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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-12-01Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Venizelos to meet with S&D president SwobodaGovernment Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos will meet on Monday at 11.00 with the Presidency of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Europarliament Group (S&D Group) at the Foreign Ministry.Venizelos will brief S&D president Hannes Swoboda and the group's vice presidents on the Greece's EU presidency priorities as well as on the course of the institutional developments in EU during Greece's presidency in first six months of 2014. [02] Russian Defence Minister expected in Athens Dec. 2-3ANA-MPA - Russian Federation Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu will sign an agreement on defence and technical cooperation during his two-day visit to Athens beginning Monday, December 2, Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov said in Moscow on Friday.At a press conference, Antonov said that the agreement between Greece and Russia will bring to completion the legal basis of their collaboration in this sector. He said that Shoigu would present long-range plans and that he had scheduled meetings with his counterpart Dimitris Avramopoulos and military and political leaders. The visit, he added, "will be, as always, dynamic, brief, condensed and full of specific meetings and talks." There is no doubt, he added, that after this meeting the collaboration between the two countries will increase and fly forward," he added. [03] Thessaloniki's remodelled waterfront opens to the publicANA-MPA - Thessaloniki, Greece's largest northern city, celebrated the remodelling of its sea front on Sunday, December 1, when it reopened as a unified promenade spanning 5 km from Posidonio to the Port area.The works took 2.5 years to complete and include a total of seven parks. In addition, every first Sunday of the month Nikis Avenue will be turned over to pedestrians from 11:00 to 17:00. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |