Karamalis receives George & Barbara Bush

[Angelo]

PM receives George & Barbara Bush

Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and his wife Natasa Karamanlis on Wednesday received former US president George Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush at the Maximos Mansion government house in Athens, as Greece's prime ministerial couple hosted a luncheon for the parents of the current US president.

George and Barbara Bush vacation in Greece on almost an annual basis, usually as guests aboard a private luxury cruiseship owned by the Latsis shipping family. In the past, several Bush grandchildren have joined their grandparents in Greece for a summer holiday in the east Mediterranean country.

No official information was given on the itinerary of this year's cruise, although in past years the former US first couple visited several islands in both the Aegean and Ionian.

Caption: Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis (L) with former US President George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush and Natasa Karamanlis (R) pose for photographers on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 on steps of the Maximos Mansion in Athens. ANA-MPA /


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[Ellinas]

Bush is a former country leader who wanted to visit Maximou and Karamanlis had to accept him, no complains about this. However TV said that they discussed about national issues as well but did not become specific. I doubt if Kostakis took an initiative to mention something about the Macedonian issue.

[Napalm]

I'm always amazed how many presidential families have regular personal interests like travel with Greece like the Bushes here or even the Kennedy family YET it never translates to anything good for Greece's political issues.