Papoulias warns against nuke plant in seismic region of Turkey

On Wednesday, the President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias underlined "the imperative need" for Greece to respond, on an institutional level and in tandem with its partners, to Turkey's "absurd insistence to build a nuclear plant on a site that is highly seismic, thus endangering both Greek territories and the safety of the broader region's residents."

In a message on the occasion of Greece's March 25 Independence Day anniversary, Papoulias added that the "tragedy experienced by Japan today, reminds us of the impermanence of matter, the vanity of consumerism and wealth and the insignificance of life against nature's absolutism."

He also called on Turkey to "realise that it does not exist all alone, but that it co-exists within an international environment governed by concrete rules and limits."

Finally, the president urged the nation to keep alive the memory of the 1821 War of Independence.

ANA-MPA