Tsunis, the US Ambassador to Athens, made a speech on the Greek national holiday of October 28, ‘Ohi’ (No) in Greece. Greek state television said it was ‘a first’.
The US Ambassador to Athens, George Tsunis, of Greek origin, left his mark on the military parade held in Thessaloniki yesterday, on the occasion of the Greek national holiday “Ohi” (No) on October 28. George Tsunis became the first US Ambassador to make a statement at such an event. After a few-sentence statements by ministers, including Ambassador Tsunis, President Katerina Sakellaropulu and Greek Cypriot Defense Minister Haralambos Petridis, the governor of Thessaloniki spoke with the mayor before the political party representatives and much longer than the other speakers. The state television (ET-3) that broadcast the ceremony described the speech of the US Ambassador as “a first”.
PRAISE ATHENS
Ambassador Tsunis of Greek origin, “ USA and Greece are the guardians of democracy and national sovereignty. Contrary to what Putin has done, the national sovereignty of countries must be preserved. It is an honor for me to be serving in the country where democracy was born.” The US Ambassador to Athens, Tsunis, attended the 110th anniversary ceremonies of Thasos Island, which was illegally armed by Greece, on October 18, despite its non-military status as per the 1923 Lausanne Treaty. The “Rafale” warplanes purchased from France and the “Marder-1A3” type armored combat vehicles given by Germany as a grant within the framework of the exchange agreement participated in the military parade in Thessaloniki for the first time. In return for sending 40 ex-Soviet-made “BMP-1” type tracked and fully amphibious combat vehicles to Ukraine,
FACT NOTE: On October 28, 1940, when Greek dictator Yiannis Metaxas gave an ‘Ohi’ or ‘No’ answer to Italy, which sent an ultimatum saying ‘Surrender’, Greece entered World War II.
