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	Karolos Papoulias - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Papoulias was born in the city of Ioannina.
		Papoulias was active in the resistance against the occupation forces during World War II, and took part in the struggle against the military regime of George Papadopoulos as a member of the Socialist Democratic Union, from his exile outside Greece.
		A founding member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and close associate of Andreas Papandreou, Papoulias was elected to the Greek Parliament from Ioannina in the legislative elections of 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989 (June and November), 1990, 1993, 1996 and 2000.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Karolos_Papoulias (1096 words)

	Prime Minister Karamanlis Nominates Former Foreign Minister Karolos Papoulias For President Of The Hellenic Republic
		Papoulias had proved his moderation over his long career and his ability to work flawlessly with all the parties during his stint as chairman of Parliament's foreign affairs committee, the premier said he believed the choice to be both correct and bold.
		Karolos Papoulias was born in June 1929 in the northwestern Greek city of Ioannina in Epirus.
		Papoulias was again appointed foreign minister and remained at the head of the ministry until January 1996.
	www.helleniccomserve.com /pm_nominates_exfm.html (592 words)

	[NYC-L] new Greek PM
		Papoulias, 75, a former foreign minister who was among the founders of the Pasok Socialist party, replaces Kostis Stephanopoulos, 78, the country's most revered politician.
		Papoulias, who is thought of as an affable and moderate politician, garnered strong cross-party support, winning 279 of the 300 votes counted in the vote.
		Papoulias met all the requirements for the presidential job: consensus, moderation, prudence and disengagement from the daily grind of politics.
	www.alb-net.com /pipermail/nyc-l/2005-February/000643.html (533 words)

	CTV.ca - Karolos Papoulias sworn in as Greek president- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		Greece's new President Karolos Papoulias is seen during his inauguration at the Greek Parliament in Athens on Saturday.
		— Karolos Papoulias, a former foreign minister, was sworn in Saturday as sixth president of Greece.
		Papoulias was a longtime friend and confidant of the late Socialist Premier Andreas Papandreou, father of the current opposition leader George Papandreou.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/20050313/Greek_president_050312/20050313/?hub=World&subhub=PrintStory (302 words)

	Papoulias informed of his election as 6th President of the Hellenic Republic by American Hellenic Council
		Karolos Papoulias was informed by parliament president Anna Psarouda-Benaki of his election as the new President of the Republic with a record 279 votes by the 300-member House on Tuesday night.
		Papoulias, the candidate nominated by the New Democracy government and supported by main opposition PASOK was elected Greece's 6th President of the Republic following the restoration of democracy to the country by an overwhelming parliamentary majority of 279 votes on Tuesday evening.
		In response, Papoulias, a former foreign minister under PASOK governments and a close associate of the late PASOK founder and former premier Andreas Papandreou, said that Tuesday's outcome in Parliament vindicated the constitutional requirement that calls for consensus in the presidential election.
	www.americanhellenic.org /News-article-64.html (473 words)

	Presidency of the Hellenic Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Karolos Papoulias and by H.E. the President of Israel Mr.
		Karolos Papoulias with members of 12 International Committees for the restitution of the Parthenon Marbles accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Culture Mr.
		Karolos Papoulias to H.E. The President of the Republic of Armenia Mr.
	www.presidency.gr /en/omilies.asp (271 words)

	Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 04-12-13
		Noting that Papoulias had proved his moderation over his long career and his ability to work flawlessly with all the parties during his stint as chairman of Parliament's foreign affairs committee, the premier said he believed the choice to be both correct and bold.
		Papoulias brings together all the qualities that I have described," Papandreou said of the 75-year-old politician, a close associate of his father Andreas Papandreou that had led the foreign ministry under successive PASOK governments.
		Papoulias' presidential candidacy gets cool reception from the Left as 'two-party system's' choice: Parliament's two left-wing parties responded without enthusiasm on Sunday to the government's announcement of Karolos Papoulias as its candidate for the presidency of the Republic, greeting the news as another incidence of the two-party system in action.
	www.hri.org /news/greek/ana/2004/04-12-13.ana.html (5447 words)

	Karolos Papoulias officially elected 6th President of the Hellenic Republic :: Embassy of Greece - The Hague ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Karolos Papoulias, the candidate nominated by the New Democracy government and supported by main opposition PASOK as the next President of the Hellenic Republic, was elected to the post by an overwhelming parliamentary majority of 279 votes on Tuesday evening.
		Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Tuesday explained his choice of former foreign minister Karolos Papoulias as the next president of the republic by noting that the latter's lengthy political career was characterised by "conscientiousness and consensus".
		Papandreou expressed his certainty that Karolos Papoulias would perform successfully his duties as President of the Republic, shortly after the result of the parliamentary vote for the presidential election was announced on Tuesday evening.
	www.greekembassy.nl /press/article5228.html (1034 words)

