Support to the refugee world by strengthening refugee policy and compensation for loss of use of property, promised DISY President and candidate for the presidency of the Republic, Averof Neophytou, stating, however, that the most essential refugee policy is the resolution of the Cyprus problem.
At the same time, he described the conversion of the illegal airport of Tympos into an internal airport of Turkey as the "triest and tricatastrophic" of the two states, as he considers it an attempt to Turkify the occupied territories.
Speaking at an open discussion on the refugee issue, held in Limassol, Mr. Neophytou said that DISY is the political force that "stood against attitudes that the so-called patriotism for some was to cement the occupation, to maintain the status quo, because some believe that, possibly, the status quo or unresolved Cyprus is the best solution."
"It may temporarily for some, unfortunately, be the best solution", he said, stressing that this does not apply to refugees and the Democratic Rally, signalling that the party is not prepared to write off either Varosha or half of our homeland "so that some people feel safe with the occupation".
Referring to the conversion of the illegal airport of Typi into a domestic airport of Turkey, Averof Neophytou said that this is "even three times worse and three times worse than the policy announced for the two states" and that "day by day they Turkify the occupied territories, day by day they try to turn our occupied land into a Turkish province".
He stressed that, for him, "the most essential refugee policy is to solve the Cyprus problem, to go back home to a free homeland" and that "it is not enough to be on the right side of history, but the most important and wisest thing is to make the right history for our land".
The right history, he added, "is written not with the cementing of the occupation, nor with two states, nor with the status quo, but with a patriotic realism to break the deadlock and, despite Turkish provocations, to prioritise the resolution of the Cyprus problem."
At the same time, he stressed that "we cannot say to the refugees that because our priority is the resolution of the Cyprus problem, there should be no support and it is not legitimate for us in DISY to say that because so many years have passed, let us abandon the refugee policy".
"As long as the occupation continues, not only should the support programmes for the refugee population not be stopped, but they should be strengthened," DISY President said and assured that if he is in the presidency of the Republic, he will implement the policy on compensation for loss of use of property.
"If with your strength, which I am sure and confident the country will be on a stable course again, ensuring the stability of the country, I promise to finally implement the policy, the right and fair one for loss of use," he said.
I cannot, he concluded, promise that billions will be put in, "but based on the capabilities of the state, at the first opportunity and the first budget, a fund for loss of use should be put in as recognition of the right of loss of use."
Source: CNA
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