Former Greek president Karolos Papoulias dies at 92

FILE PHOTO: Outgoing Greek President Karolos Papoulias (R) shakes hands with newly elected President Prokopis Pavlopoulos during a handover ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Athens March 13, 2015. REUTERS/Yannis Kolesidis/Pool

ATHENS (Reuters) - Former Greek President Karolos Papoulias, who served two terms between 2005 and 2015, died on Sunday at the age of 92, the presidency said.

Papoulias, who was also foreign minister in 1985-89 and 1993-96, was a high-ranking member of socialist PASOK party and a close associate of its late leader and former prime minister Andreas Papandreou.