2005 Greek American Policy Statements Available Online

The 2005 Greek American Policy Statements are now available online on the AHI website. Please click the following link: http://ahiworld.org/policy_statement.html.

The policy statements were prepared by the American Hellenic Institute and endorsed by the major Greek American membership organizations. These are: the Order of AHEPA, the Hellenic American National Council, the Cyprus Federation of America, the Panepirotic Federation of America, the Pan-Macedonian Association of America, the Evrytanian Association of America and the American Hellenic Institute.

Below you will find the table of contents for the 2005 Greek American Policy Statements:

Table of Contents

Section I POLICY STATEMENTS AND THEMES                                 Page

1. The U.S. Should Establish a "Special Relationship" with Greece…………..2
   
2. The Cyprus Problem………………………………………………………...5
   
   Exh. 1 Wall Street Journal 3-16-05 article, "The Sick Man of Europe-
   Again" by Robert L. Pollock, a senior editorial writer (A14; col. 3.)
    
   Exh. 2 "Cold Turkey," Washington Times, 3-8-05; A17; col. 1; by Arnaud de
   Borchgrave, editor at large, Washington Times and United Press Int’l.
    
   Exh. 3 The Annan Plan Needs Serious Changes in the Interests of the U.S.
   
3. Aegean Sea Boundary……………………………………………………….18
   
4. Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia…………………………………...18
   
5. Turkey’s Suppression of the Religious Freedom of the Ecumenical
   Patriarchate………………………………………………………………….....20
   
6. Critical Review of U.S. Policy Toward Turkey Needed…………………….22
    
   Exh. 1 Turkey’s Collaboration with the Soviet Military During the Cold War
   
7. Compensation to Turkey’s Victims………………………………………….29
   
8. Albania.………………………………………………………………...…….30
   
9. Armenia………………………………………………………………...…….30
   
10. Policy Themes..…………………………………………………………….31
     
    Section II LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES………………………………….....32

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