Infrastructures that were licensed should be evaluated whether they comply with the conditions of their licenses, DISY President and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou said, noting at the same time that we must pass the message that those who get permits to have industries, to have any nuisance activity must also respect the communities that host them, respect the environment and comply with the obligations.
The President of the Democratic Rally and President Candidate of the Republic Averof Neophytou held a meeting today with the Coordinating Committee of the 9 Communities of the Vasilikos area and was given a tour of the area.
Averof Neophytou said that "you know me, I am a straight man."
Addressing the members of the government who were there, (Ministers of Interior, Health, Transport and Commissioner of Mountain Communities), the President of the Democratic Rally said that "there are two regions. The area of Mitsero and the area of the nine communities of Vasilikos. I am not a populist and I have never been one. The state needs infrastructure and it has to be built somewhere."
But, he said, "first, before we proceed with licensing any new necessary infrastructure to anyone, there must first be an assessment by the state whether those infrastructure licensed so far have complied with the terms of their licenses."
We must, he said, "get the message across that those who are licensed to have industries, to have any nuisance activity must also respect the communities that host them, respect the environment and abide by the obligations."
So the first thing we must ensure is that those licensed to date strictly adhere to the conditions. From there, after we settle the first issue, then we can discuss the additional needs, Neophytou said.
Source: CNA
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