Excellency Mr. President,Dear Ministers and official guests,Dear Mr. Mayor,Ladies and Gentlemen,It is with feelings of great joy that I welcome you, on behalf of the Greek government, to Greece and, more specifically, welcoming Corfu.Today’s commemorative events hark back to an heroic chapter in the modern history of Greece and Serbia; a chapter that reminds us of our common struggles and is, at the same time, indicative of the depth of the traditional ties between the two countries and peoples.The collapse of Ottoman rule in the Balkans provoked – as was to be expected – intense competition among the great European...
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