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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-10-07
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[01] Papoulias urges creation of free trade zone with Ukraine
[01] Papoulias urges creation of free trade zone with Ukraine
AMNA/Greek President Karolos Papoulias on Friday said that the creation
of a "spherical free trade zone" with the Ukraine will enhance the trade
relations between the two countries, addressing a business conference at
the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBEA) held in the context
of Ukrainian President Viktor
Delegates at the conference spoke of large margins for further deepening
and also expansion of Greek-Hungarian relations.
Many Greek companies, with experience from the organisation of the
2004 Olympic Games in Greece, are prepared to assist Ukraine in
its co-organisation, together with Poland, of the European Football
Championships in 2012, Papoulias said.
He also said that the value of Greek capital invested in Ukraine,
approximately 700 million dollars, coupled by a substantial Greek presence
with four Greek banks on the Ukrainian market and the placement of Greek
capital in business activities such as glassworks, renewable energy
sources, construction material and shipping were "encouraging for the
further course of Greek-Ukrainian commercial transactions".
The President further noted the prospects arising in the field of tourism,
despite the adverse conditions.amna Yanukovych's state visit to Athens.
Yanukovych , in turn, underlined Ukraine's interest in the development
of renewable energy sources (RES) activities, and particularly noted
the two major RES projects (aeolic energy park and photovoltaic park)
being constructed in Crimea, saying that with the knowhow being employed
there a similar electricity production park could also be built in Greece.
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