A programme for hosting 191 members of the Greek minority from the wider Mariupol region in eastern Ukraine is being carried out from 24 August to 12 September in our country, in an initiative of the Foreign Ministry and the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad.
The 191 Greek Ukrainians – children and elderly in their majority – were driven to Kiev and from there flown to Rhodes, on buses provided by Mouzenidis Travel and via Aegean Airlines charter flights, respectively. Their stay in a Rhodes hotel is being arranged by the General Secretariat for Greeks Abroad
The hosting programme for Greek Ukrainians is aimed at providing relief from the war to the Greek minority, firming the ties of an historic Greek community with the homeland, and familiarizing young Greeks from abroad with Greece and its culture.
August 24, 2015