The assessment that the problems and challenges facing the communities of the Vasilikos region have no ideological color, political or party color, expressed today the candidate for the Presidency of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides, adding that they are real problems that affect all the residents of the region from any area, which is fully respected.
In statements following a meeting he had with the Coordinating Committee of the 9 Communities of the Vasilikos area at the Zygios Community Council, Christodoulides said that "the concerns of the communities of the area were conveyed to me and I had the opportunity to see for myself that and it is a fact that the area is highly burdened. Health issues, quality of life issues are very high on the list of priorities and cannot be discounted."
He added that "a holistic approach is needed so that the challenges can be addressed through a comprehensive policy that covers all the communities in the region. This is exactly what we will discuss to see how we can through concrete actions address all these problems that have been reported to me."
For his part, Lefteris Fokas, Community Mayor of Kalavasos and President of the Coordinating Committee of the 9 Communities of the Vasilikos area, said that to the candidate for the Presidency of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides, "we will express our views in general about what is happening in the region, giving more weight to the fact that our region is particularly burdened and cannot welcome other industries."
He added that there has also been a small tour "of the Kalavasos-Pendakomo industrial area and the Vasilikos Energy Centre so that Mr. Christodoulides, a private view of the area and we hope to have his support."
It is noted that the meeting was attended by the mayors of Choirokoitia, Mari, Zygios, Kalavasos, Maroni, Tochni and Psematismeno.
Meanwhile, asked to comment on a statement by DISY press spokesman Dimitris Demetriou, Nikos Christodoulides replied that people "know very well where I come from, I have never hidden and I am not used to hiding", to add that "in this effort, we have people from different political backgrounds, people who have different starting points, but we are together because we are united by our common vision for the future of our country".
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