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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-07-24
CONTENTS
[01] President Papoulias' message on the 39th anniversary of the
restoration of democracy
[01] President Papoulias' message on the 39th anniversary of the
restoration of democracy
ANA-MPA -- President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias, commemorating
the 39th anniversary of the restoration of democracy and the fall of the
junta, on Wednesday laid a wreath at Eleftheria (Freedom) Park, the site
of the former military police EAT-ESA headquarters where hundreds of
people were being tortured during the seven-year dictatorship in Greece.
In a message for the anniversary, President Papoulias underlined
that "the crisis makes the recognition of the value of Democracy an
imperative," adding that Democracy "is a conquest that needs to be
constantly defended".
The country's development was violently interrupted mainly because it was
based on unstable foundations and now the crisis has taken up political,
institutional and cultural characteristics, a "tornado that has swept
up everything in its path", he underlined.
"A battle is fought to ensure financial self sufficiency, which is a
precondition for national dignity and social justice but, at the same
time, it is also a battle to defend Democracy," President Papoulias
said, noting that "hatred and violence are not a solution or a response,
they are the darkest part of the problem".
President Papoulias concluded that everybody's thoughts should be with
Cyprus which remains divided 39 years after the invasion and now it is
tested by another crisis which, under no circumstances, will affect the
protection of national interests.
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