By Ria Novosti. Athens, Greece, 01:02 PM IST

Athens, April 23 (RIA Novosti) Greek prime minister's wife Anastasia Pazaiti-Karamanli gave emergency medical aid to an unconscious journalist during an official visit with her husband to Cyprus, Cypriot television reported.

During the two-day official visit by Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis to Cyprus, his wife was visiting an archeological museum Wednesday in the capital city of Nicosia when a local television cameraman covering the story collapsed.

Anastasia, who is also a general surgery resident at Laikon General Hospital in Athens, immediately began to give first aid to the journalist before an ambulance arrived.

The journalist was taken to a hospital, and the prime minister's wife continued her excursion in the country's capital.

--RIA Novosti

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By Ria Novosti (Staff Writer, © IANS)