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Greek PM accepts resignation of Citizen Protection Minister

Greek PM accepts resignation of Citizen Protection Minister

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met with Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas a short while ago.

According to an announcement from the prime minister's office, Toskas submitted his resignation to the Greek premier, who accepted the resignation.

His duties will be passed on to Interior Minister Panos Skourletis.

Just after standing down from his position on Friday, Citizen Protection Minister Nikos Toskas thanked Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for the trust he had shown him.

He said that the natural disaster and the loss of so many lives goes beyond his will to continue, something that he had announced publicly from the first moment.

"I have tried all my life to offer to the defence and the protection of this place and its people," he added.

Source: ana-mpa