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	Dimitris Avramopoulos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dimitris Avramopoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Αβραμόπουλος) is a Greek diplomat and politician, former mayor of Athens, member of the Hellenic Parliament and current Minister for Health and Social Solidarity.
		In the 2004 Greek legislative election, Avramopoulos was elected MP in Athens, under the flag of New Democracy.
		Always with a sober tone and a polite manner, Avramopoulos is renowned for his ability to seduce the public.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dimitris_Avramopoulos (653 words)

	Athens Mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos Visits Hellenic House
		On March 27, 2000 the American Hellenic Institute was pleased to welcome Athens Mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos as a visitor to Hellenic House.
		Mayor Avramopoulos was visiting Washington for the purpose of signing a protocol of "friendship and cooperation" with Washington DC Mayor Anthony A Williams and to conduct meetings with Administration and other officials.
		In further discussion, Mayor Avramopoulos was briefed on AHI activities and on ideas for cooperation between the City of Athens and the United States.
	www.ahiworld.com /033000.html (306 words)

	Dimitris Avramopoulos
		Dimitris Avramopoulos (Greek : Δημήτρης Αβραμόπουλος) is a Greek diplomat and politician, former mayor of Athens, member of the Hellenic Parliament and current Minister for Health and Social Solidarity.
		In 1993 Avramopoulos quit his diplomatic career and entered mainstream politics, first by being a candidate MP in the same year's election, and then by running for mayor of Athens in 1994, supported by the conservative New Democracy.
		In only a few months' time, and to his supporters' surprise and disappointment, Avramopoulos unexpectedly terminated its existence as a party, pointing at KEP's financial shortcomings as an excuse.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Dimitris_Avramopoulos (693 words)

	GREECE - Toruism
		Avramopoulos says the post-Olympic period will be used to publicize the country’s attractions over a period of ten years.
		Avramopoulos plans to increase that to 25% in five years and 30% in 10 years.
		Avramopoulos is particularly interested in looking into is encouraging American filmmakers to make use of the country's spectacular locations.
	www.unitedworld-usa.com /reports/greece/tourism.asp (720 words)

	Greek Tourism Minister Avramopoulos on whilrwind visit to Ankara, Istanbul - Turkish Daily News Dec 01, 2004
		I met Avramopoulos in Vancouver, B.C., for the first time at a dinner held in his honor by Eleni Lianidou, who was the Greek consul general there at the time and today is the press counselor in Greece's Foreign Affairs Ministry.
		Avramopoulos, who was mayor of Athens at the time, arrived to coordinate an earthquake relief initiative undertaken by Greece's five biggest municipalities.
		Avramopoulos convened the first Conference of Mayors of Southeastern European Capitals, which led to the establishment of a new permanent regional institution with its secretariat in Athens.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=656&mailtofriend=1 (1295 words)

	Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 00-12-19
		Avramopoulos also said that he would not resign from his post of Mayor of Athens, the term of which expires in October 2002, until "my work in the Municipality has been completed", and which would coincide with the announcement of the new party's founding charter.
		Avramopoulos, whose announcement of a new party caused a flurry in political circles, further said that he would "never have bad relations with (ND leader Costas) Karamanlis, (high-profile ND deputy Dora) Bakoyianni and other politicians", noting that politically he was cooperating with them.
		Avramopoulos party gaining support: Two of the three New Democracy party (ND) central committee members sitting on Athens mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos' municipal council were poised Monday to leave the main opposition party and join the mayor's newly-announced new party.
	www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/greek/ana/2000/00-12-19.ana.html (6205 words)

	[MGSA-L] Hon. Avramopoulos' lecture, May 9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Honorable Dimitris Avramopoulos, the former mayor of Athens, Greece, will be delivering a lecture entitled, " Cities and International Diplomacy", at the Center for Modern Greek Studies, the Nikos Kazantzakis Chair, at SFSU, Friday, May 9, at 7:30 pm, in HUM 133.
		Avramopoulos studied Law and Political Science at the University of Athens and received his Masters degree in European Studies at the Universite Libre des Bruxelles.
		Avramopoulos is also the founder of the World Institute of Global and Cities' Diplomacy and the World Union of Olympic Cities.
	maillists.uci.edu /mailman/public/mgsa-l/2003-April/001936.html (281 words)

	The Hellenic Voice Front Page Story
		Avramopoulos said that the comparative advantages provided by Greece as an international tourism destination included high quality of services provided, the value-for-money ratio of the product offered, and the importance of Greek civilization as a common legacy and means for inter-cultural rapprochement among peoples.
		Replying to questions, Avramopoulos gave a comprehensive overview of the services, prospects, advantages and beauty offered by Greece, not only to tourists but also to prospective investors in the tourism sector.
		Taking the podium after Avramopoulos, Fuller said that China has become the "primary field" for the promotion of the Marriott chain, adding that significant progress had been achieved in market research, which aimed at better serving the customers in the field of recreational tourism and professional travel (business trips).
	thehellenicvoice.com /Archives/2005/Nov/Greek_Tourism.htm (604 words)

