20/05/2004 16:27
Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis will be on his first visit to the White House for talks with US President George Bush and US Vice-President Dick Cheney.
Among the issues to be raised in the talks will be the safety of the Olympic Games and the Greek-Turkish relations, as well as the Cyprus issue on which UN Secretary General Kofi Annan does not rule out a new initiative if he receives a relevant mandate by the UN Security Council.
Speaking in the US-Greece Business Council yesterday, Mr. Karamanlis presented the conditions created in Greece favoring the development of business activities.
Mr. Karamanlis stated that the goal of the government is to secure capital corresponding to 1.0%-1.5% of the GDP annually (1.5-2 billion euros a year) to finance investments that will improve the productivity of the economy.
Among the issues to be raised in the talks will be the safety of the Olympic Games and the Greek-Turkish relations, as well as the Cyprus issue on which UN Secretary General Kofi Annan does not rule out a new initiative if he receives a relevant mandate by the UN Security Council.
Speaking in the US-Greece Business Council yesterday, Mr. Karamanlis presented the conditions created in Greece favoring the development of business activities.
Mr. Karamanlis stated that the goal of the government is to secure capital corresponding to 1.0%-1.5% of the GDP annually (1.5-2 billion euros a year) to finance investments that will improve the productivity of the economy.
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