Turkish Prime Minister greeted with protests in Greece
18-05-2010 09:35:00 | | Politics
ATHENS, 18 MAY, NOYAN TAPAN-ARMENIANS TODAY: Turkish Prime
Minister Receb Tayyib Erdogan paid a two-day official visit to
Athens with the accompaniment of 10 ministers and a 320-member
representative delegation. The Turkish Prime Minister was
greeted with protests by the ARF's Armenian National Committee
of Greece, as well as representatives of Kurdish, Cypriot and
Greek organizations. The Armenian National Committee of Greece
held a demand protest and a march toward the Turkish Embassy.
The Turkish Prime Minister's visit to Greece sets the stage for
new developments in Turkish-Greek relations.
As reported by "Milliyet", Turkey's State Minister and
Deputy Prime Minister, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali
Babacan has announced that Ankara is currently working on
implementing the Turkey-Armenia Protocols signed in Zurich.