Greece celebrates Independence Day

President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Friday called for unity, during the grand minitary parade, that took place in the centre of Athens, to mark the anniversary of the 1821 War of Independence from the Ottomans.

“All Greeks motivated by the ideals of democracy have a duty, now more than ever, to put aside whatever differences we may have for the good of the interests of the nation and our people”, Pavlopoulos said in his address.

Referring to the refugee crisis the President said: “Faithful to the ancient Greek example of our forefathers’ behavior towards supplicants and also the Christian principles of love and solidarity, we Greeks view the refugees through the terms of humanity.”

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