO aggression have surfaced, that many European countries are overwhelmed with the panic due to the use of depleted uranium ammunitions and that all the progressive and patriotic forces at the Balkans should more decisively and in a much more organised manner act on withdrawal of NATO from this region. In the course of discussion, gratitude was expressed to the Greek people for its moral, political and humanitarian support in the course and after the NATO aggression and also pointed out that strategy of hegemonism and domination continues by the other means, that the peoples of the Balkans are being limited in their right to autonomously decide on their own development, co-operation and the protection of the national interest. Members of the Council pointed out that collection and analyses of the data regarding the use of depleted uranium ammunitions, organised protection of the population and the environment and elimination of consequences are state and national issue of highest priority. It was suggested to establish a permanent inter-departmental body to co-ordinate and unify all the activities at the domestic and international fields, to propose appropriate initiatives and to mobilise international sources of finance necessary for research and elimination of the effects of bombing. The importance of initialisation of the resolutions of the Security Council to put under international control all the stocks of the depleted uranium ammunitions with the aim of their destruction was emphasised as well as the ban on further production of such weapons. *End*
