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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-02-10
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[01] PM Karamanlis briefed by FM Bakoyannis
[01] PM Karamanlis briefed by FM Bakoyannis
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis was briefed by Foreign Minister Dora
Bakoyannis in Athens on Friday, following her two-day visit to the
northeastern border province of Thrace earlier in the week. Foreign
policy issues were also discussed during the meeting at the premier's
Maximos Mansion office, although no specific statements were made
afterwards. Meanwhile, in brief statements after her meeting with
Karamanlis, Bakoyannis dismissed criticism by main opposition PASOK
over her tour of the province, in answer to a press question. "(The
tour) was not an exercise in foreign policy. The foreign minister is an
important government official and has the ability to tour all of
Greece. I regret the fact that I have caused worry for PASOK, but I
imagine that it (PASOK) will be able to survive it."
She also roundly criticised PASOK's no-confidence motion against the
government in Parliament late last week, saying a handful of opinion
polls this week show that the suprise political development failed to
generate a majority of the public's backing.
(ANA-MPA file photo of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis)
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