The 2nd Congress of Expatriate Greeks from Magnesia, held in Volos, August 7-9, concluded with the election of the new board of directors.

Greece will chair the next Postal Operations Council of the Universal Postal Union, in the person of Dr. Andreas Taprantzis, Chief Executive Office of the Greek postal operator, ELTA.

The procedure for the order and purchase of two fire trucks in Athens valued at 130 thousand Swiss francs has been completed – the sum of which was donated by the Greek Community of Geneva and the contribution of the city of Geneva.

Deputy Foreign Minister Theodoros Kassimis stressed on Sunday, after an emergency meeting of the Crisis Management Unit, that all six Greek families living in South Ossetia are well and safe, including a family whose house had been bombed during fighting in the region, while the foreign ministry said Saturday it was following developments "with special attention".
 

With the aim of further strengthening ties with expatriate Greeks from Magnesia, the local prefecture has organised in Volos the 2nd Congress of Expatriate Greeks from Magnesia, on August 7-9, under the aegis of the Foreign Ministry’s General Secretariat for Hellenes Abroad.