Deputy Foreign Minister, Theodoros Kassimis departed for the Phanar in Constantinople yesterday where he represented the Greek government in the celebrations marking the Sunday of Orthodoxy. During his stay in Constantinople, Mr. Kassimis will meet with Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew.

A two-day conference by the New Democracy party was held at the weekend in Berlin in order to inform expatriate Hellenes about the upcoming European elections. The conference's key note speaker was the party's central committee secretary, Lefteris Zagoritis.

The tourism promotion of Crete is the aim of the prefecture of Heraklion, Crete in its participation at the "International Tourism Exchange" in Berlin.

Author, Nikos Themelis will visit expatriate Greeks in Leipzig and Berlin, Germany where he will present his latest novel, "The truths of others" published by Kedros in 2008.

Education Minister, Andreas Lykourentzos conducted a two-day visit to Dusseldorf where he visited the areas Greek schools and had contacts with education coordinators, teachers and students of the omogeneia. During his visit, Mr. Lykourentzos also met with the Consul of Düsseldorf, education coordinators of Northern Rhine-Westphalia and teachers.