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The announcement of candidacy for the presidential elections by Andreas Mavroyiannis gives a clear signal regarding the progressive change he wants to bring and has a winning perspective, AKEL Secretary General Stefanos Stefanou said on Tuesday.
In statements on the sidelines of an AKEL voluntary blood donation event on the occasion of World Voluntary Blood Donor Day, Mr. Stefanou spoke of change with a progressive slant in terms of society and the economy and of the need "to end the downhill slide that our country and our society are on and to restore perspective and optimism to the world".
According to the Secretary General of AKEL, the call of the party and Mr Mavroyiannis is wider to society and wider to the political forces that see the need for progressive change. The choice we have made, by supporting the independent candidacy of Andreas Mavroyiannis, gives prospects for broader coalitions and a broader social alliance that can create winning prospects. If the candidacy of Andreas Mavroyiannis was not a winning prospect then we would also put this in the equation of the search and finally the decision we took in Pancyprian Conference," he said.
In a comment that Mr. Mavroyiannis was a negotiator of the President of the Republic, he replied that like any negotiator he does not manage the Cyprus problem, but facilitates and promotes the political decisions that the President of the Republic and sometimes the National Council take on the Cyprus problem.
"From there, it is very important to see what needs to be done to break the deadlock on the Cyprus problem."
"From there, it is very important to see what needs to be done to break the deadlock on the Cyprus problem. On this, I repeat that we have a common understanding with Mr. Mavroyiannis. That specific initiatives need to be taken, seeking tools and incentives that can create momentum for the resumption of negotiations."
Stefanou noted that "here we can find them mainly in the energy field".
'As he said, it is an issue that is being discussed with particular intensity today anyway, because of the war in Ukraine.
"The proposal that AKEL made to the President of the Republic some time ago on this issue is well known. Therefore, by taking specific initiatives, with stability in the basis and framework of the solution, we can exhaust all the room in our own hands to break the deadlock. Andreas Mavroyiannis has the experience, knowledge, relations and contacts internationally so that we can push things in the direction of reaching a solution," said the AKEL Secretary General.
Chavousoglu's statements
Mr. Stefanou condemned the statements of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, saying that Turkey's defiant and intransigent attitude is a serious problem and an obstacle to efforts to restart negotiations for a solution.
It is for this reason, he added, that we stress the need for concrete initiatives to be taken in order to create momentum to break the prolonged deadlock which Turkey is instrumentalizing to consolidate the division.
"We, who are not comfortable and will never accept the division, need to take initiatives in the direction of the international community."
"We, who are not comfortable and will never accept the division, need to take initiatives in the direction of the international community."
"We, who are not comfortable and will never accept the division, need to take initiatives in the direction of the international community. We must put before Turkey the challenge and invitation to come back to the negotiating table for a solution of a bizonal bicommunal federation with political equality. This is also an issue that we discussed with Mr. Mavroyiannis and it is an issue that Mr. Mavroyiannis fully endorses in his announcement", he continued.
He also referred to the mobilizations of Turkish Cypriots, who oppose the effort to integrate and absorb the Turkish Cypriot community from Turkey, and noted that we must support this effort of our Turkish Cypriot compatriots because, as he said, "there is no better support for the mobilizations than the effort to break the deadlock to continue the negotiations for the resolution of the Cyprus problem."
"If there is a way to finally end Turkey's attempt to consolidate partition, incorporate and eliminate the Turkish Cypriot community, it is the solution of the Cyprus problem. A solution that will liberate and reunite," he noted.
World Volunteer Blood Donor Day
On Volunteer Blood Donor Day and the blood donation organised by the party, the AKEL General Secretary said that in this way the Blood Centre was honoured for the very remarkable work it does and the thousands of volunteer blood donors in Cyprus. At the same time, the message is sent that we need to continue and intensify this effort.
"Voluntary blood donation is the most noble thing, because with our blood we help our fellow human beings. It is precisely for this reason that we are organizing this voluntary blood donation today. We will continue our activity, helping to raise awareness in order to enlarge the large circle of voluntary blood donors. The needs are great and in order to meet them, there is a constant need for voluntary blood donation," he concluded.
Source: KYPE
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