Greek-Australians greet Melbourne GNTO office

"It is a dream come true," the president of the Greek Community of Melbourne, Vassilis Papastergiadis, said on Friday, welcoming an initiative by Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias to open a Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) office in Australia. 

As the minister announced, the bill that the Tourism Ministry will submit to Parliament in the coming days also provides for the establishment of a tourism office in Melbourne. 

"We are very happy with the Greek government's decision to proceed with the opening of the office, as it is something we have been asking for for eight years. Finally, Kikilias will make it happen," Papastergiadis said, also referring to a response from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a relevant letter. He added that an online meeting with the minister has been scheduled over the next few days.

"On our part, as we have said in...