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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

ekathimerini.com | Greek, Turk PMs avoid touchy topics

"Greek, Turk PMs avoid touchy topics

By Stavros Lygeros

The talks between Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of a Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Organization summit in Istanbul on Monday did not touch on crucial bilateral issues. The meeting simply served the pre-electoral needs of the two premiers. Accordingly, both leaders intentionally left all controversial issues off the agenda of talks. So just under an hour of talks was spent on a mutual briefing and exchange of views."

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