Interior Minister Mr. Nikos Nouris after the end of the National Memorial of the heroes of the EOKA 1955-59 Liberation Struggle, Michalakis Karoli and Andreas Demetriou, at the Church of Panagia Chrysopantanassa, in Palaichori, made statements to journalists.
Asked about the meeting to be held tomorrow under the President of the Republic Mr. Nicos Anastasiades for the prevention of fires, in view of the summer season, Mr. Nouris replied that it is the annual meeting held during this period to express, as he said, "our readiness before the President of the Republic, all the relevant agencies regarding the problem of fires."
He noted that as every year everything that should have been done has been done. "All the services, the Forestry Service, the Fire Service, the Interior Ministry, the Civil Defence have all the programmes in full swing," he added.
Tomorrow there will be a confirmation of the readiness of the various bodies so that we do not have unforeseen problems, but also to deal with the various issues, the Interior Minister said.
One of the issues that will be discussed, he said, is the issue of aircraft. He noted that the way in which the relevant agencies have made the relevant arrangements will be examined taking into account the difficulties in renting means of flight, particularly from Russia.
The expectation of all is that with the conclusion of the meeting there will be a short period of adjustment and implementation of any possible new decisions taken, the Minister said.
In response to a reporter's question on the membership reform of the Local Government and the meetings to follow, the Minister said that the major meeting had been held last Wednesday. Provincial meetings will follow, at which, he said, "the roadmap for the implementation of all the provisions for the next two years will be communicated to all stakeholders so that we have a smooth transition in 2024 to the next Local Government structure."
"I want to reiterate my very great satisfaction with the meeting we had last Wednesday, in which not only the elected officials were informed, but also the technocrats, that is, all those who will assist in the effort to adapt the reform," the Minister added.
Referring to last Wednesday's information meeting, he said there were "very constructive comments and discussions, which are already being analysed in the Ministry of Interior". The Home Office, he explained, "has taken a coordinating role to steer together with the help of technocrats and experts." He noted that "we have already asked the Hellenic Republic, and there was an immediate response to our request, for a technocrat to be sent to Cyprus to help us in exactly this unprecedented work that we have to do".
"And I believe that within this tight timeframe of two years everything that needs to be done in order to reach in May 2024 the now completed model and of course any corrections that need to be made in order to have a proper and structured Local Government, as envisioned by the Cypriot citizen", Mr.
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