The support for the candidacy of Achilleas Demetriades for the Presidency of the Republic "as truly independent and with a full programme" was expressed today (Thursday, 16/6/2022) the initiative "Famagusta for Cyprus". The decision to support Achilleas Demetriades was announced following a meeting the Presidential candidate had with the leadership of the Initiative at its Political Office in Nicosia.
Speaking after the meeting, Achilleas Demetriades said. Demetriades expressed the joy and honour he feels for the fact that he will join the Initiative, stressing that "Varosha is for him the beacon of the solution because if it goes out Cyprus will fall on the rocks of partition".
Initiative chairman Pieros Karoullas said that the Initiative, "after examining the proposals, the positions and the track record of the candidates for the Presidency, decided that the most suitable choice for a modern European and green Cyprus from Akamas to Rizokarpaso is that of Achilleas Demetriades". He also pointed out that Achilleas Demetriades proved with his rich work in the defence of human rights that he is a very capable and deserving man. Demetriades criticized the handling of the Cyprus problem by Anastasiades and his associates, which is currently facing deadlock due to Turkey's intransigence and, as he stressed, "our own inaction for 5 years." He also proposed his positions to unlock the effort to resolve the Cyprus problem, saying that first we must restore our credibility in the UN and the European Union. He said a new leadership is needed to explain to Europe the mistakes that were made - the gold passport practices, the pandora papers and to align with European interests because under the umbrella of Europe, he stressed, "we will avoid the two-state wall." Elaborating on his positions, Demetriades said that we need to exploit the key of natural gas and co-construct the new Euro-Turkish relationship, putting in it the resolution of the Cyprus problem, as well as other issues such as migration.
In response to a question regarding natural gas and Mavroyiannis' proposal to supply natural gas to Turkey before the resolution of the Cyprus problem, Demetriades criticized the handling of President Anastasiades and his associates so that - today, after 5 years of inaction, there is no basis for talks. He specifically asked: "without a basis for negotiations we will tell them come and get gas?"
He also further criticized the handling of the gas issue by President Anastasiades and his associates, saying that Cyprus did not become a player but remained a spectator. He referred in particular to yesterday's agreement in Cairo between the European Union and Egypt and Israel and questioned: "where is Cyprus?"
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