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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-08-19
CONTENTS
[01] Mideast situation dominates PM's phone contacts with EU Council
president, Abbas, Hillary Clinton
[01] Mideast situation dominates PM's phone contacts with EU Council
president, Abbas, Hillary Clinton
(ANA-MPA) -- Prime Minister George Papandreou held a series of
telephone contacts on Thursday with European Council President Herman
van Rompuy, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and US
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The communications were held shortly after the visit to Athens by
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and focused on the situation
in the Middle East and the upcoming start of peace talks.
Papandreou briefed Rompuy both on Netanyahu's visit to Athens and his
own visit to the Middle East.
The discussion between the Greek prime minister and Rompuy did not
leave out references to developments in the Greek and European
economy.
An extensive discussion on the Middle East, as well as the expression
of the mutual hope for a meeting between them soon, dominated
Papandreou's talks with the Palestinian Authority president.
Lastly, he discussed the situation in the Middle East and his contacts
with the Palestinians during the phone call with Clinton, while an
exchange of views took place on the situation in the Balkans and the
Cyprus issue.
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