INTERVIEW H.E. YORGOS DIACOFOTAKIS, AMBASSADOR OF GREECE TO SERBIA
No Recognition;
SUPPORT FOR DIALOGUE During his recent visit to Belgrade, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis clearly stated that Greece's stance regarding Kosovo remains unchanged ~ Yorgos Diacofotakis
T
he official visits of Greece’s top officials, including the latest visit of its prime minister and the upcoming arrival of its president, only serve to confirm, as Ambassador Yorgos Diacofotakis notes in this CorD Magazine interview, “that Greece and Serbia are connected not only by history, culture and religion, but also by a common vision for the European future of the region”.
Your Excellency, Greece celebrates its Independence Day on 25th March. This holiday is a day of remembrance commemorating the 1821 outbreak of the War of Greek Independence. How will you mark this national holiday here in Serbia? On 25th March we celebrate the outbreak of the Greek Revolution for Independence against the Ottoman Turks, which led to the creation of the modern Greek state. I am well aware of the great honour that comes with serving my country in a city that’s inextricably linked to Rigas Feraios (1757-1798). His vision of freedom and solidarity among the Balkan peoples undoubtedly inspired the protagonists of the Greek Revolution. Together with his comrades, Rigas Feraios was tortured and killed in Nebojša Tower in Kalemegdan, Belgrade. The place of his martyrdom and his statue are eternal monuments of the Greek Revolution and a place of pilgrimage for all Greeks.
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