Honoring Pontic Greek Victims

Politics 19 May 2025 17:00

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis marked Pontic Greek Genocide Remembrance Day on May 19 with a message urging the preservation of memory and the fight for historical truth. He honored the thousands of Pontic Greeks who were uprooted, tortured, and killed—a “black page” in world history, he said, CE Report quotes Athens-Macedonian

Mitsotakis emphasized that while Pontians were deeply affected, they were not defeated, having rebuilt their lives in Greece and enriched the country’s cultural fabric. “Their legacy lives on in every new generation,” he said, reaffirming support for truth and justice.

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Honoring Pontic Greek Victims

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