Greece angered by Albanian nationalists attack on minority village

October 30 2014

Greece’s Ambassador to Tirana made a demarche to the Albanian Foreign Ministry, asking the Albanian authorities to condemn the incidents that occurred in the village of Dervican against members the Greek national minority of Albania following the suspension of the Serbia-Albania football match.

Ambassador Rokanas also requested that all the necessary measures be taken to find, arrest and punish those who carried out the unprovoked attack, as well as to protect the Greek National Minority ahead of the upcoming events in celebration of the 28 October anniversary.

According to a press statement by the Greek Foreign Ministry, Rokanas conveyed Greece’s strong concern at similar attacks that target the Greek minority and pose an obstacle to Albania’s European perspective.

Source: Hellenic Foreign Ministry