The event was also attended by the former President of the Hellenic Republic, the Honourable Prokopis Pavlopoulos.
The President said that despite any different approaches with the former Speaker of the Parliament, the goal is one and common. The goal, he said, which was and remains the highest priority for every patriot.
"And I want to assure you, given the opportunity, that while and as long as I hold the office that the people have entrusted to me, I will expend all my efforts in order to achieve what is the common goal of all."
He stressed that the struggle is about finding a mutually acceptable solution, a solution that will create a truly independent state, a state without dependencies, without systems of anachronistic guarantees, a state that respects the rights of all, a state that, being a member of the EU, has no one to worry about. "On the contrary, through coexistence, symbiosis and cooperation, we can ensure its prosperity and future."
Referring to the book, President Anastasiades said that in his book, Yiannakis Omirou records, as the title suggests, his own personal testimony of everything he lived through. "He testifies with sincerity, his view on the great events of an era."
"Yannakis Omirou was present and a protagonist in the events and that is why his personal testimony is part of history. From the pages of his book march the people and events that helped shape our modern history, and shaped the policies that were followed. With boldness and courage, he testifies to what he lived."
He added that G. Homer refers to the imprint of the EOKA Struggle on his soul and his involvement in the student movement in Athens. His participation in the resistance against the coup d'état, his acquaintance with the late Andreas Christodoulides, whom he honours with a special chapter, his membership and his course in the EDEK. For his activity close to the late Vassos Lyssarides, his becoming a minister and his term as Speaker of the Parliament.
"Yannakis Omirou writes as he politicized and lives. Without seeking self-promotion, highlighting with modesty and great modesty, facts and arguments.
He judges and reveals with the sole criterion of historical truth as recorded by the facts. This is a valuable testimony as his friend Giannakis was himself an active politician, a leader who determined not only the course of his own political space, the EDEK, but also influenced the political life of our country more broadly," he said.
He also noted the consistency and dedication with which Giannakis Omirou served the country.
Source: CNA
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