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		Papoulias had warned that failure to attain peace in Bosnia would have adverse consequences for the whole of Europe.
		Papoulias said t hat "Ankara's positions are not clear", and that "recent developments are rather due to the internal crisis in Turkey".
		Aegean waters ------------- Foreign Minister Karolos Papoulias said it was Greece's right to extend its territorial waters to 12 miles in the Aegean, but that application of this right lay at the discretion of the government, after the NATO meeting yesterday.
	www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/94-12/dec02.gr (1127 words)

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		Papoulias and FYROM Foreign Minister Stevo Crvenkovski between July 10 and 13.
		Papoulias said: "I think the Greek position was made clear to interlocutors.
		Papoulias clarified that the next round of talks will be held with Mr.
	www.b-info.com /places/Bulgaria/news/94-07/jul14.gr (933 words)

	Presidency of the Hellenic Republic
		Karolos Papoulias was born on June 4th, 1929, in Ioannina, Epirus.
		His father was Major General Grigorios Papoulias, a member of the heroic military academy class of 1911.
		Karolos Papoulias attended the Pogonian (Epirus) Elementary School and the High Schools of Pogoniani and Athens.
	www.presidency.gr /en/biopap.htm (861 words)

	Ain-Al-Yaqeen - May 5, 2006 - Article 3
		In the presence of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz and Greece' s President Karolos Papoulias, an agreement was signed between the governments of the two countries on avoidance of dual taxation on income yielded from aircraft operation on international transportation.
		Papoulias, 75, is a former Greek foreign minister who was a member of Parliament for 20 years.
		Papoulias and his delegation visited the King Abdul Aziz Historical Center where they were welcomed by Riyadh Governor Prince Salman and Prince Sultan ibn Salman, secretary-general of the Supreme Commission for Tourism (SCT).
	www.ain-al-yaqeen.com /issues/20060505/feat3en.htm (3124 words)

	Karolos Papoulias
		Papoulias was born in the city of Ioannina on June 4, 1929.
		He has studied law in the University of Athens and the University of Munich, has a doctorate in private international law for the University of Cologne, and he is an associate of the Munich Institute for Southeast Europe.
		A founding member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and close associate to Andreas Papandreou, Papoulias has been elected MP of Ioannina in the legislative elections of 1977, 1981, 1985, 1989 (June and November), 1990, 1993, 1996 and 2000.
	www.mlahanas.de /Greece/History/Portraits/KarolosPapoulias.html (471 words)

	Karolos Papoulias begins three-day visit to Belgrade
		Karolos Papoulias, Chairman of the Permanent National Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee of the Greek Parliament, started a three-day visit to Belgrade on Thursday, at the invitation of the President of the Yugoslav Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Lubica Ristic.
		Papoulias was due to meet Serb President Milan Milutinovic later in the day, while talks have been scheduled on Friday at the Yugoslav Foreign Ministry, the Yugoslav Parliament and the committee which has undertaken the country's reconstruction after last year's bombings.
		Issues Papoulias will discuss with them are the situation prevailing in the region, the course of the peace process in Kosovo and the consequences from the implementation of the international community's sanctions on Serbia's political, economic and social life.
	www.greekembassy.org /Embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=1&folder=295&article=5430 (175 words)

	Financial Mirror
		Greek President Karolos Papoulias wrapped up his four-day official visit to Cyprus on Wednesday, pledging his country’s support in the struggle for a solution to the Cyprus problem.
		In a statement before departing, Papoulias spoke of the “Turkish barbarism on the island”, saying that he was “very encouraged by the discussions he had with President Papadopoulos and with Cyprus’ political leadership”.
		During his stay on the island, President Papoulias held a meeting with President Papadopoulos and the island’s political leadership.
	www.financialmirror.com /more_news.php?id=2225 (119 words)

	BBC News \| Monitoring \| Milosevic calls for refugees to return
		Serbian state news bulletins led on Thursday with a goodwill visit to Belgrade by a former Greek foreign minister, Karolos Papoulias, during which Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic called for the "return of Yugoslav citizens to their homes" and the re-establishment of peace.
		The reports on the Papoulias visit were among the few original video pieces shown by Serbian TV news, which continues to operate in improvised conditions, with the newsreader reading from paper and her voice tinny from the lack of a proper recording-studio.
		Overnight air attacks were summed up by the newsreader and a number of correspondents apparently reporting by telephone, with none of the video reports of bombing raids and blast damage which were regularly filed by the TV in the first weeks of the conflict, before the Belgrade TV headquarters was bombed.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/monitoring/337191.stm (712 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com:Greek president Karolos Papoulias stresses need to work with Cyprus to resolve island's division
		Greek President Karolos Papoulias began a visit to Cyprus Sunday, saying the start of Turkey's EU membership talks meant Athens and Nicosia must continue working closely together to resolve a dispute with Ankara over the island's division.
		Papoulias arrived in Cyprus on Sunday morning for a four-day official visit, his first since taking office in February.
		Papoulias said he was proud to be in Cyprus and expressed hope that the next time he was on the island he would "be able to visit the beautiful north because the island would be unified".
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/10/16/65343_.html (212 words)

