With an impressive parade and with the best – so far – television coverage, the grand military parade of Athens for the National anniversary of March 25, 1821, was completed a little while ago, in the presence of the President of the Republic Mr. Katerina Sakellaropoulos, the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis , the Speaker of the Parliament Kostas Tassoulas, political leaders and representatives of all political parties, but also the Minister of Defense of Cyprus Michalis Giorgallas, who was a guest of the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Panagiotopoulos.

The two hundred years of the beginning of the Greek State through the revolution of 1821 was celebrated with a military parade that this year was different. 

Period costumes, calvary units, the banners of the revolution were trooped before the President and the Prime Minister, as well as foreign dignitaries like Prince Charles, the PM of Russia, and the Minister of Defense of France.

Statement by Secretary of State John Kerry on the Occasion of Greek National Day

On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I extend best wishes to the people of Greece on the 193rd anniversary of your independence on March 25.