Two hundred people attended the commemoration of March 25, Greece’s Independence Day from the Ottoman Empire
Still pending to present his Credentials to King Felipe VI, as he arrived in Madrid last December and could not enter the January call, the new ambassador of Greece in Spain, Apostolos Baltas, offered his first official reception last Tuesday on the occasion of the National Holiday of March 25.
The ambassador —before a large representation of European diplomats and Spanish and Greek businessmen who attended his official residence— recalled that on March 25, 1821, the rebellion against the Ottoman Empire began. This uprising, which would lead to a long War of Independence (1821-1829), would culminate in the establishment of the First Hellenic Republic in 1830.
In a brief speech, the veteran diplomat claimed the “historical memory” to emphasize that it becomes a beacon for our ideals in these difficult times.
Ambassador Apostolos Baltas holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Athens School of Economics. He speaks English and French fluently. He is married and has no children. “Ambassador Baltas is willing to continue strengthening the historical, cultural, political, and economic ties between Greece and Spain,” Greek diplomatic sources highlighted.
