AHEPA hosted a luncheon for Greek Deputy Minister of Defense Nikos Chardalias, yesterday, at Metro 29 restaurant in Arlington, Va.

Executive Director Basil Mossaidis represented Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas. Representatives from the Embassy of Greece and DC-based Greek American organizations were among the attendees.

Deputy Defense Minister Chardalias was in Washington to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Hellenic Pavilion at the annual Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition at the Washington Convention Center, where he provided an address.