Diaspora Reps Call for Unity to Overcome Difficulties

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In order to overcome difficulties Greeks worldwide need to join forces according to Theodore Spyropoulos, US coordinator of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE). Speaking ahead of the March 25 national anniversary marking the commencement of the 1821 Greek revolution against the Ottoman rule, he said we must do this no matter how insuperable these difficulties seem. 

He noted that this year's anniversary coincides with "the changeable and fluid international conjuncture in which our brothers in Greece and Cyprus are being tested by serious economic and social problems unknown to younger generations of Hellenes."

The heroes of the 1821 Revolution against the Ottoman rule should serve as a source of inspiration and motivation, he underlined, adding that "by displaying great patriotism they raised the banner of Hellenism's indestructible values of dignity, freedom and independence."