Bulgarian embassy condemns actions of Bulgarian that lowered Greek flag

The Bulgarian Embassy in Greece on Saturday condemned the actions of a 35-year-old Bulgarian man who attempted to flee justice following his arrest for lowering the Greek flag at the passenger port in Kavala, saying his behavior had been "illegal" and "regrettable".

Replying to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, the embassy said that the actions of the 35-year-old - who on Friday lowered the Greek flag at the port and raised the Bulgarian flag in its place - were "in complete dissonance with the excellent good neighborly relations between Greece and Bulgaria as two members of the European Union."

It also announced that the man was detained and interrogated by Bulgarian police shortly after passing through the border crossing, then released pending possible further police and other action. It noted that the man had a previous conviction in Bulgaria for drunk driving.<...