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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-06-12
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[01] President Papoulias begins three-day state visit to Austria
[01] President Papoulias begins three-day state visit to Austria
President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias on Sunday began a three-day
state visit to Austria at the invitation of his Austrian counterpart
Heinz Fischer.
Papoulias, who arrived in Vienna at noon, is due to hold talks with
Fischer on Monday morning, to be followed by a joint press conference,
after which the Austrian president will host an official luncehon for
his Greek counterpart.
On Monday afternoon, Papoulias is scheduled to hold separate meetings
with Austrian chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel and parliament president
Andreas Khol.
The agenda of talks, according to diplomatic sources, will focus on the
traditional and excellent bilateral relations between the two
countries, the course of European unification following last year's
enlargement of the European Union, the Cyprus issue, Greek-Turkish
affairs, Turkey's EU accession course, and the European perspective of
the Western Balkan member countries, which both Greece and Austria
support and is one of the priorities of the upcoming Austrian EU
presidency in the first half of 2006. Talks will also cover
international political developments in general.
On Monday night, Papoulias and Fischer will attend a performance of a
Puccinif opera at the famed State Opera House in Vienna.
Papoulias will further meet with representatives of the Greek community
and Metropolitan Michail of Austria on Tuesday morning, before
returning to Athens
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