«We honour the memory of the victims of the Genocide of the Pontians, which led to the death and uprooting from their ancestral homes of an important part of Hellenism with a long history. We honour the contribution of the Pontians to the social, cultural and economic recovery of Greece. Greece», notes the Alexis Tsipras in a post on social media.
The President of the SYRIZA-PS, stresses that «the emergence, the recognition of historical truth and the preservation of historical memory is a struggle not only for the past, but above all for the present and the future. Why generations to come will be safe when violations of human rights and international law leading to genocide, ethnic cleansing and new uprooting cease». «We must, united,» the opposition leader stresses, «intensify our struggle for historical truth and dialogue at the diplomatic and scientific level, recognizing their importance both for the Greek people and for the development of relations of sincere cooperation and mutual respect in our region.».
