THE GREEK PRESIDENT KAROLOS PAPULIAS HONORED FROM ARGIROCASTRO MUNICIPALITY

Argirocastro, November 13, 2007

The Greek President Karolos Papulias is Honored as "Argirocastro Citizen" from Municipality of Argirocastro, a Center Region of Southern Albania. The head of Argirokaster Municipality Flamur Bine addressed to the Greek President during ceremony where was present many personalities of the region, from the Greek Minority and greek officials as "great friend of albanian people".
In fact tow years ago, Papulias annuled an official visit in Albania, when hundert member of Chameria Community used pressing for his visit in Saranda Town. Next week, Papulias has inviated the albanian counter part Bamir Topi to visit Athens. The bilaterar relations between Athens and Tirana are delevoping under important changes in Balkan Region, particularly for Kosovo Issue, where Greece is palying an important diplomatic role as member of NATO and EU.
According to information the albanian president will claim the suport by Athens for Kosovo Indipendence, the albanian emigrant status in Greece, the continuing of the economic aids particularlty for energy and the stabilisation suport proces to NATO and EU of Albania prespective. Also Topi means to deviate the "Chameria Issue" during the meeting.
The greek president requests would be in epicenter of Greek Minority as guaranty of bilateral relations between Tirana and Athens. Athens is obsserving "under special attention"
all the problems of the human rigths regarding the proprietes of greek minority in albania, the greek investiments ecct. Papulias has been greek soldger on the front against Italian Fascist invasion in Octobber 1940 in Southern Albania (Northern Epirus)

Bakoyannis briefs President Papoulias on foreign affairs issues
Athens,
Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis met President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday and briefed him on current foreign affairs issues.The briefing included the latest developments in Kosovo, which were relayed to Bakoyannis the previous day by the Russian Federation's representative in the Kosovo mediation troika, Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko.The foreign minister said that Greece would contribute as far as possible to finding a solution in Kosovo through dialogue.Bakoyannis also briefed the president on developments surrounding the dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) over the name issue, in view of a new round of talks and the imminent arrival of UN mediator Matthew Nimetz in Athens and Skopje.Other issues covered by Bakoyannis in the meeting were developments in neighbouring Turkey and the agenda for talks due to take place in Athens next week between the Greek government and visiting Albanian President Bamir Topi.