Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-06-12

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[01] President Papoulias begins three-day state visit to Austria

[01] President Papoulias begins three-day state visit to Austria

Papoulias, who arrived in Vienna at noon, is due to hold talks with Fischer on Monday morning, to be followed by a joint press conference, after which the Austrian president will host an official luncehon for his Greek counterpart.

On Monday afternoon, Papoulias is scheduled to hold separate meetings with Austrian chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel and parliament president Andreas Khol.

The agenda of talks, according to diplomatic sources, will focus on the traditional and excellent bilateral relations between the two countries, the course of European unification following last year's enlargement of the European Union, the Cyprus issue, Greek-Turkish affairs, Turkey's EU accession course, and the European perspective of the Western Balkan member countries, which both Greece and Austria support and is one of the priorities of the upcoming Austrian EU presidency in the first half of 2006. Talks will also cover international political developments in general.

On Monday night, Papoulias and Fischer will attend a performance of a Puccinif opera at the famed State Opera House in Vienna.

Papoulias will further meet with representatives of the Greek community and Metropolitan Michail of Austria on Tuesday morning, before returning to Athens

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