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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-07-13
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[01] UN secretary general congratulates FM Molyviatis for Greece's work
as Security Council president
[01] UN secretary general congratulates FM Molyviatis for Greece's work
as Security Council president
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan congratulated Foreign Minister Petros
Molyviatis on Wednesday for the work being done by Greece as the
Security Council's presiding country for the month of July.
The two men discussed a series of issues during their 30-minute meeting
at the UN headquarters which concerned Greece, its region and the
international situation in relation to the UN's role.
"We had a useful and constructive meeting, I would say a friendly and
pleasant meeting as always, in any case, with the UN Secretary General
Kofi Annan. We were preoccupied by a whole series of issues of wider,
as well as of particular interest for Greece," the foreign minister
said.
After saying that Annan congratulated Greece for its performance as
Security Council president so far, Molyviatis said various issues
concerning the Security Council were discussed, such as the September
summit when the Organisation's reform issues will be discussed, adding
that he will attend the summit and so will Prime Minister Costas
Karamanlis.
"We discussed the Cyprus issue, of course. We examined its present
state and its prospects for the future. We also discussed the issue of
the name of Skopje (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia), which
we discussed earlier in a meeting with the secretary general's special
envoy Matthew Nimetz. Lastly, we discussed Kosovo and the present
situation and developments looming," Molyviatis further said.
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