George Varemenos, 2nd Deputy Speaker of Greek Parliament, will be visiting Melbourne for the Greek 25 March celebrations that will take place on Sunday, 24 March.

The Coalition of the Left SYRIZA lawmaker is in Australia following the invitation of the Committee for the Celebration of the National Holiday that includes the participation of various representatives of organisations of Greeks living abroad.

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On Sunday, Mr Varemenos will attend a service at Saint Efstathios before heading to the parade at the Shrine of Remembrance.

Mr Varemenos was a member of the Standing Commitee on National Defence and the Committee for Arms Programmes of Greek Parliament. He has participated in OSCE meetings and the Parliamentary Assembly and has taken part as an observer in elections in several European countries.