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	Press Office Washington, DC	06 January, 2009

OSCE GREEK CHAIRMANSHIP GEARS UP FOR INTERESTING TIMES

Strengthening the role of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in early warning, prevention and management of conflicts and crises will be a prime pursuit of the OSCE Greek Chairmanship, said Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis in an interview with the organisation’s magazine. continue »

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Christmas in Athens
This year’s festivities for Christmas and New Year, organized by the City of Athens, began officially yesterday (16.12), when Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis turned on the lights on the Christmas tree at Syntagma Square.

Exhibition on women in ancient Athens for the 10th anniversary of Onassis Foundation in NY
The exhibition "Worshipping Women: Ritual and Reality in Classical Athens" was inaugurated on Tuesday Dec. 9 at the Onassis Cultural Center in Manhattan.

Special NY event in memory of Maria Callas
An event in memory of Maria Callas was held at Terence Cardinal Cooke Hospital in Manhattan where the world renowned soprano was born 85 years ago on Dec. 2, 1923.

London presentation of the New Acropolis Museum
London presentation of the New Acropolis Museum at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in London.

Event honours academics seeking Parthenon Marbles return
Greek Culture Minister at an event in the new Acropolis Museum to honour three academics as great contributors to the effort for the return of the Parthenon Marbles.

A manifesto for the Parthenon Marbles
Peter Aspden proposes a "five-point manifesto" to help break the deadlock between the Greek and British governments regarding the return of the artefacts.

Photo exhibition of ancient artifacts at Greek embassy in US
An exhibition of photographs of ancient Greek artifacts that belong to the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore was inaugurated at the Greek embassy in Washington this week.

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Minister of Tourism Aris Spiliotopoulos visited London (November 10-13), on the occasion of the World Travel Market, a leading B2B exhibition for the travel industry.

Vatican returns Parthenon fragment to Athens
A fragment of a Parthenon frieze returned to Greece by the Vatican’s Museum Gregoriano Etrusco.

Opinion poll results on expatriate Greeks
Conclusions of an unprecedented opinion poll on the Greek expatriate identity were presented in the SAE Europe regional convention held here last week, with the participation of 220 delegates from 20 European countries.

Alexis Stamatis' novel 'American Fugue' at the Embassy of Greece
Author Alexis Stamatis will present his recently translated into English novel: American Fugue, at the Embassy of Greece, Washington DC, on September 18.

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