The remains of 108 Greek soldiers killed during a WWII advance of Greek forces in Albania, as Greece repelled an attempted invasion by Italian forces in 1940-41, have so far been unearthed during an ongoing search at Dragot (Tepeleni) in Albania, the Hellenic National Defence General Staff announced on Thursday. None of the remains have yet been identified, the announcement said.
Nikos Kotzias is one of the main figures in the news as the Greek Foreign Minister, especially after Turkey’s latest provocations in the Aegean Sea at Imia, as well as because of the negotiations on the name of FYROM.
The Hellenic National Defence General Staff announced on Wednesday the establishment of a DNA database with samples from living relatives of the fallen Greek soldiers in WWII to help authorities identify remains in the ongoing process of exhumations in Albania. In its announcement, the General Staff explained the procedure that interested relatives must follow.