Armenians   government. The Turkish government has for too long displayed contempt for international law not just in this area but in too many others. Its contempt has been displayed in its reluctance to apply the principles of international law in its ongoing disputes with Greece; the continued

Peacekeeping   will maintain this tradition. However, I do hope the government realizes we are facing a problem justifying our decision internationally. Serbia, Albania and the whole geopolitical region are fragile. There are problems in nearby Greece and in Macedonia, where many Albanians live. In Greece

Peacekeeping   would also rise. Albania, the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria, as well as Greece, Turkey or even more distant powers such as Russia and Iran could conceivably become involved. Twice in this century brush fires in the Balkans have resulted in war in Europe

Supply   in time as money began, in the ancient city states of Greece, money represented and contained on it the images of the state. Usually on one side was a god or goddess and on the other side, some symbol of the state. In Roman times, the Romans put the effigy of Caesar on their coinage

Greek Independence Day  Mr. Speaker, today, Canadians of Hellenic origin join with 17.5 million Hellenes around the world in celebrating the most important day in the history of Greece, my country of origin, that is March 25, 1821, Greek Independence Day. Today I welcome to Ottawa and to Canada

Kosovo  ? For instance, at this point in time Macedonia is undergoing some of its own ethnic tension as the floods of refugees have disturbed its balance. When Macedonia gets nervous so also does Greece. When Greece gets nervous so also does Turkey. Most particularly, when Serbia gets bombed

Kosovo   victory. There would be many casualties and as mission creep evolved there would be comparisons with Vietnam. There are several NATO countries which might back out. Greece, Italy and the Czech republic are already lukewarm at best. I believe that NATO was right in principle

Kosovo  Mr. Speaker, there is unease within NATO among some of the 19 member countries. Countries like Italy, Greece and the Czech republic are committed, but there has been a certain trepidation in their commitment. The commitment of ground troops would further strain what is already

Kosovo  ? Was it the partisans not only of Serbia, but the partisans in Italy, or the partisans in France, or the partisans in Greece? I could go on and on. He mentioned nothing about it. The member talked about the Battle of Britain. Has my hon. colleague dismissed all the people under hardship during

Kosovo   it be the conflict between my home country of Greece and Turkey, or Cyprus and the invading armies, whether they are Serbians or Rwandans, whether the conflict is here in Canada or it in America about 140 years ago, the fact of the matter is that NATO has chosen to go in. We are supposedly

Kosovo   that statement by what I read from a university professor in the European city of Saloniki in Greece. He said that this will not only have an effect in Kosovo and in Serbia but it will also spread into FYROM and to Greece. I am really concerned with the situation.

Kosovo   the uranium I was concerned, not because of the people in Serbia but because of the people in Italy, France, Greece, Albania and all over that region. When Mr. Aragona, head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, was before the foreign affairs committee, I asked him

Kosovo   be a small part of what would become a very major problem. The issue would embrace not only Kosovo, but Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania and so on. I mention these issues only to show how incredibly interconnected ethnicity, politics and geography are in the southern Balkans. When I

Kosovo  Mr. Speaker, if the member thinks that the President of the United States, the President of France, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, the Prime Ministers of Greece and Italy and the Prime Minister of Canada will be in Washington for three days to have cocktails, he should

Kosovo   that all the policies are not decided by Canada, of course they are not. There are 19 countries, the United States, France, Great Britain, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain and many others. Nobody dictates to anyone what to do.