Hellenic Club of Canberra director meets with Greece’s Secretary General for Greeks Abroad

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Hellenic Club of Canberra director John Loukadellis met with Greece’s Secretary General for Greeks Abroad John Chrysoulakis last week.

Mr Loukadellis visited Mr Chrysoulakis at his offices in Athens, Greece.

In a post on Facebook, Mr Chrysoulakis said he spoke with Mr Loukadellis about the Hellenic Club of Canberra’s recent re-development plans, as well as a visit by the Canberra Hellenic Dancers to Greece this year.

Their talk also focused on joint initiatives for promoting the Greek language, culture and national identity in Australia. Plans were discussed around hosting other children from Australia for next summer in Greece.

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