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The presidents and representatives of Greek associations and Greek orthodox parishes as well as representatives of the Greek Consulate General attended the Battle of Crete commemoration service recently at the Greek Orthodox church of St George in Brisbane.
The service was held by the Cretan Association of Queensland in conjunction with he Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia-Brisbane.
The presidents representing the various community associations prepare to lay their wreaths. Photo: Supplied
In his address at the service, Kostas Kaselakis president of Cretan Association of Queensland recalled the famous battle that began on 20 May, 1941with the descent of thousands of German paratroopers in a surprise attack on the island.
The Greek Teacher Bridging the Cultural Divide in China
Rania Katavouta. Credit: Eastday
Rania Katavouta, a 39-year-old Greek teacher, is devoted to teaching Greek in China and traveling in the world of literature.
By Xu Yan
” width=”1080″>“It’s all Greek to me” is an idiom that people use to express something that is difficult to understand. But Greek people use “It strikes me as Chinese” to describe this concept.
Greek and Chinese are known as two of the hardest languages in the world to learn.
Katavouta has worked as a Greek teacher at the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU) for six years. She was the first Greek to be awarded the Shanghai Magnolia Silver Award in 2017 for contributing in city’s development through teaching and enforcing Sino-Greece cultural ties.
Μικρότερο μέγεθος κειμένου Commenting on Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias recent visit to Libya, diplomatic sources on Tuesday said its aim was to drive home three key messages: the need to initially avoid any initiatives with respect to the illegal and void Turkish-Libyan memorandum that could make Libya s relations with Greece and the EU more difficult, that the Greek presence is more firmly established via the opening of a Greek Consulate General in Benghazi and Greece s readiness to contribute to Libya s restructuring. The response of Libyan authorities during Monday s visit was positive to the three messages, the same sources said. Greece is one of the first if not the first country that will reopen a consulate in Benghazi and the response of the Libyan officials was warm.
Dendias to Greek community in Benghazi: We are back in Libya and are not leaving
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Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visited the Greek community of Benghazi as part of his Monday tour of Libya’s second city.
Earlier today he met with Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Atiya Abdul Hafeez Al-Qatrani where he said Greece is ready to support the reconstruction of his country, as reported by
Following his meeting with the Libyan Deputy Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister met with Benghazi Mayor Saqr Bujwari.
According to a social media post, Dendias “discussed the upcoming opening of the Greek Consulate General in Benghazi that will contribute to strengthening bilateral relations and the further economic and local government level cooperation.”