	Tourism minister addresses tour operators' session in Athens
		Speaking to ANA, Avramopoulos said he had a very fruitful meeting with representatives of the industry and stressed that in his address he presented the government's view over the tourism sector in the next 10 years.
		Minister of Tourism Development Dimitris Avramopoulos met with Martin Brackenbury, President of the International Federation of Tour Operators and other federation representatives on Tuesday, on the sidelines of an IFTO seminar being held in Athens.
		Avramopoulos described the meeting as "very meaningful", during which he had the opportunity to express his views and strategy for Greek tourism over the next 10 years.
	www.greekembassy.org /Embassy/Content/en/Article.aspx?office=1&folder=769&article=14707 (424 words)

	Capital Link Forum \| Greece In A New Era, Business & Investment Opportunities & the Development of Southeastern Europe
		Dimitris Avramopoulos, in his speech stressed that the Forum takes place in a particularly interesting timing, when the first positive results of the new tourism policy in Greece come forth.
		Avramopoulos noted that this extremely positive outcome of the current year is mainly attributed to the hard and systematic effort in the area of tourism.
		Avramopoulos, has dynamically entered the global tourism market, with a new, contemporary image and this is fully recognized.
	www.capitallinkforum.com /greece/2005/press.html (3106 words)

	Patrides/John
		Panayiotis Pappas, Harry Katevatis, president of the Hellenic Congress, Dimitris Avramopoulos, former mayor of Athens, Greece, Ambassador Tsilas, of the Alexander Onassis Foundation, Prof.
		Avramopoulos stated that he was happy and proud to again visit the beautiful city of Vancouver.
		Avramopoulos stated that he has also visited Whistler during this latest trip and was very impressed with it.
	www.patrides.com /may03/envanc.htm (2645 words)

	Athens News
		Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos (2nd from R), flanked by deputy ministers George Konstantopoulos (R) and Athanassios Yannopoulos (3rd from R) and the ministry's general secretary Aristeidis Kologeropoulos (L), speaks to reporters on the HIV infection of two patients through transfusion
		Avramopoulos said he would make sure that the other six hospitals, including the Ippocrateio in Thessaloniki, will have NAT-equipped blood donation centres within the next two months.
		Avramopoulos underlined that the government will do everything possible at the scientific and medical level to enable these people to enjoy the best medical treatment so that they can handle their health problems "for which they are not responsible".
	www.athensnews.gr /athweb/nathens.prnt_article?e=C&f=13176&t=01&m=A02&aa=1 (845 words)

	People's Daily Online -- China, Greece to cooperate in Olympic tourism promotion
		Greek Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, who arrived here with the torch relay delegation, said he hoped bilateral tourism growth would be as lasting and vibrant as the flames of the torch.
		The two governments will also encourage their travel agencies and other enterprises and organizations operating in the tourism sector to have direct contact in order to establish a partnership for increasing the bilateral tourist flow, as well as for investing and establishing joint ventures in the field of tourism of the two nations.
		Avramopoulos added that the two sides will also persuade airlines to open direct flights between the two capitals as soon as possible.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200406/09/eng20040609_145822.html (291 words)

	CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: Clearing the Air - January 3, 2000
		AVRAMOPOULOS: First of all, I must tell you that all these pictures we have from the past do not represent the reality of today in our city.
		AVRAMOPOULOS: As you maybe know, first of all we have a new metro system that's going to be operational by the end of this month.
		So, with all these measures and with more to come, we believe, as I said in the beginning, that Athens will be an example in the beginning of the next century of how we can change a city that was very well known around the world for being polluted to a clean city.
	transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0001/03/se.15.html (2833 words)

	Fidel Castro accepts invite to Athens / Athens News - Cuba News / Noticias - CubaNet News
		ATHENS Mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos held talks with Cuban President Fidel Castro on March 28, during his official visit to Havana at the invitation of the city's mayor.
		Avramopoulos and Havana Mayor Conrado Martinez Corona signed an agreement for cooperation between the two capitals.
		After Cuba, Avramopoulos visited Panama before flying to the US on March 29 for contacts with New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and representatives of the Greek-American community.
	www.cubanet.org /CNews/y01/apr01/02e10.htm (153 words)

	Tourism to spearhead Greece's developmental policy over the next decade, tourism development minister Avramopoulos ...
		Moving away from the classic model of "sun and sea", the new tourism development programme would place emphasis on expanding and enriching the tourism product with new forms of tourism, such as religious, conference, sport, medical and cultural tourism, agro-tourism, and city tourism, the minister said.
		Avramopoulos further said that Greece was launching an initiative with France, within the framework of the EU, for tourism development which concerned cooperation between the EU's "tourism countries" with the Arab and Mediterranean countries.
		In the interview, Avramopoulos said initiatives being taken jointly by the Greek and Turkish governments for economic cooperation could allow the peoples of the two countries to become more familiar with one another, discover remarkable similarities in their way of life and culture, and thus not be driven by the prejudices of the past.
	www.greekembassy.nl /press/article4876.html (493 words)

