Mr. Koumoutsakos stated in response to Mr. Annan's statement that Greece will agree to a postponement if all sides agree to it.

After the meeting, Mr. Miller expressed satisfaction to reporters for the invitation extended to him by Mr. Karamanlis and stated that they discussed the issue of Cyprus and the trip of the Greek Prime Minister to the United States on May 20 where he wil l meet with US President George Bush.

On the issue of Cyprus, the US ambassador just stated that the Annan Plan is a very good plan.

The Governmental Committee meets in Athens today to discuss the latest developments on the Cyprus issue and the government's stance in the Political Party Leaders Council meeting to take place tomorrow under Greek President Kostis Stephanopoulos. The gov erning party of New Democracy has not presented its position on the Annan Plan yet, while the party's honorary President Konstantinos Mitsotakis is in favor of the plan.

Opposition party of PASOK leader Giorgos Papandreou had meetings with leading party members in view of the Political Party Leaders Council meeting. Mr. Papandreou has said "yes" to the Annan Plan but a different opinion was expressed by party Executive B ureau member Giorgos Pangiotakopoulos, former Central Committee secretary Kostas Laliotis, former minister Gerasimos Arsenis and about 150 senior party members with a letter to the Central Committee secretary Michalis Chrisochoidis, a fact which was confi rmed by Pantelis Economou saying that there is a movement inside PASOK named "Free Socialists".

The Coalition of the Radical Left Party Political Secretariat met yesterday and the party Central Political Committee meets today to define the party position, which will adopt party president Nikos Konstantopoulos in the Political Party Leaders Council meeting. An important role in the Coalition of the Radical Left decision is expected to play the position adopted by the Greek Cypriot party of AKEL and the leftist Turkish Cypriot political parties.

Meanwhile, AKEL's party congress meets in Nicosia today to take the final decision on the party position regarding the Annan Plan, as inside the party there are voices of both in favor and against the Annan Plan.

The Democratic Alarm party congress will take place tomorrow and views are also split between a "yes" or a "no" to the Annan Plan. Lately, the voices against the Annan Plan have increased and party president Nikos Anastasiadis was jeered by party followe rs yesterday.

Greek government spokesman Thodoris Rousopoulos made the statement today after the meeting of the governmental committee that discussed the issue of Cyprus, as well as the draft bill promoted by the government on the state-citizen relations and issues co ncerning the society of information.

In today's meeting, Foreign Minister Petros Moliviatis made a short briefing on the Cyprus issue, while Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis stated that in the meeting of the Political Party Leaders Council tomorrow he will listen to every view that will be expressed and reach his decision based on the national interest.

Regarding the other issues examined by the governmental committee, a special emphasis was given to the draft bill promoted by the Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization, which concerns the structure of government, measures again st bureaucracy and state-citizen relations.

Of the stocks trading today, just 39 had gains and 262 had losses, while the value of 98 stocks remained unchanged.

tomorrow.

In the statement it is stressed that PASOK has served with responsibility and firmness the national strategy formed by Greek and Cypriot governments since 1974. He said that this is the strategy the party defends today in view of the crucial and historic

decisions for the solution of the Cyprus issue.

The issues examined during the visit concerned the promotion of bilateral cooperation against crime and illegal activities, as well as issues concerning cooperation between the two countries for the safety of the Olympic Games in Athens.

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