Papoulias briefed by FM on foreign policy

[Ellinas]

Greek President Karolos Papoulias met with Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis on Monday, who briefed him on the latest foreign policy developments following her meetings on the sidelines of the recent UN General Assembly, including the FYROM "name issue", Greek-Turkish relations and the European constitutional treaty issue.

Regarding an upcoming meeting that Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos (Bartholomew) will have with Turkish President Abdullah Gul, Bakoyannis referred to a positive development, expressing a wish that the meeting will be useful and constructive.

Among others, Bakoyannis also commented on recent statements by UN mediator Matthew Nimetz, who in touching on one aspect of the "name issue" separating Athens and Skopje, expressed a more-or-less negative opinion of a venerated ancient figure, namely, Alexander the Great.

"History has been written and is not being rewritten," she merely replied.

ANA