Greece Hopes For Energy Boost From Lavrov

ATHENS, Greece (AP) ? Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Greece's prime minister on Oct. 30 at the start of an official visit expected to focus on energy and Athens' ambitious but slow-moving privatization program. Lavrov also was to meet with President Karolos Papoulias and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos as Greece prepares to take over the rotating presidency of the European Union in January. Greece has backed an energy project, known as the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, which will transport natural gas from Azerbaijan over its territory and neighboring Albania to Italy, in competition with current Russian-dominated networks.

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