PASOK delegation on US tour
NEW YORK (ANA - M. Georgiadou)
A ruling PASOK party delegation of government and party cadres arrived here yesterday on a five-day visit for a series of contacts with the American and Greek-American leaders, party Secretary Costas Skandalidis said. He a dded that the goal of the visit is to discuss problems with expatriates' organisations as well as political issues. The delegation also met with Archbishop of America Spyridon, while their agenda includes a brief visit to Washington.
In statements after the meeting, Spyridon said they discussed Greek national issues, Greek-Americans' contribution to informing US officials on Greece's positions and educational issues.
Mr. Skandalidis said that he assured the Archbishop "that we stand by him in all his initiatives for Orthodoxy."
Foreign Undersecretary Yiannos Kranidiotis referred to Spyridon's "special role for Hellenism, Orthodoxy and the promotion of Greece's national issues."
[ Athens News Agency - www.ana.gr - May 9, 1998 ]