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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-12
CONTENTS
[01] Tsakalotos says talks with Finland's Stubb were 'constructive'
[02] Alt. FM Xydakis starts European tour to brief counterparts on
refugee crisis
[01] Tsakalotos says talks with Finland's Stubb were 'constructive'
Talks with Finnish Finance Minister Alexander Stubb in Helsinki were
constructive, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said on Monday
after the meeting.
"We discussed the Greek road map for exiting the crisis which started
with the successful recapitalization of the banks and now continues with
the successful conclusion of the first program review," Tsakalotos said.
Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Stubb said there's no
"Grexit" issue. "I hear good things about Greece everywhere and from
other countries and in the Eurogroup," he said.
[02] Alt. FM Xydakis starts European tour to brief counterparts on
refugee crisis
Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs Nikos Xydakis, will visit
three European capitals in the coming days to meet with his counterparts
and brief them on Greece's positions on matters of European interest,
such as the migration and refugee crisis.
On Tuesday, 12 January, Xydakis will travel to Amsterdam, on Wednesday,
13 January, the minister will be in Berlin and finally, on Thursday, 14
January, he will be in Brussels, where he will meet with the Greek MEPs.
Onn Monday, Xydakis, met at the Foreign Ministry today with the
Netherlands Ambassador to Greece, Caspar Veldkamp, ahead of his meeting
with the Dutch Foreign Minister on Tuesday.
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