In his address at the unveiling ceremony of a sculpture in memory of the former President of the Republic, at the park of the same name on Americana Street, in Germasogeia, President Anastasiades said that Glafkos Clerides was a historical personality who was respected, recognised and appreciated by his colleagues and opponents at local and international level.
"An accomplished leader, who left the indelible mark of his example in the political life of the country, through the ethos, moderation and pure patriotism that distinguished him," he added.
Congratulating the late former Mayor of Germasogeia Andreas Gavrielides and the current Mayor, Kyriakos Xydias, President Anastasiades noted that this initiative of the Municipality, first and foremost honours the ethos and philosophy that characterised the political action of Glafkos Clerides, but also the universal human values of freedom, peace and democracy which he served with passion.
"Because if anything marked Glafkos Clerides as a man, it was the fact that he was always a fighter for democracy and a visionary of peace" he said, recalling his participation in World War II as a pilot in the British Royal Air Force, his leading role in the uprising against colonialism, and later, "as a leading leader and pillar of the Republic of Cyprus".
Among other things, he said that Glafkos Clerides, "in his more than five decades of political career, through his skills, wisdom, moderation, foresight, bravery in decisions and boldness that characterized him, was the good shipowner of Cyprus".
Glafkos Clerides, he continued, left behind a legacy "indicating as a duty to work with vigour, always advocating national unity and unanimity, in order to achieve the reunification of our homeland and its liberation from occupation".
The President of the Republic assured of my "common and resolute will, shared with the visions of Glafkos Clerides, my political mentor".
"The will and determination to continue working tirelessly until the end of my term of office to find a solution that respects the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus, the security of the Hellenic Cypriots, that does not ignore the concerns of the Turkish Cypriots, but ensures a truly European country," he added.
The sculpture, the President concluded in his address, will remind everyone, as a beacon of our own course, of the example of Glafkos Clerides as a pure and noble politician, as a man committed to high ideals, principles and values.
Source: KYPE
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