	SUMMIT COMMUNICATIONS
		Avramopoulos believes that Athens had been neglected for far too long, although after eight years of hard work, things have finally turned around.
		Avramopoulos believes that these efforts will go a long to help change the general perception of Athens in the U.S. and elsewhere, where it has not always enjoyed the same good reputation as other European capitals, like London or Paris.
		Avramopoulos, believe that Athens will be ready to show the world that it represents modern Greece in the 21st century.
	www.summitreports.com /greece/infrastructure.htm (1025 words)

	Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos visits New York
		According to an announcement by the health ministry, Avramopoulos was informed during his stay in New York of the structure of the American health system by relevant government officials and visited two hospitals in the city.
		Avramopoulos then visited the Hospital for Special Surgery of New York where he was given a detailed briefing on its functions by the board and talked to Greek doctors employed there.
		Avramopoulos said, calling on the expatriate doctors to feel proud of the medical science and the public system of our country.
	www.greekembassy.org /Embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=1&folder=19&article=19160 (360 words)

	Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos visits Albania :: Embassy of Greece - The Hague Netherlands - Press & ...
		Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos met here on Tuesday with his Albanian counterpart Maxim Cikuli and it was decided that the Greek health and social solidarity ministry will shoulder the expenses for the establishment of a blood dialysis unit in the city of Korce and will provide aid for the hospital in Gjirokaster.
		The Albanian health minister thanked Avramopoulos for medical care provided by the Greek government, both for Albanians living and working in Greece and for those resorting to Greek hospitals for medical reasons.
		Avramopoulos and Cikuli then visited Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha and briefed him on the texts of bilateral agree-ments being prepared in the health sector.
	www.greekembassy.nl /press/article7455.html (359 words)

	Lebanonwire.com \| Athens, Beirut ink cooperation deal
		Athens Mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos ended his visit to Beirut earlier in the week by signing a cooperation agreement on tourism, urban planning and environmental matters.
		For his part, Avramopoulos, making his fourth visit to Lebanon, expressed admiration for the reconstruction of the city’s downtown core.
		Avramopoulos said Athens will help Beirut in “matters that it has excelled in,” namely tourism and traffic management, while it will learn from “the impressive reconstruction of Beirut.”
	www.lebanonwire.com /0207/02073104DS.asp (397 words)

	Focus on Travel News
		Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry hosted on November 30 with luncheon in honor of Greek Minister of Tourism Dimitris Avramopoulos.
		Avramopoulos also visited Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB), said that tourism was improving relations between nations, and noted that they wanted to make positive use of tourism.
		They would do their best to facilitate traveling between two countries since mutual visits had a positive impact on perspectives of people on each other, Avramopoulos stated.
	www.ftnnews.com /933.htm (127 words)

	Movement of Free Citizens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was a personality-driven party, founded and led by Dimitris Avramopoulos.
		After resigning from the diplomatic corps in 1993, Avramopoulos began his political career within the conservative New Democracy.
		In 2001, the conservative New Democracy party was suffering from many internal problems, notably the continuous conflict between its president Costas Karamanlis and the former Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis, and its opposition to the government of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) seemed ineffective.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/KEP (408 words)

	ekathimerini.com \| Avramopoulos party’s over (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Athens Mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos yesterday announced that his Movement of Free Citizens (KEP), a party he founded 15 months ago, was suspending operations.
		Avramopoulos formed his party on March 6, 2001.
		Avramopoulos, meanwhile, who was easily elected mayor of Athens in 1994 and 1998, had committed himself to not running for a third four-year term.
	ekathimerini.com /4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_1716857_12/06/2002_17517 (214 words)

	news.ert.gr - Politics - Avramopoulos in Anogia
		News > Politics)&body=The Greek Health Minister visited Anogia, on the island of Crete, on the occasion of the cultural events being organised annually for the last 20 years by the village's cultural club.
		On Thursday, Greek Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos visited Anogia, on the occasion of the cultural events being organised annually for the last 20 years by the village’s cultural club.
		Avramopoulos said he was captivated by the Cretan hospitality, while he referred to his close ties with the island.
	news.ert.gr /en/newsDetails.asp?id=19973 (593 words)

	InternationalReports.net : Greece 2005
		In the past couple of years, Greece has been the only one of the major eurozone tourist destinations that has not improved its turnover.
		"It is inexcusable for a country like ours with an exceptional climate, a rich culture and varied island scenery to have a tourism period of four or five months," says Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos.
		Avramopoulos and other senior officials or businessmen in the tourist industry believe that a largely untapped potential for development exists in integrated resort complexes, combining health tourism (thalassotherapy, spas, beauty parlors, rehabilitation facilities) convention centers, marinas, residential tourism (real-estate sales or leases, including group retirement schemes), casinos or golf courses.
	www.internationalreports.net /europe/greece/2005/tourproduct.html (898 words)

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