Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-02-05

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

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[01] Papoulias in Bulgaria, Romania next week

[02] Snow, low temperatures throughout Greece

[01] Papoulias in Bulgaria, Romania next week

Papoulias, accompanied by his wife, will pay a three-day state visit to Bulgaria from February 12 to 14, at the invitation of Bulgarian president George Parvanov.

From Bulgaria, he will head on to Romania for a three-day official visit from February 14 to 16, at the invitation of his Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu.

Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Papoulias.

[02] Snow, low temperatures throughout Greece

The snow caused traffic congestion on roads in Attica (the greater Athens area), while roads on Mount Parnitha and Mount Penteli, which surround the Greek capital, were closed.

Authorities also found a pair of hikers that had been missing since Sunday when they were cut off by the snow while walking in the countryside around Oinofyta, north of Athens.

The snow also caused problems in the mountainous regions of Hania prefecture on Crete, cutting off roads and the power supply in the Selinos region.

In western and central Macedonia of northern Greece, meanwhile, temperatures were just 1 degree Celsius within Thessaloniki and the city of Katerini, and -1 degree Celsius in Veria, while the lowest temperatures were in Florina, at -6 degrees Celsius, and Kastoria, with -7 degrees Celsius.

Caption: A young girl plays with the snow in central Athens in this file photo dated Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2006. ANA-MPA / P. Saitas.

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