The president of SYRIZA for the anniversary of the Pontian Genocide
“May 19th confronts us with a painful and indelible collective trauma: the genocide of the Greeks of Pontus,” SYRIZA’s president, Socrates Famellos, said in a post.
“One of the darkest chapters of the history of the last century, which is part of the wider genocide of the Greeks and generally the Christian populations of the Ottoman Empire. An organized operation of extermination, persecution, refugees and violent uprooting, “he emphasizes, adding:” The recognition of the Genocide of the Greeks (Pontians, Asia Minor, Eastern Orchors) of the Ottoman Empire is not just about historical justification and conservation. It is also an act of responsibility, which is linked to respect for human rights and the need to prevent corresponding heinous crimes. “
“We stand with respect to the offspring of the refugees and to all those who kept the memory. We continue on their side the struggle for the universal recognition of the genocide of the Greeks of Pontus, “he notes. “We don’t forget – we honor – we claim. For the historical truth, peace and human dignity, “concludes the post of S. Famellou, which includes the Dawn front page on May 19, 1994, the first year that was officially honored by the Greek state on the day of memory of the Greek Genocide by the Greeks of the Greeks.