On the occasion of Greece's national day, March 25, US President Barack Obama praised the friendly bilateral ties between the two countries and said the United States and Greece are bound by struggles and shared democratic ideals.
Turkish-Cypriot leader Mechmet Ali Talat will not carry out his planned visit to the United States on March 30, his spokesman announced yesterday. According to the announcement, it has been re-scheduled to take place some time in April.
Greece's main opposition Pasok leader George Papandreou has sent a message of condolence to Senator Paul Sarbanes, for the recent death of his wife, Christine.
On the occasion of the March 25 Greek Independence Day tomorrow, the President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias addressed a message to expatriate Greeks, saying that March 25, 1821, was a crucial moment in Hellenism's modern history, from which we can draw valuable lessons.
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Greek-Australians parade in Melbourne
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Sunday's impressive parade held in Melbourne for the March 25th national holiday was one of the largest in the past few years. Home to thousands of expatriate Greeks, Melbourne dressed in the blue-and-white colours of the Greek flag and Greek-Australians gathered at the city's stately War Memorial to honour their ancestors, who sacrificed their lives to release Greece from the Turkish yoke. In his speech, the State Premier of Victoria, John Brumby, thanked Greek-Australians for their significant donations for the state's wildfire victims, as well as for their general contribution to Victoria as a whole. Greece was represented by Merchant Marine undersecretary Panos Kammenos, who referred to the role of Diaspora Hellenes in the 1821 uprising.