THE GREEK PRESIDENT of Democracy Karolos Papoulias and THE LIBYAN LEADER Muammar Ghaddafi MEET, ON BILATERAL TIES, AU

THE GREEK PRESIDENT of Democracy Karolos Papoulias and THE LIBYAN LEADER Muammar Ghaddafi MEET, ON BILATERAL TIES, AU - EU RELATIONS.

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Henceforth the Muammar Ghaddafi is not the person that all wanted they exterminate because the ways that handled the subjects of region. However the times changed were untied the problems in international scale and Europe him to accept not only her interlocutor but also as economic element because the oil that has his country.

The President of Greek democracy Karolos Papoulias visited therefore the Libya where she had meeting with his old friend, as they say, the Muammar Ghaddafi.

The acquaintance President mr. Karolos Papoulias was old one and was the friend of then head PASOK and later Prime Minister of unforgettable Andrea G. Papandreou and the support of Muammar Ghaddafi as they said it was big in his fight.

The aim of visit President Karolos Papoulias is serious because it has big acquaintances in the space of region Libya is and knows the international diplomatic practice because existed for a lot of years minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece the season of Andrea G. Papandreou and can help Greece but also because it can The aim of visit Libya is serious because it has big acquaintances in the space of region Libya is and knows the international diplomatic practice because existed for a lot of years minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece the season of Andrea G. Papandreou and can help Greece but also because it can a strengthening of bilateral ties and relations between the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU).

Because was not given big extent from the Greek Media, for the meeting of Karolos Papoulias - Muammar Ghaddafi to you we will present, what they wrote foreigner newspapers on this visit.

Greek, Libyan leaders meet on bilateral ties, AU-EU relations

Last Updated(Beijing Time):2006-03-14 12:55

Libya's leader Muammar Ghaddafi and visiting Greek President, Karolos Papoulias, met Monday in Tripolito discuss the strengthening of bilateral ties and relations between the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU).

Papoulias, whose two-day state visit marks the the first visit by a Greek head of state to the Arab country in 37 years, said Greece hoped to further improve ties with Libya and wanted to work together with the African country toward building equal and constructive relations between the AU and EU.

Accompanied by 25 business leaders from the oil, gas, shipping,banking, construction and telecommunications sectors, the Greek president also met with Libyan Prime Minister Baghdadi Mahmoudi ontrade and investment.

Papoulias said after the meeting that the two sides had established a common position on cooperation in the oil industry.

For the Libyan part, the prime minister welcomed Greek businessmen to invest in Libya and said the two countries would soon sign investment and other cooperative agreements.

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Greek President visits Libya to meet with Gadhafi.

March 13, 2006, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 56 seconds ago

By Andnetwork .com

Greek President Karolos Papoulias made a groundbreaking visit to Libya, where he was to meet leader Moammar Gadhafi and other top officials in a two-day visit.

Papoulias said his visit opened «a new chapter in Greek-Libyan relations. ». Athens has traditionally good relations with the Arab world.

It angered the U.S. by maintaining ties with Libya during Greece's Socialist-dominated 1980s - when Papoulias held senior foreign ministry posts and Washington and Tripoli were at loggerheads, primarily over the North African nation's alleged support for terrorism.

«I am very happy to return to Libya, where I have very good friends,» Papoulias said on his arrival.

Libya is the top market for Greek products in the Arab world, with imports of US$197 million (€165 million) in 2005. Libyan exports to Greece - mostly oil - were worth US$762 million (€639million) last year.

«I don't think there's a single car in Greece that circulates without Libyan petrol, » Prime Minister Baghdadi el-Mahmoudi said after meeting Papoulias.

Papoulias is the first Greek head of state to visit Libya since Gadhafi seized power in a 1969 coup. He follows on the heels of Western leaders -including British Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President Jacques Chirac - who visited this oil-rich state after 11 years of U.N. sanctions were lifted in 2003.

Libya's proven oil reserves are the ninth largest in the world, while vast areas remain unsurveyed for new deposits. Since the country emerged from international isolation by agreeing to scrap its secret nuclear weapons program and compensate victims of terrorist attacks, western firms have rushed to sign exploration deals.

This month, an international consortium that includes Greece's largest refinery group - state-run Hellenic Petroleum - began drilling in the Sirt Basin, 370 kilometers (230 miles) west of Tripoli.

Papoulias and el-Mahmoudi stressed the importance of further cooperation in the energy sector.

«It's very important that the political will for such cooperation was expressed,» Hellenic Petroleum chairman Efthymios Christodoulou said in Libya. Two exploratory sites «appear to have good potential, » Christodoulou added, but gave no details.

Australia's Woodside Petroleum, Spain's Repsol and Hellenic Petroleum are targeting a 20,000-square-kilometer (7,722-square-mile) area with an estimated potential of 35 billion barrels of oil - an amount close to Libya's total proven reserves of 39 billion barrels.

Papoulias is accompanied by Culture Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis, the deputy ministers of foreign affairs and finance and a group of Greek businessmen.

Source : Sapa-AP /rm

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Greek, Libyan leaders meet on bilateral ties, AU-EU relations

www.chinaview.cn 2006-03-14 10:05:44

TUNIS, March 13 (Xinhuanet) -- Libya's leader Muammar Ghaddafi and visiting Greek President, Karolos Papoulias, met Monday in Tripolito discuss the strengthening of bilateral ties and relations between the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU).

Papoulias said after the meeting that the two sides had established a common position on cooperation in the oil industry.

For the Libyan part, the prime minister welcomed Greek businessmen to invest in Libya and said the two countries would soon sign investment and other cooperative agreements.

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Greek President arrives in Tripoli .

date: 13 03, 2006

Tripoli, March. 13, (BNA)

Greek President, Karolos Papoulias, arrived in Tripoli today for a visit to Libya, during which he will meet with Libyan leader, Muammar Al Ghaddafi.

In a statement on arrival, Papoulias affirmed Greece's keenness to bolster its ties with Libya in all domains. During his meeting with Ghaddafi, Papoulias will discuss ways of enhancing bilateral relations and review joint issues

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So the Apodimos.com believes that, the hot atmosphere was realised at late the evening the meeting of the President of Democracy Karolos Papoulias and the Libyan leader, Muammar Al Ghaddafi. And as we knew, the Libyan leader accepted the Greek chairman and his escort in the known Awning where it entertains in high rank foreigner dignitaries that visit Libya.

The two men conversed roughly for one hour so much in the meeting that became in front of, the minister of Culture Giorgos Voulgarakis, the undersecretaries of Exterior Eyrjpidis Stylianidis and Yannis Valinakis and undersecretary of National Economy P. Dukas, as much as in the dinner that it mentioned Muammar Al Ghaddafi in the Greek mission then.

We also believe that this visit of President of Democracy Karolos Papoulias in centre of the Libyan leader Muammar Al Ghaddafi it will be good for the two countries and the on bilateral ties, AU-EU relations.