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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-06-08Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greek, Turkish justice ministers meet in Athens, prepare cooperation protocolTurkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek on Tuesday began a three-day official visit to Athens, returning an official visit carried out by Greek Justice Minister Anastasios Papaligouras to Ankara last February.During their initial contact on Tuesday, the two minister laid the groundwork for more specific and better coordinated cooperation between the Greek and Turkish justice ministries, as well as agreeing on the agenda for talks between the ministers and experts advisors to take place on Wednesday. These will be followed by the signature at noon of a cooperation protocol between the two ministries, the first to be signed by Greek and Turkish justice ministers since democratic government was restored in Greece in 1974. [02] Greek NGOs back UN developmental targetsA joint declaration by 22 non-governmental organisations based in Greece concerning the eight developmental targets set by the United Nations for the year 2015 were presented at the War Museum in Athens on Tuesday by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and president of the Child and Family Foundation Marianna Vardinoyianni.The proclamation expresses their faith in collective responsibility and conscience and the right of all peoples on the planet to live in dignity, justice and equality, as well as their decision to join forces in order to bring about the fastest and most successful implementation of the eight UN developmental targets. The event, which was organised by Vardinoyianni under the aegis of the Greek foreign ministry, was addressed by Development Minister Dimitris Sioufas representing the prime minister and the government, Education Minister Marietta Yiannakou, Alternate Culture Minister Fani Palli-Petralia and Deputy Health Minister George Konstantopoulos, as well as Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyianni and former minister Yiannis Magriotis representing main opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou. The eight UN developmental targets up until the year 2015 include: The reduction by half of the number of people earning less than a dollar a day; the reduction by half of the number of people suffering from hunger; ensuring that girls and boys throughout the world complete primary education; eradicating differences between the two sexes at all levels of education; reducing mortality of children under five by two thirds; reducing deaths of women related to pregnancy, its termination and labour by three quarters; the reduction of HIV carriers by half; the reduction of cases of malaria and other deadly diseases by half. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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