"We have visions and great visions do not fit in divided homelands... knowing that opposite us we have a shark called Turkey," said Averof Neophytou, while unfolding his vision for the interior.
A few hours after the official submission of his candidacy for the Presidency of the Republic and now awaiting only the "formal" green light from the Political Office of DISY, Averof Neophytou was a guest on the show of the state channel "Challenges".
"Three decades in politics I learned to bring results for my country, in the foreground and where it was needed and behind the scenes to create the necessary consensus, having a parliamentary minority government for the last nine years" as he said. For an even better Cyprus. I believe in the Cypriot citizen, in his potential and his stubbornness. I believe in the potential of our country. They are much more than its small and limited geographical size," he said when asked what he has to offer after 9 years of government.
Referring to Nikos Christodoulides and the developments in DISY, due to the interest of the former Foreign Minister to run for the Presidency of the Republic, outside the party procedures, he referred to the proposal he put on the table in the previous days. "For the first time in political history, we were given the opportunity to go to the 51,000-member base. I did everything in my power to provide solutions. I felt and still feel the responsibility for the country and for the party and those who follow us," he said, speaking to Andreas Kimitris.
"So if you want, you can be practical and effective with other political forces and if you want by changing the Constitution," he said.
Asked about the corruption chapter, he said what created the heavy atmosphere was the passport concession programme, a programme that was approved by all in difficult times for the economy. "In the end, individuals criminally exploited it by insulting the country. And this exploitation has nothing to do with a particular ideological space. And let me make an after-the-fact statement, because I make no secret of the fact that I and the Democratic Rally supported this program. AKEL and DIKO, which were more vocal when the programme was made, called for its continuation," he said.
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