"We do not engage in dialogue either with fascists or with fans of Hitler. Some of them were today in Giannitsa ". This was stated by Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis for the jeers that he received from citizens in Giannitsa who called him a "traitor" after the agreement with Skopje, yesterday.

Despite the backlash caused by the refusal of the Greek government to take part in a conference on August 23 in Estonia entitled “The Heritage in 21st Century Europe of the Crimes Committed by Communist Regimes”, leftist SYRIZA party doubled down on the decision praising Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis for his stance.

Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis who is on the island on Zakynthos to coordinate the firefighting operation referred to an organised plan to create a socially volatile situation in the country, on Monday.