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Updated: 15 June 1999 | NATO Speeches |
Commemorative |
Statementby the Prime Minister of Greece, Constantine SimitisFifty years ago in 1949 the government troops entered a Greek village and killed two young people. Asked why, they answered: "They were Bulgarian communists". Two days later the rebels came and they also killed two young people. Asked why, they said: "They were American fascists". NATO was and should be an effort to put an end to such practices and to such mentalities. NATO should be an effort to secure co-operation, peace and prosperity. I think it is a great aim and we must work for it.
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