Following the school and military parades in Alexandroupolis on October 28, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis stated that he aimed to convey a message of “spiritual uplift and national pride.” He highlighted Greece’s history of heroism, noting how Greeks have often prioritized a higher ideal over personal fate. “From Leonidas’ ‘Molon labe’ to the defiant spirit of the Souliotes and the nationwide ‘No’ of October 28, 1940, this Greek spirit serves as our beacon and our compass,” he declared.
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