Athens News Agency: News in English, 00-02-06

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] Burns-Interview

[02] Karamanlis-Interview

[03] PASOK-Conference

[04] Greece-Turkey-visit

[01] Burns-Interview

The Greek-Turkish rapprochement is of historic importance, US ambassador to Athens Nicholas Burns said in an interview to Thessaloniki¢s Sunday edition of Agelioforos daily, noting indirectly that Turkey should at this point make a goodwill gesture to Greece.

[02] Karamanlis-Interview

The up coming general election confrontation will be harsh and difficult, main opposition New Democracy leader Costas Karamanlis predicted in an interview to the Sunday edition of Eleftherotypia, an Athens daily.

[03] PASOK-Conference

The ruling PASOK party Conference on Policy Positions continued for its second day on Sunday, with addresses by Development Minister Evangelos Venizelos and Education Minister Gerasimos Arsenis.

Among those who also addressed the conference were Labour and Social Security Minister Miltiades Papaioannou, Health and Welfare Minister Lambros Papadimas and Environment, Town Planning and Public Works Deputy Minister Christos Verelis,

[04] Greece-Turkey-visit

Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem on Saturday concluded his official visit in Greece, following meetings with Prime Minister Costas Simitis and his Greek counterpart George Papandreou, among others.

Cem invited Simitis to visit Ankara on behalf of Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and the Greek premier accepted the invitation.

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