Athens Olympics 2004

IOC President about the Greek Elections

Here is the announcement of the IOC president concerning the Greek elections:

"Congratulations to Mr Costas Karamanlis on leading New Democracy to succes in the Greek elections. Together with Coordination Commission Chairman Denis Oswald and Olympic Games Executive Director Gilbert Felli, I have already met with Mr Karamanlis on a number of occasions. At his kind invitation, I, together with the group of IOC experts, will shortly be making another visit to see him and his colleagues. Prior to and during their campaigns, the leaders of both New Democracy and PASOK assured the IOC that preparations for the Olympic Games would not be negatively affected by the outcome of the elections; we now look forward to very positive next steps for the Games. The IOC is grateful to the outgoing government, former prime minister Mr Costas Simitis, former culture minister Mr Evangelos Venizelos and all their colleagues for the efforts in preparing for the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games".

Athens Olympics 2004