Greek President Papoulias Receives Turkish FM Babacan

ATHENS - Greek President Karolos Papoulias received Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan in Athens on Tuesday.
Papoulias said that FM Babacan`s visit (to Athens) is like a preparation of Greek PM Costas Karamanlis` visit to Ankara.
Noting that he exerted efforts in the past to boost Turkish- Greek relations, Papoulias said that Yilmaz-Papoulias agreement (which includes first confidence-building measures and signed by Greek FM Karolos Papoulias and Turkish FM Mesut Yilmaz in 1988) has still not been developed, adding that this should be improved, and Turkish and Greek people should live in peace and cooperation.
Papoulias added that conditions are now ripe for a progress.