November 2011

The newly elected committee of SEKA provides a great opportunity to reinvigorate our efforts to bring justice for Cyprus and raise awareness in South Australia.

Newly elected Chairman of the Justice for Cyprus Co-ordinating Committee SEKA, Mr Peter Louca said, "there is a good mix of new and experienced members ready to take up the challenge of engaging politicians and the public to raise our voice about Cyprus’ plight."

New SEKA Committee consists of, Chairman: Mr Peter (Procopis) Louca, Deputy Chairman: Mr Paul Alexandrides, Treasurer: Mr George Nicou, Secretary: Mr Erricos Neophytou, Assistant Secretary Miss Christina Charalambous, Ex-officio (President of Cyprus Community) : Mr Christos Ioannou, Ms Ellada Harpas, Members: Mrs Leesa Vlahos MP, Mr Panos Georgiou, Mr Anastasios Bougessis, Mr Nick Hodge (Immediate past chairman), Ms Eleni Charalambous, and Ms Stella Charalambous.

Mr Louca said, "It is time to consolidate decades of hard work from successive committees and ensure the Cyprus issue remains at the forefront of political life in South Australia."

"I hope that we can make SEKA more accessible to all ages and soon we will increase our online presence through sites such as Facebook and redouble our fundraising and lobbying efforts.

"It may be 37 years since the brutal invasion and occupation of the Mediterranean island republic of Cyprus, but today the effects are still real and unjust., Mr Louca stated,

"Not only does Nicosia remain the only divided capital in Europe, the current threats from Turkey’s decision to deploy warships in the Eastern Mediterranean and signing an illegal agreement with the Turkish Cypriot regime in occupied Cyprus to delineate what it calls continental shelf are a significant threat to the security of Cyprus."

"I am glad to welcome some young professionals to the Committee, such as Mr George Nicou from the Bank of Cyprus, Local Councillor Mr Paul Alexandrides and am especially pleased to have a Member of the South Australian parliament, Mrs Leesa Vlahos MP, join the committee to show her support for our cause."