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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-03-28Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] PM confers with ND sec't, anti-corruption campaign again cited"Elections will be held on time," ruling New Democracy (ND) Secretary Lefteris Zagoritis said Wednesday, speaking to reporters after a meeting with Prime Minister and ND leader Costas Karamanlis.Zagoritis said the meeting was one of his regular contacts with the premier, while adding talks focused on the course leading to the upcoming ND congress and the internal party elections. Replying to questions, he said a list of MP candidates has "opened", one year before general elections, as stipulated in ND's charter. Asked whether political accountability is an issue regarding an ongoing furor involving the management of supplementary pension funds' reserves, Zagoritis referred to statements made by the prime minister last Thursday in Parliament on the issue of selection of the funds' administrations, adding that Karamanlis' statements have been "clear-cut". "The system of selecting the administrations over the past 20 years must change, with new procedures to be instituted," he said. Zagoritis further stressed that ND's stance on phenomena of corruption was steadfast and one of "zero tolerance". "Whoever is implicated in illegal actions will suffer the consequences of the law and the disdain of the citizens," he added. Caption: PM Costas Karamanlis. ANA-MPA [02] EU meeting in Rhodes on Green Paper, seas policyA meeting of the EU's European affairs ministers will be held on the Dodecanese island of Rhodes on April 19-20, at the initiative of Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Valinakis, foreign ministry spokesman George Koumoutsakos announced on Wednesday during a regular press briefing.The Rhodes meeting will take place within the framework of the deliberations on the European Commission's Green Paper and the EU's new policy on the seas. Foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis will deliver the opening address. According to Koumoutsakos, the meeting is "part of an effort for an overall review of the policies regarding the sea, with the emphasis on economic development, research, the environment and innovation". Caption: Deputy FM Yiannis Valinakis. ANA-MPA [03] US on Athens' support following embassy attackThe US government's appreciation of the Greek government's support and cooperation following the Jan. 12 rocket attack on the US embassy in Athens, which caused material damage but no injuries, was reiterated on Tuesday by US State Department deputy spokesman Tom Casey, in reply to a question during a daily press briefing."We very much appreciate, as you know, the cooperation the Greek Government has given us in terms of supporting our embassy and leading the investigation into that attack. But in terms of the specifics on that, that's really something for Greek authorities to comment on." Casey said. Caption: Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis, left, shakes hands with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington D.C. on Thursday, March 22, 2007. ANA-MPA / A. Doukas. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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