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03 April, 2000
Ruling PASOK leader and Prime Minister Costas Simitis told an election rally in Agrinio, western Greece, on Saturday that during the last four years his government had "made Greece strong" and that the country's growth rate now stands at 3.5 per cent and would reach about 4 per cent in the coming years.
He said that over the past four years his government had achieved its ambitious objectives and had undertaken major projects.
Simitis underlined that his government had achieved the country's economic growth and would continue to do so. "The growth rate in Greece is 3.5 per cent and in the coming years it will be around 4 per cent. We are among the first in Europe. That is what we achieved through our policy," Simitis said, expressing certainty that PASOK would win the April 9 general elections.
He said that it was essential to wipe out unemployment and pledged that PASOK would create 300,000 new jobs and improve the people's standard of living, particularly that of the farmers.
The prime minister went on to refer to the projects taking place in western Greece and said that the region will become Greece's gateway towards the European Union.
In reference to the main opposition New Democracy party, Simitis said "Greece cannot go to the future with yesterday's ticket. No one will return us to the past."
Source: Athens News Agency
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