The President of the Hellenic Parliament, Nikitas Kaklamanis, called on the EU leadership to proceed immediately with the recognition of the Pontian Genocide, noting that Europe’s “strange silence” on this issue produces a “loud dissonance.” Opening the event organized by the Pan-Pontian Federation of Greece titled “The Genocide of the Greeks of Pontus: Memory, Strategy and Internationalization of Historical Responsibility,” hosted in the Senate Hall of the Parliament, Mr. Kaklamanis stated, among other things: “In our neighborhood, the EU, although it has recognized the genocide of our Armenian brothers, maintains —until today— a strange silence on the issue of recognizing...