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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-10-22
CONTENTS
[01] President says will defend Greek identity of Macedonia 'from forgers
of history'
[02] Fire department receives more than 100 calls after thunderstorm
hits Athens
[01] President says will defend Greek identity of Macedonia 'from forgers
of history'
President Prokopis Pavlopoulos spoke of the need to defend the
proven Greek identity of Macedonia and respond to "the forgers and
counterfeiters" of History during a ceremony to proclaim him an honorary
citizen of the municipality of Delta.
"Nobody has the right to claim things that don't belong to them. You
cannot write about historic events that never happened by stealing [other
people's] history. We extend a hand of friendship to our neighbours,
but we will never concede to others what belongs to us," Pavlopoulos said.
The ceremony was part of the event to commemorate the 104th anniversary
of the liberation of the city of Halastra in 1912 and the residents'
help which allowed the Greek army to march into Thessaloniki ahead of
the Bulgarian troops.
"The historic legacies of your municipality will accompany me hereinafter
in the exercise of my duties as President of the Republic. And I pledge
that I will do what my part to defend both the territorial integrity
and the Greek identity of our Macedonia, based on history and the
International and European Law as a whole," he added.
[02] Fire department receives more than 100 calls after thunderstorm
hits Athens
The fire department said it received over 100 calls on Saturday after
a thunderstorm hit Athens, causing floods and tree falls.
Crews were called to pump out water from basements and remove tree
branches in the center of Athens, the northern suburbs and Ilion in
western Attica. Floods were also reported in the cities of Patras,
Nafpaktos, Mesolonghi and Preveza.
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