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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-06-01
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[01] PASOK leader announces initiative on Greek-Turkish relations
[01] PASOK leader announces initiative on Greek-Turkish relations
Main opposition PASOK leader said Thursday that he was launching an
initiative for forging a new strategy on Greek-Turkish relations,
speaking to reporters after a one-hour meeting with President of the
Republic Karolos Papoulias. He said that he would ask to see Prime
Minister Costas Karamanlis and the other political party leaders for
this purpose, adding that it was also the reason he had sought this
meeting with Papoulias.
Papandreou said that "we are all monitoring this climate of tension,
with Turkey's provocative actions", and expressed concern regarding the
country's security due to the Turkish provocations.
The main opposition leader said it was imperative that a new strategy
be formulated, one that would guarantee Greece's sovereign rights, and
the security and confidence of every Greek citizen, as well as open up
new horizons for cooperation and peace in the region, as well as create
a "share" of peace for health, education and growth.
This road exists, Papandreou said, noting that he knew this from his
own term as foreign minister (in the preceding PASOK governments) and
from the initiatives he had undertaken in that capacity.
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