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[18] REPPAS: THE STATEMENTS MADE BY NANO ARE UNACCEPTABLE
Greek government spokesman Dimitris Reppas characterized as unacceptable the 
statements made by Albanian Socialist Party president Fatos Nano, who called 
"criminals" the members of the ethnic Greek minority in Albania who are with 
the Human Rights Union Party.
Mr. Nano made his statement on the occasion of a violent incident in the 
village of Drimades in the region of Himara where, according to the 
Socialist leader, the village priest was beaten up by members of the Human 
Rights Union Party because he had coffee with him.

Mr. Reppas stated that such statements create problems in bilateral 
relations

24] EU AMENDMENT FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE GREEK MINORITY IN ALBANIA
The safety and protection of ethnic minorities in Albania must be among the 
priorities of the Albanian government in order to make possible essential 
improvements in the social and economic sector, as it is mentioned in an 
amendment tabled by right-wing main opposition party of New Democracy 
Euro-deputy Christos Zacharakis that has been included in the relevant 
report issued by the Euro-parliament's foreign affairs committee on the EU 
action plan on Albania and the neighboring region.
The basic goal of the specific action plan is the economic development of 
Albania aimed at stopping the immigration wave from Albania.

According to the conclusions included in the report, if internal security in 
Albania is not improved there can be no essential improvements in the social 
and the economic sectors. At this point, Mr. Zacharakis suggested that the 
protection of the ethnic minorities must also be taken under consideration 
and his intervention was accepted by the responsible committee.





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