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SEOUL: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on cheap NFL jerseys Wednesday expressed regrets on its abrupt release of dam water on September 6, the Republic of Korea's (ROK) Unification Ministry said. The DPRK's expression came during a meeting held between the two Koreas on river flood prevention at the DPRK's border city of Kaesong, the ministry said. "Literally speaking, the North (DPRK) expressed regrets and condolences," an official from the ROK's Unification Ministry said at a background briefing. "But in the general context, we can think of it as an apology by the country with San Diego Chargers jerseys regard to this incident," he added. The working-level meeting between the two sides kicked off in the morning of Wednesday, a day after Pyongyang accepted Seoul's proposal to hold government-level talks on related issues. Starting at 11:00 local time (0200 GMT), the morning session lasted one and a half hours, ending for a recess. On September 6, the DPRK's abrupt discharge of its dam water led to death of six ROK citizens who had been camping near the Imjin River. Although the ROK asked for an apology for the discharge, the DPRK kept saying it was San Francisco 49ers jerseys forced to open the floodgates to lower the water level, which Seoul did not consider "sufficient."

ATHENS: George Papandreou, head of the Greek socialist's PASOK NFL jerseys party which triumphed in Sunday's general elections, was sworn in Tuesday morning as Greece's new prime minister, and he announced new cabinet late afternoon. Papandreou was sworn in by Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, in the presence of President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias. A few moments later, the new premier paid a short and moving visit to his predecessor, Costas Karamanlis at the Maximou mansion, which is the official government headquarters, for the official handover. They exchanged a warm handshake amid the cheers of PASOK's followers and Pittsburgh Steelers jerseys Karamanlis congratulated Papandreou and wished him "all the best for the benefit of the country." The new prime minister replied with the best wishes for the recovery of Karamanlis' mother, who was admitted to the hospital yesterday. Late afternoon, Papandreou announced the composition of his cabinet - 14 ministries, with nine women included.The new government will be sworn in on Wednesday morning. George Papandreou chose new faces in politics, as well as experienced veterans, and Philadelphia Eagles jerseys fulfilled his promise for "a lean and effective government" which will be sworn in and take office Wednesday morning. The new prime minister kept for himself the portfolio of the Foreign Ministry. Papandreou has served as a foreign minister in the past. Former Foreign Minister Theodoros Pagalos was appointed vice president of the government. Member of Parliament Louka Katseli is the new minister of economy, competitiveness and shipping, while the ruling party's spokesman Giorgos Papaconstantinou takes over the separate Finance Ministry. Economy dominated the campaign and will be top priority of the new government, as Greece has been badly struck by the global financial crisis. Marking his will for cooperation with other political parties and Oakland Raiders jerseys emphasis on 'green economy,' Papandreou proposed the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change to Nikos Chrisogelos, the head of the Ecologists-Greens which didn't enter parliament, but he denied. Among others, former Justice Minister Evangelos Venizelos is the new minister of defense, former European Commissioner Anna Diamantopoulou is the new minister of education, while former actress and member of parliament Angela Gerekou is the new undersecretary in the ministry of culture and tourism. In the meantime, in the main opposition party of New Democracy, Thessaloniki's prefect Panagiotis Psomiadis said this New York Jets jerseys morning that they will contest the leadership of the party. It's the first candidacy for the role.