“The night of January 31, 1996, at Imia was deeply etched into our national collective memory,” emphasized Nikos Androulakis, marking thirty years since the line-of-duty deaths of Hellenic Navy officers Christodoulos Karathanasis, Panagiotis Vlachakos, and Hector Yalopsos. “Turkey’s enduring revisionist and illegal claims were proven not to be mere rhetoric—but real, unacceptable provocations,” added Androulakis, leader of PASOK-Kinima Allagis. On the 30th anniversary of the Imia crisis, he reaffirmed that Greece’s sovereignty is indisputable. “There are no grey zones in the Aegean. Selective respect for international law is unacceptable.” He stressed that these principles form the timeless foundation of Greece’s foreign policy—built on stable principles, not the shifting ambitions of any parliamentary majority.
Androulakis: On 30th Imia Crisis Anniversary, Greece’s Sovereignty Is Undisputed
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