{"id":12415,"date":"2024-05-19T22:00:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T19:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=12415"},"modified":"2024-05-19T22:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T19:00:25","slug":"schools-in-cyprus-to-mark-pontian-greek-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=12415","title":{"rendered":"Schools in Cyprus to mark Pontian Greek genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/schools-in-cyprus-to-mark-pontian-greek-genocide.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Starting this academic year, schools across Cyprus will <strong>commemorate May 19 every year<\/strong> to pay respects to victims of the Pontian Greek genocide, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cypru-video-ads\" id=\"cypru-118871280\">\n<div id=\"cypru-87992112\" data-cypru-trackid=\"478051\" data-cypru-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"cypru-target\">\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-1052015585990-0\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During\u00a0his eulogy at a memorial service for the victims of the Pontic\u00a0genocide, he said that that both Cyprus and Greeks from Pontus are victims of Turkey\u2019s expansionist policy.<br \/>\n\u201cBoth have experienced almost the same atrocities, looting, uprooting and extermination,\u201d he underlined.<br \/>\nHe said that parliament, with its unanimous resolution on May 19, 1994, recognised the Pontian Genocide, noting that \u201cit is our wish and expectation that such crimes against humanity, such as <strong>genocides and ethnic cleansing, will be condemned<\/strong> and recognised by all humanity\u201d.<br \/>\nChristodoulides added that for the first time this year, the education ministry officially informed schools about the genocide of the Pontian Hellenes and starting from the new school year, May 19 will be established as one of the official days of honour to the victims of the genocide of the Greeks of Pontus.<br \/>\nHe pointed out that the government has exerted efforts to stand by the side of Pontians, to support them, to help them in every possible way in the various problems they face, such as \u201c<strong>the acquisition of a building<\/strong>, which will serve as a meeting place and as a reference point for the preservation of the rich cultural heritage, traditions and for the preservation of the special characteristics of the Pontians.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting this academic year, schools across Cyprus will commemorate May 19 every year to pay respects to victims of the Pontian Greek genocide. The government has recognized the Pontian Genocide and condemned genocides and ethnic cleansing. The education ministry has officially informed schools about the genocide and May 19 will be established as an official day of honor for the victims. The government has also supported the Pontians in acquiring a building for cultural preservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12416,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[7817,4039,1031,5460,3635,2029,2844,3,10263,405,8903,607,250,3330,415,5349,1346,3331,193,1799,4833,10562,4843,503,8240,1538,433,133,4441,1358,177,2687],"class_list":["post-12415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-acquisition","tag-building","tag-christodoulides","tag-commemoration","tag-crimes","tag-cultural-heritage","tag-cultural-preservation","tag-cyprus","tag-cyprus-mail","tag-education","tag-follow","tag-genocide","tag-google","tag-google-news","tag-government","tag-looting","tag-meeting","tag-news","tag-nikos-christodoulides","tag-parliament","tag-policy","tag-pontian-greek-genocide","tag-president","tag-president-nikos-christodoulides","tag-problems","tag-resolution","tag-school","tag-schools","tag-service","tag-support","tag-turkey","tag-victims"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Schools in Cyprus to mark Pontian Greek genocide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"genocide. 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