(9 Nov 1999) English/Nat
U-S President Bill Clinton says he expects demonstrations against his visit to Greece this weekend but isn't concerned about security issues.
Protesters are said to be preparing to vent decades of anti-American feeling and anger over NATO's clash with Yugoslavia when Clinton arrives in the country.
Just days before his visit to Greece and Turkey, U-S President Bill Clinton said he wants to see a resolution of the dispute between the two NATO countries over territorial rights in the Aegean Sea and the future of Cyprus.
Speaking in Washington on Tuesday, Clinton also said he wasn't worried by the prospect of encountering anti-American demonstrations in the Greek capital, Athens.
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"I know that Greece has a long and rich history of communist, anarchist, (and) others on the left demonstrating, and they all disagreed with my position in Kosovo, as you know. But the United States and Greece are allies, not only in NATO but in many other important ways. We want very badly to see a resolution between Greece and Turkey and the Aegean, especially over Cyprus. All Greeks share that hope without regard of their political reviews. I expected demonstrations and I'm not troubled by them, and I think that the security issues will be fine."
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The U-S State Department has advised Americans to exercise what it calls appropriate caution in Greece and stay away from demonstrations during the president's visit, which begins on Saturday.
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