Macedonia protests racist chants at Greek parade March 30, 2010
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Macedonia says it has complained to Athens after Greek coast guard officials allegedly chanted racist slogans during a military parade last week. The officers are seen in an Internet-posted video participating in a Greek Independence Day parade last week in Athens and chanting racist slogans against neighboring Albania, Macedonia and Turkey. Macedonia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday the chanting was “unacceptable and inappropriate.” Greek Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou said Thursday’s incident was isolated and does not “reflect the mood, the mentality and the sentiments of the Greek people.” The Greek government one officer from an elite coast guard unit has been suspended and others are being investigated.
Foreign Ministry summons Greek Ambassador to Macedonia March 29, 2010
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Macedonian Foreign Ministry has called in Greek Ambassador Alexandra Papadopoulou for talks on Monday due to anti-Macedonian chants at the military parade in Athens.
At the meeting with Deputy Minister Zoran Petrov, she will be presented with a protest note and formal apology will be asked, Foreign Ministry confirmed for Macedonian media.
Government spokesperson Martin Martinovski at today’s press conference said that manifestation of hate speech does not contribute in building good-neighbourly relations.
While the soldiers were marching they had numerous racist chants, one of them being: “They are Skopians, they are Albanians, we will make new clothes out of their skins”.
Facebook group: NATO & EU stand up, Greek special forces chanting racist slogans March 28, 2010
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Greece: Officer, soldier dismissed over racist slogans are military parade in Athens March 28, 2010
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An officer and some of the soldiers, who were shouting racist slogans during the military parade in Athens on March 25, have been dismissed, Macedonian Kanal 5 reports.
During the celebration of the national holiday of Greece, a group of the diver’s unit with the coastal guards issued threats and insults, such as “They are Skopjans, they are Albanians; we will make clothes out of their skin”.
Kanal 5 comments the reaction of Greek Civil Protection Minister Michalis Hrisokoidis, who said that such behavior and death threats to the neighbors is not proper for people dressed in military uniform, who have sworn in the Constitution and the state laws.
Greece to punish coast guards over parade slogans March 28, 2010
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Greek authorities are suspending an officer and pledging tough action against members of a coast guard unit accused of chanting racist slogans during a military parade in Athens.
Video from the parade posted on the Internet shows members of an elite coast guard divers’ unit chanting racist slogans against Albanians.
Civil Protection Minister Michalis Chryssochoidis is strongly condemning the incident, which took place at Thursday’s Independence Day celebrations, and ordering an investigation.
“These people have no place in the coast guard,” Chryssochoidis said Friday. “No brainless person has the right to tarnish his unit … with racist slogans that convey hatred and xenophobia.”
The ministry said further sanctions will follow the investigation.
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