Speaking during a special session of the Cypriot Parliament yesterday Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis underlined that the Cyprus problem remained a top priority for Greece and that full normalisation of relations between Greece and Turkey depended on its settlement.

The European Court of Justice is expected to announce its decision of the Apostolides-Orams case on April 28th.

A lecture on the musicality of the Greek language will be given at Mons University in France on May 6 at 7pm.

The conference of the Federation of Greek communities in Europe (OEK) will take place in Brussels April 24-26 organized by the Executive Secretariat of OEK Europe and OEK's Board of Directors.

National Defense Minister, Vangelis Meimarakis departs for the United States today, Thursday April 23rd for an official visit following an invitation by his American counterpart, Robert Gates.