"The course of neighboring Albania to the EU passes through respect for human rights (civil, political, cultural, religious, educational) of the Greek Etnic Minority"

PAN EPIRIOTIC FEDERATION OF THE WORLD SENDS MESSAGE TO THE GREEK PARLIAMENT

Photo: The President of World Pan Epirotic Federation Christostomos Dimou

The President of Pan Epiriotic Federation of the World Chrysostomos Dimou, the vice-chairman and chairman of the Network of Local Government elected of Epirus Federation in Europe Mr. Elias Galanos, the general secretary Mr George Vryzalas and Mr Spyros Kostadimas responsible for the masmedia of Panipeirotic Federation of Europe, participated in the work of the Regional Assembly of the Council For Greeks Abroad of SAE-Europe held from 24 to 26 October 2008 in Frankfurt.

The meeting dealt with important issues that have to do with the culture of emigrants, youth problems, the issues of integration in the countries and especially the establishment of the emigrant vote. The meeting was opened by bishop Arianzou k.Vartholomaios carrying message of the Ecumenical Patriarch and continued the Director General of the Secretariat for Greeks Abroad I.Kyparissidis message carrying the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for issues of Greeks Abroad, Theodoros Kassimi.

In the Meeting sent greetings the chairman of the Standing Select Committee of Parliament for Apodimous Nikos Tsiartsionis and vice-chairman of the Committee Grigoris Niotis (Pasok) and the chairman of the SAE Stefanos Tamvakis.

Particular success for Paniepirotic Federation was the acceptance by the Assembly of the resolution, which was tabled by the chairman of the Federation and in which it stressed that: "The course of neighboring Albania to the EU passes through respect for human rights (civil, political, cultural, religious, educational) of the National Greek Minority"