¡@ ATHENS, Jan. 25(Xinhuanet)-- Greek government on Tuesday emphasized that it will not bow to farmers' threatened mobilization by violating the law and handing out extra subsidies to mostly cotton growers dissatisfied with this year's crop prices,as the specter of farmers' roadblocks continues to hang over many national highways.

In statements during his regular daily press briefing, alternate government spokesman Evangelos Antonaros reminded that Agriculture Minister Evangelos Basiakos is the competent government official negotiating with farmers' groups-- in reply to farm unionists' demand that the premier himself deal with the issue, adding that Basiakos is continuing negotiations with farm groups and leaders.

"Demands by the few should not damage the majority of honest farmers... the government cannot violate the law because they(protesting cotton growers) have lined up their tractors(along thenational roadway)," he stressed.

Meanwhile, farmers in the eastern Macedonia prefecture of Serres continued to periodically block a local highway and a customs post on the Greek-Bulgarian frontier.

Other isolated and sporadic roadblocks were set up by farmers in western Macedonia and outside Thessaloniki.