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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-04-13
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[01] Annual Greek-American parade in NYC on Sun.
[01] Annual Greek-American parade in NYC on Sun.
Defence Minister Evangelos Meimarakis, Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis
Valinakis and Macedonia-Thrace Minister George Kalantzis, among others,
will lead a large Greek government delegation at this year's Greek
Independence Day on Sunday through the heart of Manhattan.
A total of 56 floats and representatives of 95 organisations,
communities, associations, schools and companies will participate in
the annual Greek-American parade, while A&E Network honorary president
Nicholas Davatzis will serve as the Grand Marshal.
According to organisers, the Greek-American community in the US
metropolis will again promote a handful of national issues considered
of supreme importance for Greece and Hellenism, in general, including a
long-standing demand for the withdrawal of Turkish occupation forces
from northern Cyprus, the Macedonia "name-issue", recognition of the
early 20th century genocide of ethnic Greeks in Black Sea region
(Pontians) and safeguarding the rights of the ethnic Greek minority in
southern Albania.
On the occasion of his visit to New York City, Meimarakis met on
Thursday with Archbishop of America Demetrios as well as with
representatives of local Greek-American communities.
Caption: Members of the elite Presidential Guard (Evzones) march down
Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Sunday, April 2, 2006 during last year's
Greek Independence Day parade in New York City, an annual event in the
US metropolis. The Grand Marshal for the 2006 parade was New York City
Mayor Michael Bloomberg. ANA-MPA /DIMITRIS PANAGOS
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