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...interview with TIME Rome Bureau Chief Wilton Wynn, Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou discussed a number of issues of concern to him. Excerpts...
Given his taste for political theater, it was just the kind of occasion that appealed to Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou. Accompanied by five Cabinet ministers and two under secretaries, he paid his first official visit to Moscow last week. It was a four-day event that not only celebrated closer Soviet-Greek ties but allowed the Greek Socialist leader another moment in the spotlight as the maverick of the Western alliance. An element of dramatic suspense was provided by ailing Soviet Leader Konstantin Chernenko, 73, who has not made a public appearance in seven weeks. Only five hours before...
...Papandreou did not seem overly concerned that he had missed seeing Chernenko or Politburo Member Mikhail Gorbachev, 53, who is widely assumed to hold the No. 2 spot in the Kremlin. At a reception in the Greek embassy, Papandreou was in a jovial mood. As a folk singer rendered an old Russian favorite, Kalinka (Little Snowball Tree), in a throaty voice to the accompaniment of a balalaika and harmonica, the Prime Minister rose and, while 100 guests cheered him on, performed a graceful sirtaki, circling around with his arms raised over his head, like a man much younger than...
...election year in Greece, and for Papandreou's benefit the Soviets gave the visit all the trappings of international diplomacy, although neither side offered major political concessions. The mercurial Papandreou seemed content with yet another demonstration of his aggressively independent style in East-West relations. His occasional anti-U.S. rhetoric and his jabs against NATO (see box) are based on the conviction that a fellow NATO ally, Turkey, and not the Soviet Union, represents the greatest threat to Greece's security...
Late last week, the official Soviet news agency TASS announced an event that may offer further insight into Chernenko's condition: Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou will make an official visit to Moscow in mid-February. Because Papandreou is a head of government rather than a head of state, protocol requires only that he be received by Soviet Premier Nikolai Tikhonov. But Moscow has been courting Papandreou's socialist government assiduously of late, and Chernenko, health permitting, would almost certainly want to take part in Kremlin talks with the Greek visitor...