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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-09-04
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[01] PASOK leader Papandreou visits Sweden
[01] PASOK leader Papandreou visits Sweden
Main opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) leader and
Socialist International (SI) president George Papandreou arrived in
Stockholm on Monday and participated at a meeting of the Scandinavian
countries' Foreign Policy and Security Group which discussed
developments in the Middle East.
He met with the socialist foreign ministers of Sweden, Norway and
Finland. Finnish Foreign Minister ���������������������Erkki Tuomioja
is curently chairing the European Union's six-month rotating
presidency.
Following the meeting, Papandreou said:"With the socialists of the
northern countries, we had an in-depth discussion on the Middle East.
Sweden in particular, has taken many significant initiatives for the
restoration and reconstruction of Lebanon, and on the Palestinian
problem."
"We socialists are closely cooperating to see how we can put on the
track of peace this region," Papandreou also said, adding that
"international Socialist forces put forward their identity shaping an
international policy which underlines solidarity, peace and the
handling of international humanitarian problems, and is what makes the
difference between us and the conservative forces of the world."
Papandreou is scheduled to meet Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson on
Tuesday morning.
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