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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-10-28

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

  • [01] Greece condemns Iranian president remarks against Israel
  • [02] European Left Party to convene in Athens on Saturday
  • [03] BSEC seeks closer ties with EU

  • [01] Greece condemns Iranian president remarks against Israel

    Greece condemns the remarks made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad that Israel should be 'wiped off the map,' Foreign Ministry Spokesman George Koumoutsakos said on Friday.

    Such remarks, which the government deems unacceptable, "are a threat to peace and stability," he said.

    "Threats of violence against any country are a direct insult against the spirit and letter of international law and the UN Charter," he added.

    "Greece along with the international community unequivocally condemns these remarks," Koumoutsakos concluded.

    [02] European Left Party to convene in Athens on Saturday

    The first conference of the European Left Party will be held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium over the weekend.

    Before the conference begins, leaders of the European Left will meet with Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis at Maximos Mansion and with President Karolos Papoulias at the Presidential Mansion.

    Coalition of the Left, Movements and Ecology (SYN) President Alekos Alavanos will inaugurate the conference at 10 a.m. on Saturday, while President of the European Left Party Fausto Bertinoti will present his party's positions immediately after.

    On the sidelines of the conference, separate sessions will be held, focusing on agricultural policy, education, environment, economic policy, international relations, health care, immigrants/minority rights, urban centres and other topics.

    The two-day event is hosted by SYN.

    [03] BSEC seeks closer ties with EU

    The promotion of stronger ties with the European Union in various sectors was one of the main issues discussed by foreign affairs ministers representing countries of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) organisation on Friday.

    The ministerial summit, held in Chisinau, Moldova, focused on closer cooperation with the EU in transportation, energy, the fight against organised crime, environmental protection and sustainable development, economic and commercial cooperation, and social policy.

    The BSEC ministers adopted a separate declaration on social policy, making a special mention to the proposal of the previous Greek presidency and the Greek Foreign Ministry.

    The foreign ministers also discussed the restructuring of the organisation, stressing the great geostrategic significance of the Black Sea and the broader region.

    Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis, who represented Greece at the 13th summit, met with all his counterparts on the sidelines of the meeting.

    He also visited Archbishop of Chisinau and Moldova Vladimir and the Greek church of Agios Panteleimonas.


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