Mr. Orfanidis strongly criticizes the Cyprus-Greece intergovernmental settlement and the task of the examine to the Ports Planning Authority of Greece, even referring to “heaps of scandals” that weigh on this authority.
With a protracted announcement and aimed on the Authorities, by way of his private Fb account, the MP of DIKO in Larnaca, Christos Orfanidis, introduced his resignation from the advert hoc committee monitoring the event technique of the port and marina metropolis.
He strongly criticizes the Cyprus-Greece interstate settlement and the task of the examine to the Ports Planning Authority of Greece, even referring to “heaps of scandals” weighing on this authority.
As well as, he states that in his letter to the Mayor of the town, Andreas Vyra – which he’s attaching -, he acknowledged that he’s leaving the Fee, as a result of as he claims “choices are taken by the federal government unilaterally with out first discussing the matter within the Fee and likewise the bidding course of was assigned to TAIPED, taking into consideration the complaints that exist in Greece about heaps of scandals involving TAIPED”.
Lastly, he declares his help for any effort for the event and progress of Larnaca.
The identical letter of Mr. Orphanidis to the Mayor of Larnaca:
Pricey Mayor,
Final June, an Advert Hoc Committee was established to watch the procedures for the implementation of the port and marina growth in our metropolis and the aim was to actively take part within the procedures to seek out options relating to the event of the 2 tasks, after the termination of the federal government's settlement with Kition Ocean Holdings.
Within the latest assembly of the Growth Committee of the Metropolis and District of Larnaca with the President of the Republic, the intergovernmental settlement between Cyprus and Greece and the task to the Port Planning Authority of Greece of the examine for the way forward for the port, the marina and the land space had been introduced with out prior info. to arrange the bidding course of for an investor and that the Authority is a pillar of the Public Personal Property Growth Fund (TAIPED).
On the assembly, I emphasised my doubts about this task and referred to the pile of scandals carried by TAIPED and after the newest choice of the Minister of Nationwide Financial system and Finance of Greece, Mr. Kostis Hatzidakis for its abolition and the merger and absorption of TAIPED by the Hellenic Holdings and Property Firm (EESYP).
In view of the above, the position and continuation of the Advert Hoc Committee, I imagine that it has ceased to have any position to play, because it didn’t have from the start because of this and since after the tip of the assembly statements had been made by these not too long ago concerned in the entire challenge of “populism and slogans” and no matter whether or not the mentioned Advert Hoc Committee continues to operate, please settle for my resignation from right now from the Committee.
I’ll all the time help any effort for the event and progress of Larnaca and the Port – Marina – land growth tasks are important for Larnaca.
The individuals of Larnaca are bored with agreements being introduced – terminations and their imaginative and prescient is to in the future see tasks carried out and get their share by way of their contribution to infrastructure tasks that assist the entire of Cyprus, tourism, trade, growth, vitality and in all major sectors.
The submit of Mr. Orphanidis on fb