Cypriot Republic President Tassos Papadopoulos will visit Athens next Tuesday for talks with the Greek government.

Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis and the leaders of the opposition have pointed out that regardless of the results of the referenda the Athens-Nicosia front should remain unbreakable and the unity of Hellenism in Greece and Cyprus uninterrupted.

Mr. Bilirakis stated that the final text of the Annan Plan is not balanced and discriminates against the Greek Cypriots. He pointed out that the Annan Plan includes a number of provisions that do not relieve the basic fears of the Greek Cypriot community .

After the meeting he had with Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis today, Mr. Alogoskoufis pointed out that it was a regular meeting on issues concerning the Ministry of Finance.

Greek Minister of Agriculture Savvas Tsitouridis in statements he made after the Council proceedings were completed stressed that the income of the Greek cotton and olive oil producers is secured.

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The missile-boat will be renamed to "Dioscuria" after the Dioscuri brothers, Castor and Polydeuces the twin sons of Zeus and Leda and brothers of Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra of Argos who, according to the Greek mythology, had taken part in the Argonau tic Expedition.

It is the third ship offered to Georgia by Greece after two air-sea rescue ships in 1998 and 1999, which were undergoing repairs since April 2003 at the Naval Yard of Salamina and will set sail to the Black Sea together with "Dioscuria" after the ceremon y tomorrow.

In statements he made after the meeting, Mr. Vdovin stressed that the Cypriots have to make the decisions on issues that concern them.

After the referenda, Russia is ready to continue the discussion in the UN Security Council in the most constructive way with all sides of the Cyprus problem for a solution to be reached, stated Mr. Vdovin.

In statements he made after the meeting, Mr. Papandreou pointed out that all those speaking about problems in the organizing of the games were proven wrong and added that Greece will organize the best and safest Olympic Games.

Of the stocks trading today, 215 had gains and 85 had losses, while the value of 82 stocks remained unchanged.

The South Korean Foreign Minister expressed the belief that Athens will organize the best Olympic Games and will upgrade their image.

Mr. Ban also referred to the Greeks who fought in the Korean War thanking Greece.

Mr. Moliviatis referred to the traditionally close ties between the two countries and accepted a proposal made by his South Korean counterpart to visit Seoul.

The two ministers also discussed the issue of the nuclear arsenal of North Korea and the problem of international terrorism.

Earlier, Mr. Ban had signed the Olympic Truce declaration.

Russia attributed the veto to the fact that it disagreed with the procedure that was followed, as the Russian representative maintained that the voters should not be influenced before the referenda.

A resolution in favor of the Annan Plan was approved by the European Parliament with the agreement of the majority of the Greek Euro-deputies while the Annan Plan has also the support of the White House.

The Cyprus issue is among the issues to be discussed in New York today by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and EU High Representative on Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana.

He pointed out that the preconditions set by AKEL were not met in spite of the mobility that was recorded, adding that through a "no" vote he wants to lead to the postponement of the referendum in order to secure a strong "yes" later because a weak "yes"

will offer arguments against the solution of the Cyprus problem.

Mr. Christofias commented on the stance of the international community saying that himself personally and his party had warned many times that the plan for the solution of the Cyprus problem should not be one-sided for the leaders and the people of Cypru s to have a reason to vote "yes". However, the stance of the international community was not the expected one referring to the UN, the US, Britain and the EU. He added that this will become obvious by the minutes taken and other evidence that will be give n to publicity later.

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