With Cyprus mourning and saying goodbye to a great woman, a minister of great dignity and ethics, the procedures for the funeral service and all other actions to be decided today by the Council of Ministers are proceeding.
This afternoon the body of Zeta Aimylianidou, who breathed her last on Monday evening at the "Hygeia" hospital in Athens, will be transferred to Cyprus.
Yesterday, Health Minister Michalis Hatzipandela was in Athens, accompanied by the Cyprus Ambassador to Greece, Kyriakos Kenevezos and officials, who arranged the details of the transfer to Cyprus.
The President of the Republic decided to suspend all his public activities until the funeral, which will be held on Friday, as expected to be announced today after the Council of Ministers. At the Cabinet meeting, decisions will be taken regarding the honours that the state will pay to the deceased.
According to a statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic, on the instructions of Nicos Anastasiades, since yesterday the flags of the Republic of Cyprus at the Presidential Palace and the Ministries have been flying at half-mast.
President Anastasiades contacted members of Zeta Aimylianidou's family on Tuesday morning, to whom he conveyed his deep sorrow for the loss of his friend, minister and colleague.
The flags have been flying at half-mast since Tuesday morning in the House of Representatives, while all events scheduled for the House until Friday, the day of her funeral, have been cancelled.
It is recalled that Zeta Emilianidou was hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of the "Health" Center in Athens, due to a ruptured aneurysm in an artery of the brain.
From the moment the sad news of Zeta Emilianidou's death was announced, the entire state and political leadership of the country issued condolence statements, while the grief of the common people was expressed through social networking sites. Everyone spoke of a woman full of ethics and dynamism, who served from all positions to which she was called with respect in public life, always for the benefit of people in need of support.
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