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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-05-13
CONTENTS
[01] PM Tsipras meets with Turkish President Erdogan
[02] Tsipras: Greece serves as a bridge between China and Europe
[01] PM Tsipras meets with Turkish President Erdogan
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is meeting with Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan in Beijing on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum
for International Cooperation organized by the Chinese government. The
meeting is held at the Four Seasons Hotel.
On the Greek side, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, Minister of
Digital Policy Nikos Pappas and Foreign Ministry Secretary General for
International Economic Cooperation George Tsipras participate. On the
Turkish side, Prime Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu participates.
[02] Tsipras: Greece serves as a bridge between China and Europe
Greece is at a crossroads of three continents, it constitutes an
important hub in the economic, energy and cultural sectors and can serve
as a bridge between China and Europe, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
said on Saturday in a meeting with the Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Tsipras underlined that Greece has worked hard over the last year to
upgrade the relation between the two counties which is based on the two
ancient civilizations. He added that Greece is overcoming the crisis, has
returned to positive growth rates and will soon tap the markets. The prime
minister said that Greece aims at further strengthening the cooperation
with Beijing as China's strategic vision coincides with that of Greece.
On his part, the president of China stressed the particular dynamism and
vigor that is now recorded in the two countries' relationship. Jinping
added that the Greek-Chinese relationship would be further strengthened.
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