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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-01-17
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[01] Greek-US cooperation 'excellent'
[01] Greek-US cooperation 'excellent'
"The excellent cooperation between Greece and the US in confronting the
phenomenon of violence and terrorism was ascertained once again,"
Greece's foreign ministery spokesman George Koumoutsakos said
Wednesday, speaking to reporters following a meeting between foreign
minister Dora Bakoyannis and US ambassador in Athens Charles Ries who
discussed a wide range of issues, including developments in the
Balkans, the upcoming extraordinary NATO meeting on Afghanistan, and
Greece's inclusion in the US visa waiver programme, as well as
bilateral economic issues.
Koumoutsakos stressed that the Greek side's firm political
determination for results in confronting the phenomena of terrorist was
a given fact.
"The ascertainment we made from the beginning that the incident will
not affect Greek-US relations is being confirmed every day,"
Koumoutsakos added, referring to Friday's early-morning rocket attack
at the US embassy in Athens that caused minor material damage but on
injuries.
During the meeting, Bakoyannis briefed the US envoy on prime minister
Costas Karamanlis' tour of Balkan countries earlier this week and the
developments in the region, in view of elections in Serbia slated for
January 21 and UN Kosovo mediator Martti Ahtisaari's anticipated
submission of proposals a few days later.
The two sides further discussed preparation of the NATO extraordinary
meeting to discuss the Afghanistan issue "which is high on the agenda
of both the US and the Alliance," Koumoutsakos added.
Also, the Greek side put forward the issue of Greece being included in
the US visa waiver programme, Koumoutsakos said, adding that "contacts
between officials of the two sides for progress in this matter are
continuing normally".
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