Deputy FM Tsiaras participates in a Ministerial Conference on National Communities Abroad (Paris, 17 June 2013)

Deputy Foreign Minister Kostas Tsiaras participated in the Ministerial Conference on National Communities Abroad, which was held in Paris, at the initiative of Minister Delegate for French Nationals Abroad Hélène Conway-Mouret.

Within the framework of the Conference, the competent ministers exchanged experiences and views on the issue of nationals abroad and the organization of their communities.

Following the Conference, Mr. Tsiaras met with his French counterpart, Ms. Conway-Mouret, with whom he looked at the progress that has been made on issues they discussed at their previous meeting, which took place this past February, in Athens.

Mr. Tsiaras also met with representatives of the Greek community in Paris to discuss the reorganization of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE), as well as educational and cultural issues of concern to Greeks abroad.

June 18, 2013