Ministry of Foreign Affairs marks International Greek Language Day

International Greek Language Day is "not just a reminder of our language's uninterrupted continuity through time, but also a recognition of its timeless global contribution," Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Konstantinos Vlasis said in a statement on Tuesday, as the ministry also released a video on Twitter to mark the annual event.

"In spite of the changes it has undergone over the millennia, it is the thread linking defining moments over the course of thousands of years into a single historical timeline. Its history travels so far back in time that it is universally recognized as the language that first codified higher lexical references not only to abstract and but also to technical concepts, that established universal values and laid the foundations for and shaped the key notions of western civilization," Vlasis said.

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