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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-09-30
CONTENTS
[01] Two year-old boy and 34 year-old woman drown after boat with migrants
sinks near Lesvos island
[02] Energy Min Skourletis discusses DESFA privatization and TAP pipeline
with Azeri ambassador and SOCAR officials
[01] Two year-old boy and 34 year-old woman drown after boat with migrants
sinks near Lesvos island
The bodies of a two-year old boy and a 34 year-old woman were found on
Wednesday morning at the sea region north of Lesvos island. Both were on
a dinghy that was spotted by a Turkish tourist vessel that informed the
port authorities. Another Turkish vessel as well as a Coast Guard vessel
rushed to the area and started collecting the people from the water.
Fourty-six migrants were rescued by the the coast guard along with
the body of the little body that despite the rescuers efforts did not
survive. The Turkish vessel rescued three persons and the body of the
woman. A total of 48 persons, (11 children, 8 women and 29 men) survived.
"We did whatever possible," said the captain of the Turkish vessel Mehmet
Ali to ANA-MPA. "The common effort of the crew and the passengers, Greek
and Turkish, to save as many as possible was very touching. I will never
forget it in my whole life," he added.
[02] Energy Min Skourletis discusses DESFA privatization and TAP pipeline
with Azeri ambassador and SOCAR officials
ANA/MPA--The privatization of DESFA and the issue of natural TAP gas
pipeline were discussed at a meeting between Environment and Energy
Minister Panos Skourletis and the ambassador of Azerbaijan in Greece
Rahman Mustafayev, who was accompanied by the counselor of the president
of state energy company of Azerbaijan SOCAR, Murat Haydarov, and CEO
of SOCAR Energy Greece SA, Anar Mammadov.
According to the ministry, the issue of DESFA "seems to progress smoothly
and in a manner to satisfy the responsible Directorate of the European
Commission which had raised competition issues".
On TAP pipeline, there will be another meeting with the management of
the consortium next week, to resolve issues that have to do with the
pipeline route on Greek soil and the offsets from its operation.
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