Greek President states “We seek cooperation, but there can be no retreat”

In a statement to Kathimerini, President of the Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, has signaled Greece’s desire for peaceful coexistence with Turkey, stressing however that Athens will resolutely defend itself. Her statement came as a response to the furious reaction of the Turkish Foreign Ministry last week after the President referred to the massacre of the Greeks of Pontos of 1914-1918 as a “genocide”.