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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-01-22Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Mandela receives Greek Dep. FMGreek Deputy Foreign Minister Theodoros Kassimis, currently on a visit to South Africa, on Tuesday met the long-time icon of the anti-Apartheid movement and subsequent South Africa President Nelson Mandela at the Institute bearing his name.The 90-year-old Mandela expressed a great fondness for Greece and his support for the country's "just demand for the return of the Parthenon Marbles". After the meeting, Kassimis said he felt greatly honoured to be received by Mandela, whom he described as a historic personality in the recent history of Africa and the modern world. "I thanked him for his support over all these years for all Greek issues, even the Olympic Games, when he had called on all the African countries to vote in favour of Greece's bid," the minister said. He said his talks with Mandela had focused on the work underway - including by Mandela's long-time Greek-South personal legal adviser George Bizos - by the committees for the return of the Parthenon Marbles. "He stressed that we have his absolute support and that on all occasions he speaks about Greece's right to re-acquire the Parthenon Marbles," Kassimis added. Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Theodoros Kassimis. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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