Melbourne the next stop on Deputy Foreign Minister Ioannis Loverdos’s Australian tour

After Brisbane, Greece’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Loverdos, will beryllium successful Canberra today and tomorrow, with Melbourne acceptable to beryllium the adjacent stop connected his Australian tour.

Accompanying Loverdos are Athanasios Balerbas and Dimitrios Karnavos, Secretaries-General of the Ministry of Interior, arsenic well arsenic Katerina Ouli, the Ministry’s Director-General for Citizenship.

Following Melbourne, the Greek delegation will travel to Tasmania, Adelaide, and yet Perth, from where they will depart for Greece connected Thursday, 23 October.

Before Brisbane, the delegation had visited Sydney and New Zealand.

Strengthening bonds with New Zealand

The Deputy Minister’s visit to New Zealand concluded successful Auckland with a gathering with Paul Goldsmith, Minister for Culture and Heritage, Justice, Media and Communications, and Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations.

According to a station by the Embassy of Greece successful Australia connected Facebook, Loverdos and Goldsmith highlighted the long-standing fantabulous relations betwixt the two countries and praised the important publication of the Greek community, which serves arsenic a true span linking Greece and New Zealand.

Earlier, the Deputy Minister attended a work astatine the Holy Trinity Christian Greek Orthodox Church of Auckland, where helium worshipped alongside members of the Greek diaspora and engaged successful warm discussions connected the issues that interest them, assuring them that the Greek State stands by their side.

He was accompanied by Ambassador Venizelos, Honorary Consul of Greece successful New Zealand George Neonakis, on with Balerbas, Karnavos, and Ouli.

Meetings successful Brisbane and the Gold Coast

In Brisbane, according to the Embassy of Greece successful Canberra, Loverdos met with Bishop Bartholomew of Brisbane, joined by Ambassador Venizelos, Honorary Consul George Mastrokostas, Balerbas, Karnavos, and Ouli.

The Deputy Minister then visited the Greek Orthodox Community and Church of Saint George, where helium met with President Frida Valassakis and members of the section Greek community.

Later, connected the Gold Coast, helium visited the Greek Orthodox Community and Church of Saint Anna, gathering with President Sandra Voukelatos.

Loverdos expressed heartfelt thanks to the Greek Australians of Queensland, who, with dedication, sphere their language, identity, and traditions. He reassured them that Greece has not forgotten them, remains adjacent to them, and is taking factual steps to assistance them support their strong transportation to the homeland.

He besides met with Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate, who praised the publication of the Greek assemblage to the city.

A peculiarly moving infinitesimal came during the naturalisation ceremonial of two young Australians of Greek descent astatine the Honorary Consulate-General of Greece successful Brisbane, where Mr Loverdos personally work the oath with pridefulness and emotion, officially welcoming them arsenic Greek citizens.