Ενημέρωση Σπέκχαρντ προς Ναύαρχο Σταυρίδη, Διοικητή του ΝΑΤΟ, πριν την επίσκεψη του τελευταίου στην Αθήνα, μερικές μέρες πριν τις εκλογές του Οκτωβρίου του 2009| Subject | Your Visit To Athens |
| Origin | Embassy Athens (Greece) |
| Cable time | Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:08 UTC |
| Classification | SECRET |
| Source | http://wikileaks.org/cable/2009/09/09ATHENS1497.html |
... All polling expects the current opposition PASOK party to carry the day, led by longtime politician and head of the Socialist International, George Papandreou. Though his party has in the past been more anti-American in its rhetoric than Karamanlis' New Democracy party, both leaders are mainstream in their approach to bilateral relations. Papandreou has an American mother, has lived and studied in the U.S., and having been Foreign Minister under a previous PASOK administration, developed a good reputation at NATO and in the international community as a thoughtful and constructive interlocutor...
... Although the potential new-PM Papandreou is proud of his record of cooperation with Turkey during his tenure as Foreign Minister (1999-2004), in recent interviews he has warned that Turkey's EU aspirations could be "up in the air"
... Although the potential new-PM Papandreou is proud of his record of cooperation with Turkey during his tenure as Foreign Minister (1999-2004), in recent interviews he has warned that Turkey's EU aspirations could be "up in the air"