The Australian Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen, has repeated that Australia is ready to sign the agreement on granting visas to young people from 18 to 30 years old for vacation and work.
The Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Akis Gerontopoulos in an interview to the daily broadcast of the Greek State Radio and Television of Australia SBS, said that Greece is ready to sign the agreement.
Bowen informed the President of the Greek Community of Melbourne Vasilis Papastergiadis that the file is in Athens. The two politicians met on August 23. The meeting was attended by the Professor of the University of Melbourne, Nikos Papastergiadis.
According to Nikos Papastergiadis, the Australian minister was impressed by the cultural activity of the Greek Community with scholars of Australia and from abroad.
The Head of the Community, Vasilis Papastergiadis told the minister that in order for the Greek Cultural Center to be developed, it should be staffed properly and its members should be paid with Federal government grants.
The minister agreed and said that after the elections he will work on these issues with the Community.
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