EUROPE > Four Greek generals discharged over display of PKK publication

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The head of the Greek Defense Ministry's War Museum in Athens and three other generals have been removed from their posts by Defence Minister Panos Panayotopulos after a publication from senior Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) figure Murat Karayılan was displayed at the museum on Nov. 28, daily Hürriyet reported today.

The Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry previously released a statement Nov. 29 condemning the presentation of the book.

“Greece condemns all forms of terrorism unequivocally. This is also the position of the European Union as a whole, as a matter of principle and as concerns the PKK organization,” the statement said.

The statement went on to claim the book had been included in the event “without the knowledge of the authorities responsible.”

In a statement released by the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Nov. 30, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu personally conveyed his unease over the incident during a telephone conversation with his Greek counterpart, Dimitris Avramopoulos, on Nov. 29.

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Mordechai Vanunu

12/2/2012 3:14:38 PM

Freedom of Peach

Adam Polk

12/2/2012 10:44:24 AM

@dim souk, "the statement made by the Ministry of Defense, Minister Panos Panagiotopoulos'un Lazos'un duties of Chairman of the Board of Directors with the decision of the War Museum, Brigadier General Panagiotis Kaperonis'in reportedly took over."

dim souk

12/2/2012 9:36:26 AM

Fake story.Nothing happened in Greece.Why don't give the names?Four generals for us ( Greece) are too match for immediately discharged!! We have not so many as Turkey!!

dogan kemal ileri

12/1/2012 10:18:22 PM

Bravo Greek administration they have proved men of their words.Always behave like this and you will have the best friend in the universe Turkiye.

Turk Uzan

12/1/2012 9:14:35 PM

Now this is something I can appreciate from our neighbor ... this is something that is worth thanking. When the initial report came out I couldn't believe my fellow country men were thanking our neighbors. But this show they are willing to take action on such matters and do take such things serious. Honestly I believed that it would stay with words and that they wouldn't take any action towards the people responsible. Thank you neighbors, this is greatly appreciated!

Peter Kypros

12/1/2012 8:09:20 PM

The book should be made available to anyone as part of freedom of speech especially in Turkey. This should be true for all books. Many readers will be interested to understand how a terrorist organization thinks and what its goals are.May be in such case the killing could stop and transferred to talking and presenting positions which is more likely to lead to a solution. Therefore the proper place for such books are bookstores not museums.

Murat

12/1/2012 7:06:54 PM

i am actually impressed if this is true.

john albay

12/1/2012 6:50:14 PM

well done greece,that really is a pleasant surprise that for once we agree that the pkk is a terrorist gang.

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