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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-10-28
CONTENTS
[01] Samaras meets European Council president
[02] Greece commemorates WWII entry, wartime struggle
[01] Samaras meets European Council president
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[02] Greece commemorates WWII entry, wartime struggle
(ANA-MPA) -- The Oct. 28 national holiday was celebrated with parades
throughout Greece on Thursday, with the main commemoration of the 70th
anniversary of "Ochi" (No) Day being the customary military parade in
Thessaloniki and a pupils' parade through downtown Athens.
"We have a historic duty to secure for the young generation the right
to a dignified life," president of the Republic Karolos Papoulias said
in a message on the anniversary. Papoulias, who traditionally inspects
the military parade in Thessaloniki on Ochi Day, was absent this year
due to an infection that forced him to cancel his visit to
Thessaloniki.
In his message, Papoulias noted that Greece "is at a critical turning
point", and "crossing over is our duty to today's 18-year-olds who are
beginning their journey with the weight of the debt on their shoulders
and are called on to pay a bill for which they have no blame".
(ANA-MPA)
Caption: ANA-MPA photo / S. Rapanis)
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