“A new, bloody cycle of violence is opening in the Middle East, causing turmoil at the international level and risking dragging other countries into the war, with tragic and unpredictable consequences for world peace,” the PtD said, among other things
Her concern for the great crisis in which the Middle East, in conjunction with the ongoing war in Ukraine, expressed President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and at the same time noted that “in this turbulent and fluid international environment, Greece will inevitably continue to promote its national interests and firmly highlight its rights, resisting any attempt at dangerous revisionism”, during her objection to the lunch given in her honor by the commander of the 3rd Army Corps, Lieutenant General Paris Kapravelos, at the Officers’ Club.
“Our sensitivity and concern about the major crisis that the Middle East seems to be entering, coupled with the ongoing war in Ukraine following the unprovoked Russian invasion, is intensifying,” said Mrs. Sakellaropoulou and continued: “The heinous attack on Israel, the brutality and brutality shown by Hamas against civilians, but also the hammering of the Gaza Strip which fatally leaves behind innocent victims, shocks us. A new, bloody cycle of violence is opening in the Middle East, causing turmoil at the international level and risking dragging other countries into the war, with tragic and unpredictable consequences for world peace. Terrorism cannot and must have no justification and no legitimacy. We strongly defend Israel’s right to self-defense in order to ensure its existential integrity, always, however, with respect for the rules of international humanitarian law and with care to protect the lives of civilians in the Gaza Strip. It is very important to open corridors for the provision of humanitarian aid to the civilians trapped in the conflict, just as it is absolutely necessary to release all hostages and prisoners. Finally, we must all be united and determined in dealing with extremism and intolerance, in the blind attacks against unsuspecting citizens, in the proliferation of anti-Semitism phenomena, which are unfortunately on the rise in European cities”.
In terms in Greece’s relations with Turkey the President of the Republic emphasized that “Our country has always sought good neighborly relations with Turkey, remaining open to dialogue based on international law and without concessions on issues of national sovereignty and sovereign rights”and added:
“The issue of the unacceptable Turkish military occupation of Cyprus remains the biggest wound of Hellenism. Guided by international legitimacy, we continue the fight for a fair and sustainable solution to the Cyprus issue, based on the decisions of the United Nations Security Council and the European acquis.
Our country, an advocate of stability in the south-eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans, has been at the core of united Europe for years. It is a conquest that we owe to a large extent also to that sacred drive that pushed our ancestors to the liberation struggles, transforming them from ordinary people into heroes.”
Mrs. Sakellaropoulou reported in the role of the Armed Forces which he said are a guarantee of our safety. “In these critical times our Armed Forces, inspired by the spirit that rallied the Greeks in the decisive moments of our history, defend our non-negotiable rights. With exuberance but also sobriety, enthusiasm and composure, self-sacrifice but also prudence, you effectively face all kinds of challenges and keep our territorial and national integrity intact, being accountable every day to our history, our nation and our people. We owe you a debt of gratitude”he pointed out.
Relatively with the anniversary of the liberation of Thessaloniki from the Turkish yoke and the national anniversary of “NO” he underlined that they are “two top landmarks of our nation, which will always inspire and guide us” and noted: “We honor those who fought for the freedom and the integration of Greek lands into the motherland, those who set their bodies up against fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, in harsh, adverse, heroic conditions, those who gave their lives for this supreme cause . As Odysseus Elytis so vividly describes, in the “March to the front” in Axion Esti, the epic of the Greeks in the snowy mountains of Epirus. “Night after night we marched non-stop, one behind the other, blind as we were. With painstakingly untangling our feet from the mud, where, sometimes, we got knee-deep. Because more often it crumbled on the streets outside, as in our souls “»
Source: Skai
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