11.   British Prime Minister Tony Blair discussed the case with his Greek counterpart Costas Simitis.

12.   Cem and his Greek counterpart George Papandreou will also hold four-way discussions with the foreign ministers of NATO-membership hopefuls, Romania and Bulgaria.

13.   Defense Secretary William Perry called his Greek counterpart, who asked him to press the Turks into backing down, Defense Minister Gerasimos Arsenis told a news conference.

14.   During a meeting with his Greek counterpart, Zivadin Jovanovic said the group no longer has any leadership.

15.   Earlier Thursday, Luxembourg Prime Minister and summit chairman Jean-Claude Juncker discussed Turkey with his Greek counterpart Costas Simitis.

16.   Former Turkish Foreign Minister Hikmet Cetin and his Greek counterpart, Michalis Papaconstantinou, were present at the award ceremony at a beach resort outside Athens.

17.   German President Roman Herzog was in Athens on an unofficial two-day visit and no statements were made after his meeting with his Greek counterpart Costis Stephanopoulos.

18.   He said he had spoken four times to his Greek counterpart, George Papandreou, and said consular staff continued to have access to the detained Britons.

19.   His Greek counterpart agreed.

20.   Howard is planning to meet his Greek counterpart, Costas Simitis, next month in Greece.