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Greece bullies Iceland not to show movie on Macedonia |
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
On October 21, Icelandic Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Hjalmar Hannesson, invited a select group of invitees to his Washington, DC residence for a screening of a film by Icelandic filmmaker Sigurjon Einarsson.
Upon hearing of this, Greece's foreign ministry via its Embassy in DC had sent a communique to Iceland's US Ambassador not to showcase the movie, hinting Athens could made life difficult for Reykyavik's application for EU membership. 'A Name is a Name" movie was being shown as a part in spreading Icelandic made culture in the US. This may be the first time a foreign Ambassador is told what movie he can't show at his private residence by a foreign country. Pesky Athenians.
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