Orthodox Priests during the burial ceremony of the Greeks |
No single-family member of the 83 martyred soldiers was seen at the ceremony. ABC News confirmed officially that there was no such announcement. Perhaps for reasons and circumstances that the organizers cannot expose. One of these is the fact that they are known simply as Greek soldiers, but not identified of who are each one.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Greek Embassy, HRSP leader Vangjel Dule, and representatives of the bilateral interstate commission and the Ministry of Defense.
It was all done according to Greek military protocol and Orthodox religious rites. Here, organizers called on police to remove journalists from the interior of the monastery of St. Nicholas.