A group of Australian students was selected to visit Greece and Turkey for the purpose of studying the common struggles of Greeks and Australians, during the First and Second World War.
The students were selected within the framework of this year’s scholarship program in NSW, for their engagement and high performance level in history, particularly the period covering the two wars.
The program involves a visit to Istanbul, Gallipoli, Athens and Crete, with he help of the coordinated actions of the Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Vassileios Tolios, who hosted a farewell reception in honor of the students of the NSW Premier’s ANZAC Memorial Tour 2011 program, shortly before their departure from Australia.
Mr. Tolios congratulated the students on their achievement and stressed the importance of this journey in strengthening relations between our two nations and historical memory, mainly as regards the common struggles of Greeks and Australians in the First and Second World War.
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