Parliament question on Greek tourism`s prospects

Athens, 23/4/1999
Indications concerning the Greek tourism seaseon continue to be encouraging despite the crisis in Yugoslavia, Alternate Foreign Minister yiannos Kranidiotis said yesterday in response to a question tabled in Parliament.  Coalition of Left and Progress deputy Yiannis Dragasakis asked the government what meassure it has taken to have Washington repeal its executive order designating the northern Ionian as a ``waw zone``.   Despite the drisis in Yugoslavia the messages received by the development ministry from the National Tourism Organisation of Greece (EOT) offices abroad on tourist movement to Greece ``remain encouraging``, Mr. Kranidiotis said.  The only exception, he added, was the US market which was showing a 50 per cent reduction in foreign travel in general.
Regarding the losses suffered by Greek enterprises due to the Yugoslav conflict, Mr. Kranidiotis said the government was taking ``all the necessary steps`` and had already brought the issue up in the European Union for discussion after the crisis had ended.
Concerning the ``executive order``, Mr. kranidiotis reiterated that it was an internal affair of the US and did not ``greate international  lawful actions``.