Appeal to Expat Imvrians to Return Home

Pantelis Vingas, representative of the non-moslem minorities in the board of Turkey's benevolent foundations has apparently extended an appeal for the repatriation of ex-residents on Imvros island. In the newspaper Sabah, Vingas said that the Imvrians who emigrated to Greece, as well as to Australia, the United States, France and even South Africa, should return to their homes.

    "Here, the school opened. The island is waiting for you," Vingas remarked.

His statements come a little after Turkish Education Minister Nabi Avci announcement last week claiming that the licence for the operation of the Greek Orthodox elementary school on the island Imvros was finally approved.