Those ministers who spoke to journalists on Wednesday morning had nothing but kind words to say about Zeta Emilianidou, on their arrival at the Presidential Palace for the Cabinet meeting, the first since the Labour Minister's unexpected death.
The Minister of Justice and Public Order, Stefi Drakou described the deceased as efficient and excellent and a model of a woman politician, "a friend but above all a human being".
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"We are full of emotion and will remember Zeta with the best thoughts, for the work she accomplished, for the love of the people she deservedly earned and for the extraordinary person I met and worked with," he added.
The Finance Minister, Constantinos Petrides said that he had been a colleague with Zeta Emilianidou in the Cabinet since April 2013 and added that the two had been linked by a friendship.
"She was a dignified, competent selfless and idealistic minister among the few. Her memory is eternal and sadly she left prematurely," he concluded.
The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Costas Kadis said in his own remarks that he was devastated.
"I do not know how we will enter the hall of the Council of Ministers in the absence of our beloved Zeta," he added, adding that "what is certain, however, is that we will remember her for her humanity, above all, for her dynamism, her efficiency and the friendship with which she honoured us over the years."
Finally, Interior Minister Nikos Nouris described today's Cabinet meeting as "very difficult", since Zeta Emylianidou's absence will be conspicuous.
"Nevertheless, we will have to face the reality," the Minister added, noting that everyone's response after the announcement of her death "I think it confesses the ethos, the quality, the value, the importance of this particular offer. I hope God will rest her."
Source: CNA
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