Defence Minister Panos Kammenos on Sunday responded strongly to comments by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in the Turkish press on Friday about the islets of Imia, saying “there’s no way they [Turks] will set their foot” on a Greek island.

Thousands of visitors and Carnival crews ignored the rain and enjoyed dancing and singing at the main parade on Sunday afternoon in the center of Patras, where the annual event has been held for the past 180 years. 

The family of acclaimed film director Nikos Koundouros, who passed away earlier this week, rejected a proposal by Interior Minister Panos Skourletis to hold his funeral at public expense, saying they prefer to cover the expenses themselves, “Kathimerini” newspaper reported on Sunday.