It is a national and moral obligation for all of us, to honour the hundreds of Greek brothers and sisters who were killed or uprooted in 1922, Limassol Mayor Nikos Nicolaides said on Tuesday evening at an event in honour of the Association of Asia Minor Cypriots of Cyprus.
In his address during the event, where the tenth calendar of the Association on the theme "1922 and Cyprus" was presented. Nicolaides expressed his pleasure for the first of a series of events organized by the Municipality, in cooperation with the Association of Asia Minor Cypriots, for the 100th anniversary of the Asia Minor Catastrophe.
"It is a national and moral obligation for all of us, a century after that national tragedy, to honour the hundreds of Greek brothers and sisters who were killed or uprooted from their Greek homelands and sought new Greek homelands in other places, one of which is Cyprus and Limassol," the Limassol Mayor said.
He said that within the framework of the joint events planned for next month, the unveiling of the 1922 refugee monument, which has already been completed, will take place. This monument, he added, is dedicated to the Cypriots of Asia Minor and was placed in a space provided by the Limassol Municipality in the alley located in Agia Zoni, at the junction of Thekla Lysioti and Evangelistria streets, "to become a landmark for Limassol and a permanent reminder for future generations of our city".
Also, he continued, on September 3, the event "Asia Minor - Pontos, Unforgettable Homelands" will be organized at the Municipal Garden Theatre "Marios Tokas", in cooperation with the Limassol Reserve Officers' Association, the Association of Asia Minor of Cyprus, the Association of Friends of Greek Pontians of Cyprus and the Teachers' Party PADED - Votoria.
Referring to the Association of Asia Minor of Cyprus, Nikos Nicolaides said that it is one of the most important cultural institutions of the country, which in its 12 years of operation has demonstrated a huge, uninterrupted activity, including exhibitions, publications, presentations, lectures, events and scientific symposia.
"Under the inspiring guidance of its President, Mona Savvidou Theodoulou, and the dedication of the other members of its Board of Directors, the Association of Asia Minor in Cyprus, which was founded in 2010, has managed, through its multifaceted work, to contribute greatly to the recording and preservation of Asia Minor", he added.
Finally, Nikos Nicolaides assured that the Limassol Municipality has been and will always remain a supporter and supporter of the Association, which he congratulated for its contribution.
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