K. Mitsotakis to N. Christodoulidis: We have not forgotten what happened 50 years ago – the EU is on our side.

At eight o’clock he arrived at the Cyprus Presidential Palace Kiriakos Mitsotakis With his wife Mareva. “I am here to declare categorically and unequivocally my undivided support for a new effort to reunify Cyprus within the framework of UN resolutions,” the prime minister insisted. We must move forward with a new reality, learn from our mistakes and remain fully committed to our insistence that immobility not become a new reality.” We owe it to Greece to make even more efforts, and the EU is on our side, said K. Mitsotakis, recalling the statement of the President of the European Commission.

Nicos Christodoulidis welcomed the Prime Minister in the garden of the palace, where the art exhibition “Threads” symbolizing a map of Cyprus with refugee routes is being held. Half a century since the Turkish invasion.

His existence Kyriakou Mitsotakis In Cyprus, the “Black Anniversary” day has a dual purpose, on the one hand the support for the Republic of Cyprus and on the other hand the need to find a stable and just solution to the Cyprus problem. ​

I have come to state categorically and unequivocally Greece’s undivided support for Cyprus, for a new effort to reunify the island within the framework of the United Nations decisions and to finally close this wound, the Prime Minister stressed and added:

“I want to highlight, at the political level but also in personal relationships and I think we have to be honest that this has never happened to this extent in the last 50 years. But it is necessary to reflect on what has happened in the last 50 years, learn from our mistakes and move forward together with the reality that we are totally committed to our perseverance. condition”.

Nikos Christodoulidis: The next months are important

BroToday, for the first time, a Prime Minister of Greece is coming Anniversary of the Invasion to the Heroes of the Cyprus Tragedy to Pay Tribute to Its Victims

“An important solution can be reached in the next few months. Critical and courageous decisions must be made, and so will we We are ready to make history and reunite the country».

Fifty years after “Attila” invaded Cyprus, they insist the goal is to reunify the island. Mitsotakis and Christodoulidisoh Tayyip Erdogan From occupation, insists on two states.

The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis He did before Post for the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus: “Half a century since the national tragedy of Cyprus. We honor the lost. We demand a European state based on the resolutions of the United Nations. No foreign occupation army. And as the poet likes: “A green leaf thrown into the sea”.

Maktonitsa Military Cemetery: Relatives of the missing are there

It’s done Remembrance prayer Later, wreaths were placed in the memory of the heroes who fell for the faith and the country. Of course, there were relatives of the disappeared who, even after fifty years, are still waiting for concrete answers and, in essence, what they are asking for is justice. They want answers, and all they have been asking for all these years is for Cyprus to be independent again.

It is worth noting that they are already in Cyprus Presidents of SYRIZA and PASOK, Supporters of the Cyprus settlement on a bi-zonal – bi-communal confederation model.

Formerly the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos ChristodoulidesAttended together with representatives of Greek Cypriot and Greek political organizations At the tomb of MaktonidissaThe holy place of Megalonisos and announced:

Even after 50 years, Turkey is responsible for this Human rights violation The entire Cypriot people and international law are here to do everything possible to unite our country and liberate it, we have no choice.

Occupied: Fiesta and parade in front of Turkish president

After seeing the march of occupation troops, Tayyip Erdogan openly raised, again, The issue of two states in CyprusEncourages his perverse dichotomous logic.

“One cannot wash twice with the same water. Ignoring the reality of the island leads nowhere. We believe that a federal solution is not possible in Cyprus. We resolutely continue our efforts towards the recognition of the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” and the implementation of the two-state solution.

Actually the President of Turkey Attacked Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Nikos Dentias. “Recently, the Greek Defense Minister made ridiculous statements. We recently met with Mr. Mitsotakis and I told him: “We will be in Northern Cyprus on July 20, you will be in the South, I think you will not bother us from there”. He said no. Very irresponsible actions. are taken. You can’t wash twice with the same water,” he said.

Diplomatic Resources: There is no room for deviating from international law

Greece, in solidarity with the Republic of Cyprus, remains firmly committed to the solution of the reunification of Cyprus within the framework of the decisions of the United Nations, and will continue to do so. Diplomatic sources have stressed that there is no question of deviating from this position under international law and there cannot be.

Defense Minister, Nicos Dentias Pointing out: “We do not accept the continuation of illegal occupation in violation of international law and the UN Charter. For Greek armed forces, Cyprus is close.”

A barbarian invasion is spoken of Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Greece has not forgotten the knights in Cyprus and Greece. “The concrete demonstration of the sacred Cyprus struggle by finding a fair and sustainable solution based on the decisions of the United Nations and the European accession is our masterful effort and our debt to history,” he stressed.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Commission: The Cyprus issue remains an issue of illegal invasion and occupation to this day

“Greece stands respectfully at the sacred memory of the fallen, shares the drama of the missing and displaced and expresses its gratitude to all those who fought bravely for the defense of Cyprus. It will not accept empty threats, divisive resolutions and measures taken on the ground,” the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The Cyprus issue is a European issue, he declares Chairman of the CommissionUnderlining that the Union will continue to support efforts to reunify the last EU member state that was divided

“Today, on this tragic 50th anniversary, every day, we stand by Cyprus. We support territorial integrity and sovereignty. Cypriots deserve to live in a reunited country in conditions of peace, coexistence, stability and prosperity,” he stressed. Ursula van der Leyen .

“We will strive for a stable and fair solution in the future, a bi-ethnic, bi-regional federation, and at the end of this process, Cyprus will be an independent democracy,” stressed the Deputy Defense Minister. Giannis Kephalogiannis.

“Cyprus, a member state of the European Union, cannot be a separate European territory,” said Mr. Stavros KalafatisMember of the National Delegation of the Hellenic Parliament.

Holy. Kassalakis: Efforts to internationalize the issue of missing persons through the EU – positions of the parties

“The official opposition party Syriza will take an initiative in the European Parliament next week so that this issue of human rights of European citizens can be highlighted where it should be, so that the DEA can finally do its sacred work with more support than it has at the moment,” said Syriza’s leader from Nicosia. .

“We have not forgotten the dead and the missing,” says Mr Nikos Androlakis. “We are not going to accept the partition of the island and the two-state solution. We are determined to continue our struggle for a fair, sustainable solution,” he pointed out.

“The K.K.E “For 50 years, since the Turkish invasion (…) it has continued to emphasize the international solidarity of the working class and the popular strata of Cyprus by condemning it, raising the international character of the Cypriot people,” the party’s declaration points out. .

On his part, Mr Kyriakos VelopoulosSaid: “Cyprus is not ‘separated’, but half enslaved, because heroic defenders held Thermopylae to stop the overwhelming number of barbarians.”

Hellenic Solutions President, Zoe Konstantopoulou “Fifty years later, it is the duty of all of us to fight for the end of occupation, the imposition of illegal settlements,” he said.

In his message to mark the 50th anniversary of the illegal Turkish invasion and occupation, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee of Nia, Alexis Haritzis.

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