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39th Clergy Laity Congress Concluded Successfully in D.C.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte supportive on the Ecumenical Patriarchate and Cyprus
Washington.- The curtain of the 39th Clergy Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America fall on Thursday night with the Grand Banquet attended by more than 1,500 people from around the country. Among the participants were, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte (his remarks on page 42), US Senator Robert Menendez, U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes, Zack Space and Gus Bilirakis, former U,S, Senator Paul Sarbanes etc. In his closing remarks Archbishop Demetrios thanked every one that worked hard to make Congress a success.

An Interview with Metropolitan Methodios

Washington, D.C. By Apostolos Zoupaniotis
One of the main points raised by Archbishop Demetrios in his opening speech at the 39th Clergy Laity Congress was that “our Church is no longer an immigrant Church but, instead, is firmly rooted in American soil”. In addition he pointed out that “the Church is no longer homogenous, but contains a variety of members – fourth and fifth generation Greek Americans, and others who are converts, including through marriage.”

Deputy Secretary of State Negroponte on Cyprus

Washington, D.C. By Apostolos Zoupaniotis
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte addressing on Thursday the 39th Clergy Laity Congress of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America expressed the support of the U.S. Administration to the leaders¢ efforts to begin full-fledged negotiations under UN auspices, adding that “we look forward to an announcement in the next couple of weeks that talks are set to begin”.

Prime Minister Karamanlis Rebuffs Gruevski¢s Letter

Athens.- Greece rebuffed claims of FYROM raised in a letter sent to Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis by Prime Minister Nicola Gruevski, accusing the leadership of the neighboring country of trying to derail Macedonia name talks. In his provocative letter, Nikola Gruevski spoke of the existence of a "Macedonian" minority in Greece and Greece to pay individual reparations -- ones linked to the Greek civil war (1946-49) -- to citizens of FYROM.

Pan-Macedonian Leadership Meets with Assis. Secretary of State Daniel Fried

New York.- The leadership of The Pan-Macedonian Association USA expressed its satisfaction upon meeting with the Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Fried. The meeting was carried out in a positive climate on July 14, 2008, in Mr. Fried¢s office at the State Department.
Daniel Fried mentioned that the name issue of the FYROM must be resolved as quickly as possible and he trusts that both countries will cooperate towards this goal. He also expressed his displeasure with FYROM¢s latest claims against Greece regarding the “refugee children,” the nonexistent “Macedonian” minority in Greece and the compensations of abandoned properties of communists who fled from Greece to iron curtain countries, after the civil war 1944-49

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ÏõÜóéãêôïí.- Ôïõ ËÜìðñïõ Ðáðáíôùíßïõ
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Ïé ÅëëçíéêÝò âñáäéÝò åðÝóôñåøáí óôï Cedarhurst

ÍÝá Õüñêç.- ¸ðåéôá áðü ðïëëÜ ÷ñüíéá, ïé ÅëëçíéêÝò âñáäéÝò åðÝóôñåøáí óôï üìïñöï ÷ùñéü ôïõ Cedarhurst, óôçí áñ÷Þ ôïõ Ëïíãê Áúëáíô, êïíôÜ óôï áåñïäñüìéï ÊÝíåíôé. Ðåñéóóüôåñá áðü ðåíôáêüóéá Üôïìá– ìåôáîý ôïõò êáé ðåíÞíôá ¸ëëçíåò – ìå åëëçíéêÝò óçìáéïýëåò, óõãêåíôñþèçêáí óôï ðÜñêï ÷þñï êáé ãëÝíôçóáí êÜôù áðü ôïõò Þ÷ïõò ôçò åëëçíéêÞò ìïõóéêÞò – áðü ôïõ óõãêñüôçìá ôïõ ËÜæáñïõ ÐáñáóêåõÜ - ðïõ áêïýóôçêå îáíÜ ôï âñÜäõ ôçò ðåñáóìÝíçò Ôñßôçò óôï üìïñöï ðÜñêï ôïõ Cedarhurst ÷Üñç óôéò ðñïóðÜèåéåò ôïõ õðåýèõíïõ äçìïóßùí ó÷Ýóåùí ôïõ Óõëëüãïõ Íïìïý Ìáãíçóßáò «Áñãïíáýôåò», ÁóÝñ Ìáôáèßá, ï ïðïßïò êéíçôïðïßçóå ôï óýëëïãï êé Ýðåéóå ôïí ÄÞìï ôïõ Óßíôåñ÷åñóô íá âÜëåé óôï èåñéíü ðñüãñáììá åêäçëþóåùí êáé ôçí ÅëëÜäá.

Êýðñïò 1974-2008: Åêäçëþóåéò ìíÞìçò ãéá ôçí åðÝôåéï ôçò åéóâïëÞò

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ÌðñÜéæá: Äåí âïçèÜ íá åãåßñïíôáé áíôéêñïõüìåíá èÝìáôá

ÏõÜóéãêôïí.- Ôïõ ËÜìðñïõ Ðáðáíôùíßïõ
Ïé ÇíùìÝíåò Ðïëéôåßåò äåí Ý÷ïõí óõãêåêñéìÝíç èÝóç Ýíáíôé ôùí íÝùí äéåêäéêÞóåùí, ðïõ Þãåéñå, ãéá ðñþôç öïñÜ, Ýíáíôé ôçò ÅëëÜäáò, ãéá ôçí áðïêáëïýìåíç «ÌáêåäïíéêÞ åèíüôçôá, ôáõôüôçôá, ãëþóóá, ìåéïíüôçôá êáé ðåñéïõóßá», ï Óêïðéáíüò Ðñùèõðïõñãüò, Íßêïëáò ÃêñïõÝöóêé, ìå åðéóôïëÞ ôïõ, ðñïò ôïí ´Åëëçíá Ðñùèõðïõñãü Êþóôá ÊáñáìáíëÞ, ùóôüóï ôïíßæïõí üôé åßíáé êáéñüò íá ðñï÷ùñÞóïõìå ðñïò ôá åìðñüò ãéá ôç äéåõèÝôçóç ôïõ ðñïâëÞìáôïò ìå ôçí ïíïìáóßá êáé íá ìçí åãåßñïíôáé ðáñüìïéá èÝìáôá, üðùò áõôÜ ôùí ðåñéïõóéþí.

«Äåí öïâÜìáé ðôþóç ôçò êõâÝñíçóçò...»

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