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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-07-16
CONTENTS
[01] Parliament president in Cyprus this week, in first visit abroad
since assumption of post
[02] Greek merchant shipping fleet capacity up in May
[01] Parliament president in Cyprus this week, in first visit abroad
since assumption of post
AMNA/ Parliament president Evangelos Meimarakis will be in Nicosia from
Wednesday to Friday, in his first visit abroad since his assumption of
the post.
Meimarakis will have meetings with the entire political and state
leadership of the Republic of Cyprus, which currently holds the rotating
EU presidency.
While in the Cypriot capital, Meimarakis will also attend memorial
events marking the 38 years since the Turkish invasion and occupation
of the northern part of the island republic.
[02] Greek merchant shipping fleet capacity up in May
AMNA/
Greece's merchant shipping fleet fell by 3.3 pct in May totaling 1,989
vessels, compared with the same month last year, after a decline of 3.2
pct recorded in May 2011, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday.
The statistics service, in a monthly report, said however that total
capacity of the Greek merchant shipping fleet totaled 44,052,891 gross
tons, up 2.5 pct from May 2011.
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