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Article: Greek PM asks Turkey to respect 2001 readmission agreement
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- September 23, 2009
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Greek PM asks Turkey to respect 2001 readmission agreement
ATHENS, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kostas
Karamanlis asked neighboring Turkey in a message sent on Wednesday
to respect the readmission agreement reached in 2001 regarding
illegal immigrants, to respond to the European Immigration and
Asylum Pact and to cease to cover the modern-day slave drivers,
Athens News Agency reported.
Addressing an election campaign rally in the northern city of
Alexandroupoli on Wednesday evening, Karamanlis also underlined
Turkey's commitments on the issue of Cyprus, calling on it "to
contribute in practice to a workable and viable solution, in the
framework of UN resolutions."
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