On Wednesday, the Prime-minister attended a reception in his honour at the Greek Consulate, where he received a warm welcome by the Omogeneia. In his speech, Mr. Papandreou referred to the measures taken to protect the country from default but also to make it strong and dynamic again. “We are building a new Greece, Greece of transparency, economic growth, social solidarity and more competitive”, he said.
“Invaluable Contribution”of Greek-American Community
Mr. Papandreou thanked the Omogeneia in the US for the warm welcome he received and their invaluable cooperation in a difficult time for Greece. He also extended his thanks to Hellenes of the Diaspora for their contribution to efforts to build a new Greece.
The Prime-minister referred to his meeting with US vice- president Joe Biden, who supported Greece’s efforts. Concluding he said the government was determined to win the fight against corruption and promote reforms. The prime-minister was welcomed by the Greek ambassador to the US, Basilis Kaskarelis.
The reception was attended, among others, by Archbishop of America Demetrios, who had a private meeting with G. Papandreou, Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas, Foreign undersecretaries Spiros Kouvelis and Dimitris Lolis, greek ambassador to Washington Basilis Kaskarelis, Greek permanent representative to the UN, ambassador Anastasis Mitsialis, genral consul to NY Agni Balta and many Greek -Americans.
(source: net)
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