In a written statement, he said that in relation to press reports on the status of the dual position held by Andreas Mavroyiannis, that the content of these reports does not answer the topical issue of the incompatibility of his appointment as Permanent Representative in New York on 15/2/2019, while he was also a negotiator.
"The incompatibility is proven inter alia by the report of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs dated 11/7/2019, according to which the then Foreign Minister N. Christodoulides admitted that the appointment of Mavroyiannis "contravenes Article 3 of the Greek Cypriot Community Negotiator for the Cyprus Problem Law of 2013, since Mr Mavroyiannis has been appointed by the President of the Republic, by virtue of the powers conferred on him by the aforementioned article, as the Greek Cypriot Community Negotiator for the Cyprus Problem". Christodoulides himself also admitted that "in order to make the decision of the Council of Ministers to appoint Mr. Mavroyiannis as the Permanent Representative of the Republic in New York, while retaining the office of negotiator, law must be amended accordingly."
Attached, in fact, is the relevant link for easy reference
008.05.5583 Parliamentary Committee Report
As you know, the "bespoke" amendment to the Act was passed by a vote in plenary with 23 MPs in favour and 17 against, it says.
Achilleas Demetriades stresses that these practices that the current system of opacity constantly produces do not correspond to his own values as perceived through the "Honest State" and are not accepted by the vast majority of our fellow citizens.
Moreover, the Political Bureau of Presidential Candidate Achilleas Demetriades reiterates its categorical position that Cyprus cannot continue to perpetuate absurd privileges for state officials.
In the Outline of Positions that Achilleas Demetriades has presented when announcing his candidacy on 28 February 2022, under the "Honourable State" pillar, the following absurd privileges that must be ended are listed:
- No more double pensions, no more absurd privileges such as tax-free vehicles
- No more limousines, transport with official hybrid and low-capacity cars and only for official business
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