«Today is a day of sorrow and remembrance and it is our sacred duty to express our honour and respect to the memory of the victims of the the genocide of the Hellenism of Asia Minor», stresses the regional governor of Attica, Γ. Patoulis, in a statement on the national day of remembrance of Asia Minor Hellenism.
The loss of our ancestors« lives, he continues, and their targeted extermination, which led to uprooting and the creation of a huge wave of refugees, is a wound that will never be healed. "However, we must all keep the memory alive and help to ensure that we never again experience such sad events in the future. It is our responsibility and our historical duty to keep the historical memory alive in order to teach younger generations about all the martyrdom that Hellenism has gone through. Our people, wherever they are, are great and prove it in every difficult moment. Greece, through its history and culture, can hope for a better future for its children», the regional governor said.
