Greece's Foreign Minister George Papandreou addressed his European Union counterparts during an informal summit held in Wiesbaden, Germany, where he briefed them on the Turkish claims, Greece' stance on the Ocalan affair and the results of his recent tour of Balkan capitals to promote a peace deal for Kosovo.
Turkey is at a crossroads.
Mr. Papandreou also lauded the EU foreign ministers' show of solidarity towards Greece and the recognition for the need for a coordinated and comprehensive European policy in the Balkans. Regarding Kosovo, the Greek FM told reporters that the initiative for the convening of an inter-Balkan conference on Kosovo remained on the table. The bodies of the three climbers of Mt. Olympus who had been missing since yesterday afternoon were discovered shortly after midnight, in an 800-meter deep ditch. The rescue team had great difficulty accessing the steep site which is located at an altitude of 2,500 meters. According to assessments so far, the three male climbers slipped and fell into the snowed ditch and unavoidably dragged one another downwards as they were tied together with rope.