	PM Karamanlis meets ND's nominated presidential candidate Karolos Papoulias
		The premier said he was happy that his proposal for president enjoyed such wide acceptance, with which Papoulias concurred, and said that this expressed the consensus that was positive for all.
		Before arriving for the meeting, Papoulias noted his satisfaction that the premier's proposal had been so well received, saying that this was probably the best moment of his political career and that he was "ready for the mission".
		Speaking of Papoulias' nomination, Papandreou described it as "a good omen for the institution, which was reinforced during Mr.
	www.greekembassy.org /Embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=8&folder=712&article=14402 (232 words)

	London Greek Radio - News - European Parliament welcomes Papoulias
		In his speech, Papoulias stressed that EU development strategies were doomed to fail unless they were centred on people, particularly against the scourge of unemployment.
		At the same time, Papoulias underlined that this was not political 'romanticism' but respect for the principles on which the EU had been founded, principles of equality and solidarity, as well as political realism, since inequality and exclusion had more than once been shown to have extreme and unpredictable social repercussions.
		In this context, Papoulias also referred to the asymmetric threat of international terrorism and its impact, noting that this had caused the ideas of freedom and security to be considered in relation to one another.
	www.lgr.co.uk /news/greece/303/european-parliament-welcomes-papoulias (1048 words)

	Karolos Papoulias: Der neue Staatspräsident der Republik Griechenlands
		Karolos Papoulias: Der neue Staatspräsident der Republik Griechenlands
		Karolos Papoulias, war vom Ministerpräsidenten Kostas Karamanlis (Nea Demokratia) in Abstimmung mit der größten Oppositionspartei (PA.SO.K) vorgeschlagen worden.
		Mit der Wahl Papoulias, ist erstmals ein Sozialist in das höchste Amt Griechenlands seit 1974, als das Amt des Staatspräsidenten nach der Diktatur in Kraft getreten ist, gewählt worden.
	www.griechische-botschaft.de /weeknews/2005/Maerz/50303.htm (384 words)

	news.ert.gr - Politics - Karolos Papoulias Candidate for President of Republic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In an impromptu televised message, on Sunday evening, the Prime Minister stated that Karolos Papoulias is a political figure, with knowledge and experience from his long term in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and has shown moderation during his long political course and has avoided acrimony.
		Earlier Giorgos Papandreou described the candidacy of Mr Papoulias as excellent, stressing that he has all the characteristics that he and his party have posed for the presidential candidate.
		For DIKKI, the candidacy of Karolos Papoulias and its acceptance by Giorgos Papandreou reflect the deep consensus between ND and PASOK, and they "express their full identification in the great problems of foreign policy and the imposition of a one-sided austerity."
	www.ert.gr /eidiseis/en/newsDetails.asp?id=3719 (1130 words)

	Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 05-02-09
		Parliament president informs Papoulias of his election to the presidency: Parliament President Anna Psarouda-Benaki went to Karolos Papoulias' office on Tuesday evening to inform him of Parliament's decision to elect him as the new President of the Hellenic Republic.
		PM outlines his decision for selection of Papoulias as president: Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis on Tuesday explained his choice of former foreign minister Karolos Papoulias as the next president of the republic by noting that the latter's lengthy political career was characterized by "conscientiousness and consensus".
		FM Molyviatis congratulates Papoulias on being elected president: Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis expressed his sincere congratulations to Karolos Papoulias, "an old friend" whom he's known since University, on being elected President of the Hellenic Republic by Parliament on Tuesday.
	www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/greek/ana/2005/05-02-09.ana.html (5459 words)

	Karolos Papoulias - President of Greece
		Karolos Papoulias was sworn in as President of Greece on 12 March 2005, after having been elected by an unprecedented 279 votes in the country's 300-seat parliament.
		In the course of his long career, Papoulias has been a pole vault champion, an attorney, a political activist, a member of parliament, an official of the national volleyball team, and president of the National Athletics Association.
		In 1977, Papoulias entered parliament for the first time, representing the Ioannina electoral district as an MP on the PASOK ticket.
	www.setimes.com /cocoon/setimes/xhtml/serbianCyr/infoBios/setimes/resource_centre/bios/papoulias_karolos (301 words)

	news.ert.gr - Politics - Papoulias: "To Put Anachronism Behind" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		News > Politics)&body=During the official dinner held at the Presidential Mansion in honour of the New Zealand Governor-General, President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias underlined that the Cyprus issue has to be settled based upon the European principles.
		He further referred to Greece’s role as an EU Member State, as well as its role as a Mediterranean and Balkan country, which contributes to the area’s problems, pinpointing, at the same time, that should these problems be not settled in a peaceful fashion, they will destabilize the area.
		Mr Papoulias did not miss touching on New Zealand’s ties with the Greek people, ties of long-term friendship shaped in the battlefield against Nazism, when New Zealand’s soldiers fought by the side of Greece, championing the ideals of freedom, justice and world peace.
	news.ert.gr /en/newsDetails.asp?id=18412 (682 words)

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