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Now playing Next Greece Greece and Turkey stress importance of economic ties at annual summit Turkey and Greece have agreed to strengthen their economic ties despite deep-rooted differences, particularly over Cyprus. Turkish Prime Minister 06/12/2014
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Now playing Next World Christmas cheer limited in Greece The people of Greece end the year under foreign guardianship and with tax reforms imminent. It has been their fifth consecutive year of recession 18/12/2012
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