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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-10-31
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[01] PASOK leader Papandreou meets Borrell
[01] PASOK leader Papandreou meets Borrell
Main opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) leader and
Socialist International (SI) president George Papandreou on Tuesday met
with visiting European Parliament President Josep Borrell with whom he
discussed the challenges faced by Europe, the efforts to formulate a
common foreign policy and EU-Turkey relations.
"We exchanged thoughts and views on the European Union's stagnation
regarding the European Constitution but also its weakness to have a
specific identity in today's world reality," said Papandreou, adding
that "we stressed and I promised that I will also help as President of
Socialist International, the need for us to form a vision of the
socialists for the EU's future."
Papandreou said that the second issue he discussed with Borrell was
"the prolonged weakness which the EU is showing lately in formulating a
common foreign policy and a stance in major issues of humanity but also
in the broader region such as in the Middle East."
Regarding EU-Turkey relations, which he termed as "a great matter for
us in Greece," Papandreou stressed that "we agreed that there should be
a clear message, clear talks with Turkey, that we have all said and
want it to have a European course, but it (Turkey) also has obligations
and this is a clear message which the European Union must pass to the
Turkish side."
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