While in Greece, Sarantidis joined the Greek Communist Party and worked for helping Vietnam as well as promoting Greek-Vietnamese relations. Sarantidis has also been active in helping children in Vietnam who have been affected by the Agent Orange/dioxin toxicant. Sarantidis escorted the then Greek President Karolos Papoulias on his official visit to Vietnam in October 2008.
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Karolos Papoulias