In statements at the Larnaca airport, the Speaker of the Parliament was asked whether she had received a response from the Embassy of Ukraine, regarding the break of the connection with the President of the country, during her address last Thursday when Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the plenary session of the House of Representatives in the presence of the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades.
Of course, Demetriou replied, "from the very first moment we made sure that the entire address was sent exactly as it was read at the special plenary session of the House, to Zelenski's office through the embassy. The very next day the Ukrainian ambassador himself sent an official letter, which has been made public, in which he clarified precisely that it was a technical error and there was no intention and he certainly hopes that this will not affect our bilateral relations."
The Speaker of the House noted that "I also thanked him personally in a telephone conversation I had. We told the Ambassador and made it clear to him that we continue to be consistent on matters of principle and we will continue to do so."
She also said that "precisely because of the contradiction, I had several invitations so that we could inform other Parliaments about the Cyprus problem. Subsequently, the joint meetings that will be held at the European level near Easter will be announced."
[P DEMETRIOU WAS ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT DESPITE THE BREAK IN THE CONNECTION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE, WHILE SHE WAS GIVING HER SPEECH, NEVERTHELESS THE POSITIVE ASPECT IS THAT ZELENSKI ADDRESSED THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS.Precisely, the Speaker said, the President of Ukraine addressed "the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus which is not recognised by Turkey and this alone adds value to this diplomatic move".
"Of course we often say that we use every step, every circumstance and every opportunity to highlight what is happening here in Cyprus, that Cyprus is still under occupation and our only concern is to try through peaceful settlement and dialogue to really try to have the solution, the peaceful solution that this place deserves."
Whereupon, the Speaker continued, "although we are often concerned and dissatisfied with the fact that there are two measures and two weights, nevertheless our support for the issues of principles and legitimacy, we say that it is never conditional, with asterisks and footnotes".
He also said that "we are consistent on matters of principle, we are clearly in line with legitimacy, with the decisions taken at European level and we will continue to do so, because at the moment I believe that we cannot move in two boats, we must have a clear direction and clear intervention where and when we can, so that peace and stability can be restored as soon as possible".
Source: CNA
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