mseap

NEWS

Board View
SUBJECT [Apr 13] Greek Parliament flies Spanish flag in support of Spain suffering from COVID-19
DATE 2020-04-13
DOWNLOAD

Photo: Eurokinissi. Greek Parliament flies Spanish flag in support of Spain suffering from COVID-19

 

On the Greek Parliament building, the flag of Spain was put up alongside the flags of Greece and the European Union. The flag is a gesture of support and solidarity for the people who are suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

 

According to the Greek Parliament President constantine Tassoulas, the Spanish flag will be flying on the building for three days from April 10, and the parliament building will be illuminated with the colors of the Spanish flag. The flag-raising event was attended by Parliament Speaker Constantine Tassoulas, Spanish Ambassador to Greece Enrique Viguera, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, and Alternate Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis.

 

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou also tweeted support towards the Spanish people. On April 10, she wrote on Twitter “With solidarity and strength we shall overcome this together,” in Spanish and Greek.

 

Meanwhile a week before on April 3, Greek Parliament put up the flag of Italy for three days to show support and solidarity for the citizens of Italy.

 

[Sources]

Ana. (2020, April 10). Greek Parliament to Fly Spanish Flag in Support of Coronavirus-Stricken Spain. Retrieved from https://www.thenationalherald.com/297319/greek-parliament-to-fly-spanish-flag-in-support-of-coronavirus-stricken-spain/

 

Constantine, A., & Antonopoulos, P. (2020, April 11). Greek President expresses solidarity to the people of France and Spain. Retrieved from https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/04/11/greek-president-expresses-solidarity-to-the-people-of-france-and-spain/

 

Constantine, A., & Antonopoulos, P. (2020, April 3). Greece-Italy solidarity deepens amid coronavirus pandemic. Retrieved from https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/04/03/greece-italy-solidarity-deepens-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/

 

Hellenicparliament. (2020, April 3). Symbolic raising of the Italian flag in the Greek Parliament as a sign of support to the people of Italy. Retrieved from https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/en/Enimerosi/Grafeio-Typou/Deltia-Typou/?press=f9945544-f481-4f49-9110-ab9200d6aa9d

 

Kouimtsidis, D. (2020, April 10). Greece shows solidarity with Spain in coronavirus fight by flying Spanish flag above Parliament and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved from https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/04/10/greece-shows-solidarity-with-spain-in-coronavirus-fight-by-flying-spanish-flag-above-parliament-and-ministry-of-foreign-affairs/

 

 

BY MSEAP Cyber Secretariat (mseap@assembly.go.kr)