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Monday, June 13, 2016

Foreign Ministry announcement on the actions taken following the hanging of a provocative ...

Following the hanging of the provocative and confrontational banner at the EURO 2016 Albania-Switzerland football match, we announce that the following actions were taken:Foreign Ministry spokesperson Efstratios Efthymiou issued an immediate response, setting out the Ministry’s position on the hanging of the provocative banner.Deputy Culture and Sports Minister Stavros Kontonis sent a very stern letter of protest to the Secretary General of UEFA, Theodoros Theodoridis.The Greek Embassy in Paris proceeded to an expression of protest to the French Foreign Ministry.Demarches were made by the Greek Foreign Ministry to the French and Albanian Ambassadors in Athens.Two very stern demarches were made...


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