On Sunday 22 October 2023, the General Secretary of the Ministry of National Defence Mr. Antonios Ikonomou visited Serres, representing the Hellenic Government, and attended the events for the celebration of the Macedonian Struggle Day. Mr. Ikonomou attended the official Doxology at the Metropolitan Church of Megalon Taxiarchon in Serres and then he laid a wreath at the Emmanouil Pappas statue in Eleftherias square. The ceremony was also attended and wreaths were laid by the MP for Serres Mr. Kostas Boubas, representing the Hellenic Parliament, the MPs for Serres Ms. Fotini Arabatzi and Mr. Theofilos Leontaridis, the Deputy Head of Region for Serres Mr. Panagiotis Spiropoulos the Deputy Mayor of Municipal Police and Citizen Service Mr. Konstantinos Linakis, the Deputy Director of the Serres Police Headquarters, Superintendent Mr. Ioannis Vasilkaridis, the Deputy Commander of the 10 th Infantry Regiment, Lt. Col. Konstantinos Evangelidis, the Fire Lieutenant Colonel Pantelis Eleftheriadis, representing the Serres Fire Service, as well as representatives of other authorities.