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February 15, 2006—No. 8 (202) 785-8430

Greek NATO Delegation Visits AHI Hellenic House Headquarters

Washington, DC—On February 13, 2006, a Greek NATO delegation led by Ambassador Panayotis Zografos, Director D2 NATO-WEU Department, Greek Ministry for Foreign Affairs visited the American Hellenic Institute’s headquarters, the Hellenic House, while in Washington, DC. The delegation was here on a visit to meet with their counterparts in the U.S. military establishment.

The delegation members included: Commodore Ioannis Alvertos, Captain Athanasios Palaskas, Lt. Col. Alkiviadis Stefanis and Dr. Andreas Kintis. While at Hellenic House, the delegation met with a few members of the AHI leadership, including, AHI Advisory Committee Member Kostas Alexakis, Legal Counsel Nick Karambelas, Executive Director Nick Larigakis and the AHI staff.

The one-hour discussion centered on items of mutual interest regarding U.S.-Greece relations. These included Cyprus, FYROM, the Aegean Sea boundary, Souda Bay and the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR).

Attached please find a photograph from this event.

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For additional information, please contact Georgia Economou at (202) 785-8430 or georgia@ahiworld.org. For general information regarding the activities of AHI, please view our Web site at http://www.ahiworld.org.

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THE AMERICAN HELLENIC Institute (AHI), was founded on August 1, 1974, following Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus with the illegal use of American-supplied arms in violation of U.S. laws and agreements. The AHI initiated the rule of law issue in the Congress in the interests of the U.S., thus changing the face of American politics. <<<Continue>>>

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