Κάθε φορά που τίθεται το θέμα "visa waiver", της κατάργησης δηλαδή της visa για τους Έλληνες, που επισκέπτονται τις ΗΠΑ, η απάντηση των Αμερικανών, είναι στερεότυπη: "συνεχίζουμε τις διαβουλέυσεις με την ελληνική πλευρά". Μήπως μπορεί κανείς να μας εξηγήσει, τι σόι διαβουλεύσεις, είναι αυτές που κρατούν χρόνια;
Όλες οι απίθανες ανατολικές χώρες εντάχθηκαν στο πρόγραμμα. Τι άλλο θέλουν οι Αμερικάνοι από την Ελλάδα;
(α και μην ξεχάσουμε: Δεν θα μας κάνει εντύπωση, αν σε επόμενη δημοσκόπηση, δούμε το κόμμα των ..."κυνηγών", να πιάνει ....15%...Αμερικανιές.....)
Από το χθεσινό briefing του STATE DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Lambros.
QUESTION: Yeah, on Greece. Mr. Wood, why the U.S. Government rejected the Visa Waiver Program for Greece? And according to a document in my possession, the Greek Ambassador Alexandros Mallias protested to President Bush in the presence of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff October 17th.
MR. WOOD: Lambros, the only thing I can say on that is that the Greek Government is in consultations with the U.S. Government on meeting the requirements of the visa program, so those discussions are ongoing. And so I’d just like to leave it there and see how they progress. As you know, the President made an announcement last week about new members to the Visa Waiver Program, and those consultations with Greece will continue.
QUESTION: Do you have any idea when the inclusion of Greece in the Visa Waiver Program will be possible?
MR. WOOD: I don’t know. I don’t know. But we’re working hard to see that Greece can come into the program. But at this point, I couldn’t put, you know, a date certain on it for you.
QUESTION: Thank you.
QUESTION: Thank you, sir. Good morning.
QUESTION: Yeah, on Greece. Mr. Wood, why the U.S. Government rejected the Visa Waiver Program for Greece? And according to a document in my possession, the Greek Ambassador Alexandros Mallias protested to President Bush in the presence of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff October 17th.
MR. WOOD: Lambros, the only thing I can say on that is that the Greek Government is in consultations with the U.S. Government on meeting the requirements of the visa program, so those discussions are ongoing. And so I’d just like to leave it there and see how they progress. As you know, the President made an announcement last week about new members to the Visa Waiver Program, and those consultations with Greece will continue.
QUESTION: Do you have any idea when the inclusion of Greece in the Visa Waiver Program will be possible?
MR. WOOD: I don’t know. I don’t know. But we’re working hard to see that Greece can come into the program. But at this point, I couldn’t put, you know, a date certain on it for you.
QUESTION: Thank you.
QUESTION: Thank you, sir. Good morning.
