With the Greek government there is a unified national policy, the President of the Republic, Mr. Nikos Anastasiades, speaking at an event organized by DISY Greece, while noting Greece's great contribution to Cyprus' accession to the EU.
Speaking at a dinner hosted by DISY Greece, the President of the Republic said that "I feel a special emotion because I am among fellow Cypriots and fellow Greeks. I am among the finest that Hellenism has, whether in Greece or in the diaspora.
I am delighted that tonight, for the tenth year, Cypriots who excelled and who proved that they may be expatriates, they may be far from their native land, but nevertheless, through action, through progress, they give the other dimension: of hope, of progress, of perspective.
I am moved because the tenth year of the awards coincides with the tenth year of my administration. It is the last time I address you as President of the Republic of Cyprus. However, as honorary President of the party I will always be on the side of the party that gave me the right to prove once again that great political forces with stable principles and values, with correct orientations can change the facts of a country, as happened in Greece with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the New Republic.
Throughout time, whenever the New Republic ruled, it was a period of excellence for Greece. Throughout time, whenever DISY ruled in Cyprus, its presence was significant with a course of stability, a course of progress, a course that changed things.
My brotherly friend Averof Neophytou has referred to the era of Glafkos Clerides.
My brotherly friend Averof Neophytou has referred to the era of Glafkos Clerides.
My brotherly friend Averof Neophytou has referred to the era of Glafkos Clerides. Without, of course, the support of Greece as well, it would have been impossible. But a country under occupation managed in 2004 to join the great European family, to ensure the existence of a state under occupation, to safeguard independence and perspective.
Ten years into my administration, I took over a state in bankruptcy and when I talk about bankruptcy I mean that it had no liquid assets except for one month's salaries, of civil servants who could not afford to borrow a single cent from the markets.
It could not afford to meet the basic demands of the people. It was the era of social groceries, it was the era when the supposedly progressive party ruled Cyprus to lead it through misguided, dogmatic policies to bankruptcy.
Ten years later we went through crises, the financial crisis of 2013, the pandemic and now the phenomena that the war in Ukraine with Russia's invasion is creating.
At the moment the Cypriot economy shows growth rates of 6%.
We received a country with an unemployment rate of 17%. Today it is below 7%. There are full employment conditions. This is the Cyprus that we are delivering and this is the Cyprus that wants to survive, living under occupation.
This stability, this economic growth also poses a dilemma, because ten years coincides with the holding of presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus.
There are many different people running for the presidency. But what is at stake and I am addressing my fellow countrymen, my fellow DISY members, is that they should consider or put the dilemma before them: continuation of stability and progress or experimentation?
Some talk about progressive change. We have experienced it.
They talk some others about the complex government, about a mosaic that until the day before yesterday was or was called the official opposition, a nullification of the government's work.
I regret that my government official becomes one of those who pose the dilemma to all of you.
And I address myself to the insurgent officials: can they govern parties that have never agreed among themselves? Have they never approved, have they never accepted what we have so far offered?
In my opinion, there is only one choice: He who has been my closest partner in the successes recorded by the Cyprus Government. In the important reforms, in the progress that has been made, in the positive things we are experiencing today, and that is none other than Averof Neophytou. The President of the party. I do not consider it necessary or dictated to say more."
Warmly congratulating the President and the members of the local committee of DISY "who for the tenth year have deservedly awarded people who honour our country", the President of the Republic noted that he also congratulated "those who have been honoured in the past, as well as those who today, as a sign of gratitude for what they have done, will be honoured."
Congratulating the President and the members of the local committee of DISY "who for the tenth year have deservedly awarded people who honour our country", the President of the Republic noted that he also congratulated "those who have been honoured in the past, as well as those who today, as a sign of gratitude for what they have done, will be honoured".
Addressing Ministers of the Greek Government who attended the event, the President of the Republic said that "just as the two sister parties have kept up with each other until today, and have given progress, so we will continue in the future.
Yesterday and today I was with the Prime Minister, we have an excellent cooperation, an excellent coordination and we did not need to talk about a unified defence doctrine, because there is a unified national policy that is being drawn up. And through this understanding, perspective and planning, one success follows another," President Anastasiades said.
Finally, he wished "prosperity to our Greece, prosperity to our Cyprus for the good of all Greeks, both Greeks living in Cyprus and Greeks in the diaspora."
Finally, he wished "prosperity to our Greece, prosperity to our Cyprus for the good of all Greeks, both Greeks living in Cyprus and Greeks in the diaspora.
DISY Greece then paid tribute to President Anastasiades.
During the event, Cypriots who excel in Greece, Mr. Andreas Drimiotis, Marios Themistocleous, Thomas Kyriakou, Andreas Panagiotou, Konstantinos Loizides, Yannis Hadjiloizou, Cyprus Tsentas, Theodoros Lordos, Mrs. Marios Psaltis,
The DISY Greece dinner was also attended by Ministers of the Cyprus Government as well as Members of the European Parliament.
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