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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-10-03
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[01] Gov't committed to helping Africa over long-term, Deputy FM says
[01] Gov't committed to helping Africa over long-term, Deputy FM says
Government aid to Africa focuses on education, infrastructure and
dealing with diseases such as AIDS and malaria, rather than offering
band-aid solutions, Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis said
after his meeting with Richard Hunlede, head of the International
Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies' (IFRC) Africa
department on Monday.
"The Red Cross is a strategic partner of Hellenic Aid, the foreign
ministry's development aid agency," Stylianidis said.
He reiterated Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' commitment to achieving
the European Union goal of development and humanitarian aid to
represent 0.56% of GDP by 2010.
"Our primary target is Africa and we will work not only with GRC but
also with the International Red Cross, in order to ensure that our
actions are more effective," Stylianidis said.
Hunlede said that he and Stylianidis did not discuss money but rather a
long-term effort to support Africa and to help the continent achieve
sustainable development.
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