Subject: Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-01-04 From: "HR-Net News Distribution Manager" CONTENTS [01] FM Kotzias to discuss Cyprus issue with UN envoy Eide [02] SETE: First signs for Greek tourism in 2017 are positive --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [01] FM Kotzias to discuss Cyprus issue with UN envoy Eide Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias will meet the United Nations' Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide on Wednesday, at 15.00, to discuss the latest developments on the Cyprus issue, ahead of the crucial meeting in Geneva on January 12. [02] SETE: First signs for Greek tourism in 2017 are positive The first signs for Greek tourism are positive, the president of Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) Andreas Andreadis posted on Twitter. "Pre-bookings for Greece are moving upwards," he said. He added however that "the growing destabilization of Turkey is certainly not a positive development for tourism." Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura in statements to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency's radio station Praktoreio 104.9 FM has stressed that "2016 ended on a positive note with 27.5 million tourists and 2017 set off in a spectacular way."