Ambassador Meets with Athens Mayor Kaklamanis
Jul 8th, 2010 | By staff | Category: News
Ambassador Rigoberto Tiglao met with Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis 6 July at the Mayor’s office to discuss the welfare of Filipinos in Athens, where most of them reside and work.
Ambassador Tiglao was accompanied by celebrity Ilias Psinakis and his brother Yorgos Psinakis, both of whom have been active in developing relations between Greece and the Philippines.
The mayor handed to the ambassador his formal invitation for the Mayor of Manila Alfredo Lim to visit Athens in the fall to sign a protocol establishing Athens and Manila as sister cities. The Mayor expressed his admiration for the Filipino community in Athens, whom he said he has the highest respect for.
For a video of the meeting, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2eHTcYqywg