With the participation of a delegation of the Hellenic Parliament, the 2nd Clerical Convention of South American Greek Organizations will be held from November 16 to 18, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Two years after their 1st meeting in Montevideo, Uruguay, the Greek communities continue “their quest to preserve and spread Orthodoxy and Hellenism in South America”, as emphasized by the Metropolitan of Buenos Aires and South America, Joseph.

During the 2nd Clerical Assembly, it is expected that the expectations and goals of the expatriates will be recorded, they will participate in round tables on topics such as the preparation of programs for teaching the Greek language and maintaining the faith, the perspectives for the leadership of Greek institutions in South America, etc. , while the young Greeks of the area will be given the opportunity to get to know each other through meals, dances and other events. It is estimated that around 600 expatriates from Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, and other countries in the region will participate in the convention, who will – among other things – have the opportunity to attend a concert by the soprano Anas Athanasopoulou with the musicians Melina Kyrkiris (cello) and Santiago Torricelli (piano), on Sunday, November 17.

Speaking to APE-MPE, the president of the Greek community of Buenos Aires, Konstantinos Voukelatos, referred to the need to revive the program of visits of young South American expatriates to Greece.

In the context of rewarming and strengthening the ties of the Greek Parliament with the Greek diaspora of South America, and at the invitation of the organizers, a delegation of the Hellenic Parliament will participate, consisting of the deputies (alphabetically):

– Theodoros Karaoglou (ND, 2nd Thessaloniki), president of the Greece-Brazil Friendship Parliamentary Group and member of the Hellenism of the Diaspora Parliamentary Committee,

-Maria-Alexandra Kefala (ND, Ioannina), president of the Greece-Uruguay Friendship Parliamentary Group and secretary of the Hellenic Parliament,

-Christos Boukoros (ND, Magnesia), chairman of the Greece-Chile Friendship Parliamentary Group and chairman of the Production & Trade Parliamentary Committee,

-Ioannis Sarakiotis (SYRIZA-PS, Fthiotidas), deputy general secretary of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy, and

-Ioanni Tsimaris (PASOK, Ioannina), secretary of the Greece-Argentina Friendship Parliamentary Group.

The Greek government and the diplomatic authorities of Greece and South America will also be represented at the Assembly, with the Secretary General of Hellenism Abroad & Public Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myra Myrogianni, and the ambassadors of Greece in South American countries. America, revived after 25 years in 2022, and takes place every two years.

It is noted that the Greek delegation will also have meetings with the representatives of the communities, bodies and institutions of the Greek diaspora, as well as meetings with national and local authorities, as well as a visit to the historic building of the Parliament of Argentina.