A public gathering has been organised for today in Melbourne, by La Trobe University to discuss with the local Greek community the institution that will replace the National Centre for Hellenic Studies & Research (EKEME).

Within the framework of events for the Odyssey Festival – organised by the Greek-Orthodox Community of South Australia – a concert of Greek music and songs will be given next Sunday, November 2, at the Adelaide University. 

An information campaign on the violation of human rights of Greeks living in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) – organised by Greek-American organisations – was held outside the United Nations building in New York on Monday.

The sessions of the Regional Assembly of the Council for Hellenes Abroad (CHA) Oceania and Far East region are scheduled to begin on Friday in Sydney and conclude on Sunday.

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…