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Monument to Victims of Pontic Greek Genocide Opened in
Thessaloniki

29.05.2006 19:23 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ There was an unveiling ceremony on
Sunday for a monument dedicated to the victims of the
Pontic Greek genocide in Thessaloniki. The bronze
monument erected by Kordelio Municipality on Elefteriu
Kordelio Avenue represents a woman holding a baby in
her arms. Among those present were Kordelio Mayor
Stathis Lafazanidis, Thessaloniki Governor Panayotis
Psomiadis, Deputy Culture Minister responsible for
sport George Orfanos and opposition deputies and
representatives of associations which defend the
rights of Pontic Greeks. Another Pontic Greek genocide
monument was erected there early May, a move which
increased diplomatic tension between Turkey and
Greece. Greek Parliament took a decision in 1994 that
every May 15 would be a commemoration of the Pontic
Greek genocide.