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.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly frequents a Greek pizza restaurant in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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.