In his address at the political memorial service of the historic leader of the EPP, at the Pallas Theatre in Nicosia, President Anastasiades said that Vassos Lyssarides, "through the course of life that he consciously chose to follow, succeeded in rightly winning the universal appreciation and recognition of the entire political world and the people of our country, and not only."
He also said that Vassos Lyssarides had associated his name with the most important events in modern Cypriot history, while expressing deepest respect for his personality.
"Influential in the birth and development of the Cypriot state, he subsequently linked his name to the most important events in the modern history of Cyprus, putting his indelible stamp on the political life of the country as one of its protagonists," President Anastasiades said. He was a political figure with all that this implies.
"A leader born out of his struggles for freedom, democracy for the whole world. An accomplished politician with a continuous presence on the floor of the House of Representatives and its Speaker during the period 1985 -1991," the President said.
He pointed out "his dialectical personality, his torrential political discourse, the documentation, the arguments that he shaped and emitted", adding that "in his poems, as in his political activity, the sense of responsibility of the citizen, from whom he asks him to do what he owes for his country and its liberation, permeates".
He also noted that although he had been in different parties with Vassos Lyssarides, "I want to confess with all sincerity that I have never, ever lacked the deepest respect for his personality".
President Anastasiades said that he cannot forget "what Vassos Lyssarides always said, that even dead, he would not stop fighting for the liberation of our country."
"I feel really proud today because I had the honour as President of the Democratic Rally to honour him on behalf of the party for what he offered to our country," the President of the Republic concluded.
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