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[Cyprus Times] President distances himself from Mavroyiannis' candidacy

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President Anastasiades' first reaction to AKEL's choice of Mavroyiannis for Presidential election How does he comment on Turkey's actions in announcing new drilling and sending a drilling rig to the Eastern Mediterranean

In statements tonight to journalists, coming to the laying of the foundation stone of the "Nikos Siakolas" School of Medicine and Health Sciences, on the University campus, President Anastasiades, when asked to comment that the main opposition party has nominated as a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic the negotiator Mr. Andreas Mavroyiannis, said that "it is the right of each party to make the choices it believes it can make through its candidates to implement its programmes.I do not intend to get actively involved in the electoral process in a way that would either project or confront my close associates."

In response to a reporter's remark that there was strong criticism from AKEL for manipulations, the President said that "it is not a matter that I want to comment on. I know that I had an excellent cooperation with an excellent diplomat."

Asked to comment on Turkey's actions of announcing new drilling and sending a drilling rig to the Eastern Mediterranean, the President said that "this is why there are frequent contacts and visits of European partners, leaders of member states, in order to have an enlightenment on what is happening in relation to both the Ukrainian war, the measures that Europe is taking and the attitude that it should take in the face of similar provocative behaviour of states, especially states that want or have the ambition to join the EU or are partners in NATO."


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