Greek National Defence Deputy Minister Ioannis Plakiotakis was in Washington on Monday at the head of a Greek delegation in the talks of the US-Greece High Level Consultative Committee which was held on October 23-24.Plakiotakis' visit follows a visit by Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, General Dimitris Grapsas last month. Mr. Plaiotakis met with Republican party advisor, General Brent Snowcroft, and Micheal Haltzel, democratic party advisor

The topics discussed during the Greek-American talks include defence cooperation on a bilateral and Alliance level and the security situation in the broader region of Southeast Europe, the Middle East, the…

Culture Minister, Mihlais Liapis attended the opening of the Exhibition “Byzantium 330-1453” at the Royal Academy of Arts a few days ago which was inaugurated by Prime Minister, Kostas Karamanlis.

Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa, accompanied by a Patriarchate delegation, are conducting an officials visit to Libya. The head of the Orthodox Church of Africa was formally received at Tripoli airport on Wednesday by Metropolitan Theophylaktos, diplomatic officials and local Greek community representatives.

Deputy Foreign Minister Yannis Valinakis concluded his visit to Canada (from 17 to 20 October). Mr. Valinakis represented Greece at the proceedings of the 12th Francophonie Summit in Quebec, which discussed current international developments and member state cooperation in a series of important areas.

SAE Europe will hold its Regional Convention in Frankfurt on October 24-26 with the participation of Greek expatriate organizations active in Europe.