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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-03-22
CONTENTS
[01] President Pavlopoulos expresses condolences to King Philippe of
Belgium over Brussels terror attacks
[02] 11-year-old Rami and his family to be reunited in Munich after
Germany gives permission
[01] President Pavlopoulos expresses condolences to King Philippe of
Belgium over Brussels terror attacks
President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Tuesday sent
to King Philippe of Belgium his deepest condolences for the families
of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Brussels earlier the same
day. He also expressed the Greek people's feelings of solidarity with
the people of Belgium in the face of these horrendous acts, which he
said were an offense against Europe and democratic values, as well as
all European societies.
[02] 11-year-old Rami and his family to be reunited in Munich after
Germany gives permission
After receiving the all-clear from Germany, the family of an 11-year-old
Syrian refugee suffering from cancer have been allowed to join him in
Munich, where he is undergoing treatment. Rami's mother, brothers and his
cousin will leave on a flight from Thessaloniki airport on Wednesday,
accompanied by an employee of the Thessaloniki regional asylum office
where the family submitted an asylum request on Monday.
Once they arrive in Munich, German authorities will take over their case.
Rami, a boy from Syria who was in Germany with his father, has been
receiving treatment Hodgkins lymphoma at Munich's University Hospital
for the past four months. He urgently needs a bone marrow transplant
and his immediate family, such as his mother and brothers, are the most
likely donors. After the borders were closed, however, his mother and
brothers were stuck in Greece, which they reached by boat from Turkey,
and could not continue their journey north. They officially applied for
asylum on Monday and will now travel to Germany.
Rami's story, which was published in the international media, moved both
German and Greek authorities, who took action to find them and launched
fast-track procedures to reunite the family.
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