The President expressed annoyance about the manner of behavior, not about the demands of the sheep and goat farmers.
Asked to comment on yesterday's incidents on the part of goat farmers and whether he was bothered by them, the President said that "not bothered about making demands, but if there is any bother at all it is about manners of behavior.
As the President noted, for the sake of information, a meeting will also be held next week with the cheese makers so that they realize that they cannot speculate at the expense of the suppliers or especially the sheep and goat farmers, they should bear in mind that there will be very strict controls on the inclusion of sheep's and goat's milk in the manufacture of haloumi, and so I hope that a way will be found.
"The Government has already announced eight million euros in aid, but it is not possible for the Government to bear the burden of some people's refusal to implement obligations that they have based on the haloumi manufacturing standard. Let me be clear, and we will be absolute and rigorous in the controls that must be carried out to ensure that the conditions as stipulated by the Protocol, by the approval of the relevant Directive are met, and therefore I will not tolerate any violation of the provisions or conditions that must distinguish the manufacture of haloumi," he concluded.
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