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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-02-02
CONTENTS
[01] Legality is Greece's weapon in the international arena, FM Kotzias
says
[02] The government is ahead of its targets, gov't spokesman Tzanakopoulos
says
[01] Legality is Greece's weapon in the international arena, FM Kotzias
says
"We defend the international and European law and we reiterate that
legality is Greece's weapon in the international arena," said Foreign
Minister Nikos Kotzias on Thursday in his address at a pie cutting
ceremony held at the Foreign Ministry.
"Greece is a country that believes in peaceful coexistence, in cooperation
with its neighbors internationally and globally, it is a country
that does not want unnecessary disagreements with anyone nor will it
retreat to anyone's pressure," stressed the Foreign Minister and added:
"Greece is a country that believes in international law, international
institutions, international procedures, and it defends them along with
the protection of human rights. Greece is a country that promotes good
relations with its neighbors."
[02] The government is ahead of its targets, gov't spokesman Tzanakopoulos
says
The government is ahead of its targets, State Minister and government
spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Thursday said in an interview with
Real 97.8 FM.
Tzanakopoulos replied to a question about a recent Bloomberg report
claiming that Greece hasn't completed 2/3 of the prior actions.
He also said that the IMF's extreme demands are the reason why the
conclusion of the Greek programme review has been delayed.
The government spokesman stressed that the IMF;s demand that Greece
legislate in advance for measures amounting tp 4.5 billion euros after
the end of the programme is absurd and is not justified, politically or
financially. He also acknowledged the negative impact of uncertainty but,
as he said, it is a result of the IMF stance. He promised, however,
that the government will do its best to conclude the review as soon
as possible.
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