The Greek Liaison Office in Skopje has reported that the Greek military cemetery in the town of Valandovo in FYROM has suffered extensive vandalism. The head of the Liaison Office contacted FYROM’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to complain, stressing that such events do not serve to improve relations between the two neighbors.
A representative of the Liaison Office and Defense Attaché will head to the site. The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has underlined that the damages are extensive. By order of Foreign Affairs Minister D. Avramopoulos, the head of the Liaison Office has demanded that local authorities condemn the attack, take necessary precautions, locate and punish the guilty parties, as well as restoring the damages.
The Ministry noted that “unfortunately, these events confirm the dangers and consequences of the nationalism and populism that are being cultivated in FYROM, to the point of deeply insulting the deceased and disrespecting history”.
