PM Costas Karamanlis holds talks with former U.S. president Bill Clinton

Athens October 6, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis held talks with visiting former United States president Bill Clinton at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on Saturday morning, focusing on current international issues. The meeting lasted for an hour and no statements were made afterwards. Clinton then paid a visit to the Acropolis.

On Friday evening, Clinton gave an address at a downtown Athens hotel on his own proposal on treating major international challenges in the 21st century. The address was attended by many government and opposition members, as well as by personalities of the country's political life. Later on Friday evening, Clinton had dinner with main opposition PASOK party leader George Papandreou at a hotel in the region of Syntagma Square.

On Friday evening, Clinton presented his own proposal on major international challenges of the 21st century in a speech made at a downtown Athens hotel, that was attended by many government and opposition members.

After his speech, Clinton had dinner with main opposition PASOK party leader George Papandreou at a hotel in the region of Syntagma Square.

CAPTION: Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis welcoming former U.S. president Bill Clinton at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on Saturday, October 6, 2007. ANA-MPA/PM's press office/GOULIELMOS ANTONIOU.