16 Oct Events in Xanthi and Komotini
A delegation from the National Research Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos” visited Komotini and Xanthi on October 18 and 19, 2024, for events held in Thrace in honor of the great statesman.
A touching event took place on Friday, October 18, at the General High School of Glafki in Xanthi, a high school attended by Pomak students.
On Saturday, October 19, in Komotini, a major event was held at the Nikolaos Z. Papanikolaou Family Foundation, dedicated to Eleftherios Venizelos, organized by the National Research Foundation “Eleftherios K. Venizelos” and the Cretans’ Association of Rodopi “Psiloritis.” The speakers were Konstantinos Yfantis, Professor of the Department of International, European, and Regional Studies at Panteion University, and Nikolaos Papadakis-Papadis, General Director of the Foundation.
The event concluded with a screening of the award-winning documentary “From the Balkan Wars to the Treaty of Lausanne.”