With the President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Yesterday I met Mr. Nikos Anastasiades during his last visit to our country as President of the Republic of Cyprus. As part of this visit, the Prime Minister of Greece and the President of Cyprus visited the place where work is underway to create Memorial Park in Matiwhich are carried out thanks to a donation from the Republic of Cyprus.

“Close cooperation between Greece and Cyprus has been and will be aimed at reaching an agreed solution to the Cyprus problem within the framework of the decisions of the UN Security Council. Turkish intransigence and aggression will not stop us in our continued support for the efforts of the SS. United Nations to find common ground in order to resume negotiations,” Ms. Sakellaropoulou said, addressing the President of Cyprus. “There are still issues that you have not been able to solve, and we have not been able to solve, first of all, the great national wound of the Cyprus problem” , the Prime Minister noted, reiterating that the overall goal is “to achieve a just, sustainable and functional solution to the Cyprus problem.”

For his part, Mr. Anastasiades stressed, among other things, that “thanks to the impeccable, close and methodical diplomatic efforts made by the two countries, we have at least reached the UN resolutions that create a shield for the defense of the Republic of Cyprus”, adding that “joint efforts within the EU” is also important. so that “any solution, in addition to being functional and therefore sustainable, is also fully compliant with European legislation.” And he added that this is “what will contribute to the establishment of peace, as well as the progress of the entire Cypriot people, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.”

Mr. Mitsotakis and Mr. Anastasiadis during their visit to Mati, after being briefed on the progress of the Memorial Park to the victims of the deadly fire and the construction of a social housing complex “so that we can house in the ultra-modern housing of our compatriots who lost their homes in as a result of a devastating fire”, as the prime minister characteristically noted, they symbolically planted a tree.

“I would like to personally thank the President of the Republic of Cyprus, who from the first moment put at our disposal a very significant amount” for this particular project, Mr. Mitsotakis emphasized. “The money of the Republic of Cyprus is in place,” the prime minister added.

“I feel very excited because today I am given the opportunity to get a general idea of ​​​​how symbolic, but also important, the contribution of the Republic of Cyprus is as a minimal element of solidarity with Greek Hellenism, which supported us so much in critical hours.” , Mr. Anastasiadis said, adding that in order to use the 10 million euros deposited by Cyprus in a special fund, there is “perfect and excellent cooperation” with the Greek government.