The Alternate Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Nikos Xydakis, represented the Greek government, as a keynote speaker, at the memorial ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the liberation of Ravensbrück concentration camp. The ceremony included speeches from survivors or descendants of survivors of the concentration camp, the mayor of Ravensbrück and members of the local government. The memorial events were also participated in by representatives of many European countries, representatives of the Catholic Church and Judaism, anti-fascist associations, and representatives of political- and social-rights movements.Mr. Xydakis visited the facilities of the former concentration camp, guided by Eleni Vinkel, a representative...
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