An expanded assembly on the Cyprus challenge, as agreed final October in New York, will happen in March, stated the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulidis, including that he had been informally knowledgeable.
In statements in Ayia Napa, on the sidelines of the celebrations for the sanctification of the waters, the President of the Republic, noting that Epiphany is being celebrated for one more 12 months away from our occupied territories, expressed the hope that in 2025 “we’ll reach reuniting our nation to finish the occupation, to rejoice Epiphany in free Famagusta”.
“What I can let you know is that from our facet we’ll do the whole lot potential. Sure, there are preparatory works, processes for concrete developments to happen, from our facet we’re totally ready and, I repeat, I hope to have concrete constructive outcomes”, he stated.
The President stated that the passage of time doesn’t assist to resolve the Cyprus drawback, it creates new fait accompli, which we stay and see day by day.
“On the one hand, I’m blissful as a result of our personal initiatives have introduced a brand new mobility to the Cyprus challenge, a brand new mobility that I hope in March, within the Spring, will result in the resumption of significant talks from the place they had been interrupted,” stated the President of the Republic.
President Christodoulidis was then requested in regards to the studies on the demarcation of an Unique Financial Zone between Turkey and Syria and in addition with Lebanon. The President advisable particular consideration to what’s written, particularly within the Turkish press.
“It is a matter that naturally considerations us. It is a matter that we raised within the European Council from the very starting, each myself and the Greek Prime Minister. From then on, it is very important do rather more out of the general public eye, and that’s what we’re doing, whether or not it considerations the brand new scenario in Syria or the neighboring states similar to Lebanon, which you will have talked about,” he stated.
The President acknowledged that “away from the general public eye we do all that we have now to do”.
When requested if the time has come to delimit the Greece-Cyprus EEZ, he replied: “I repeat, the much less we are saying in public, the higher.”
On the event of the Feast of the Epiphany, the President of the Republic attended right now the ceremony of diving the Holy Cross and consecrating the waters, within the small port of Agia Napa, accompanied by his spouse Filippa Karseras Christodoulidis.
After the ceremony, President Christodoulidis, addressing the group of believers who attended the ceremony, stated “let's want the entire world a cheerful new 12 months, a cheerful new 12 months and do the whole lot potential to rejoice the following Epiphany in free Famagusta”.
Subsequently, the President of the Republic along with the Archbishop of Cyprus George and the Mayor of Ayia Napa awarded swimmers who took half within the diving ceremony of the Holy Cross.
Earlier, the President of the Republic and his spouse attended the Divine Liturgy held on the Holy Church of Panagia within the Municipality of Ayia Napa.
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