Greece denounces anti-Albanian video

The Albanian government on Monday urged Athens to address anti-Albanian prejudice among its military ranks.

Izvor: MAKFAX

Tuesday, 06.03.2007.

09:58

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Greece denounces anti-Albanian video

The video, which surfaced late last week, shows troops in training singing a song with anti-Albanian comments. It prompted condemnation in Albanian media and official responses from both the Greek and Albanian defense ministries.

The Greek Defense Ministry criticized the alleged troop conduct, and said Monday it was investigating the video's authenticity.

"We resolutely condemn such phenomena," Greek General Staff Spokesman Stephanos Gikas said. "Such actions — if they indeed occurred — clearly do not reflect the feelings of Greek people toward our neighbor and friendly country (Albania)."

Several Albanians on Sunday burned a Greek flag in Fier, 100 kilometers  southwest of the capital, Tirana, out of anger over the alleged incident.

Relations between Greece and Albania have been strained periodically since the 1990 fall of communism in the tiny Balkan country because of perceptions of racism and xenophobia in Greece, and over the status and treatment of hundreds of thousands of Albanian immigrants there.

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