EVENT COMMEMORATING THE GENOCIDE OF THE GREEKS IN PONTOS WAS HELD IN BELGRADE
Macedonian Press Agency
May 26, 1998

An event commemorating the anniversary of the genocide of the Greeks in Pontos by the Turks was held in Belgrade.

In the event, that was organized by the Greek press office in Belgrade and was held in the Chapel of the Belgrade Theology School, were present Cypriot ambassador Andreas Skarparis, the Greek embassy delegation in Belgrade, members of the Association of Greeks in Serbia "Rigas Fereos" and Greek-Serb friendship associations.

Within the framework of the event, the press office organized a photo exhibition on the long presence of the Greeks in Pontos and the suffering of the refugees. In the exhibition was also presented a map of the region where the Greeks of Pontos wanted to create the autonomous "Republic of Pontos".

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