It is a private event and it should not scare anyone, while there should be no exaggerations concerning the number of the people that will attend, commented Greek Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Andreas Loverdos. The comments were made on the occasion of an event that will take place near the city of Florina, northwestern Greece, this evening with the participation of political refugees from FYROM.

He observed that neither the FYROM government nor the Greek authorities will be present.

Speaking in the radio station “Alpha Radio”, Mr. Loverdos reminded that a similar event took place in 1999. He stated that the humanitarian measure adopted recently by Greece, allowing political refugees living in FYROM to visit Greece for a specific period of time, was not in effect then.

Mr. Loverdos said that the number of people that will attend the event is not an issue for concern, stressing that what is important is the messages that will be sent out during the event.

Responding to a question on the form of the event, he pointed out that it is organized by a so-called Committee for the Reception of Political Refugees made up of people close to “Uranio Toxo”.

On Greece's relations with FYROM, he said that the Greek government and the government of FYROM for a long time now share a specific quality in their relations and the Summit Meeting in Chalkidiki was the culmination for a number of efforts made by Greece.