Protection Minister Nikos Dendias said that the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier won’t be used for political exploitation or to divide society, in an announcement that maintained a cautious distance from the federal government’s stance.
“The Monument to the Unknown Soldier unites Greeks, now and ceaselessly,” mentioned Dendias.
“The Ministry of Nationwide Protection and the Armed Forces won’t deal with it as an object of political exploitation or social division. That’s the path we are going to observe,” he added.
Though the protection minister famous that the monument shouldn’t be used as a software for expressing political goals, he clarified that through the Tempe catastrophe, the positioning symbolized society’s pursuit of justice.
“After the Tempe tragedy, the world in entrance of the monument turned related to society’s common demand for justice,” he mentioned, including that the prime minister additionally appeared on the web site to pay respects to the victims.
The minister’s assertion adopted an modification transferring accountability for sustaining the monument and the encircling space to the armed forces, whereas the police will proceed to supervise public order.
Dendias himself was not current in Parliament through the modification debate.
