Speaking at the commemoration of the national anniversaries of March 25, 1821 and April 1 in the village of Finyi[/B] in Limassol. Louca indicated that there is no other choice but "united and inspired by the offer and sacrifices of our heroes, to seek and achieve the end of the Turkish occupation and colonization, the reunification of Cyprus and its transformation into a place of peace, democracy, security and common prosperity".
He said that in the tragic summer of 1974, Cyprus was betrayed and a large part of it has since been illegally occupied by Turkey, which through blackmail and pressure is attempting to legitimise the achievements of the invasion and extend its control over the entire region. Turkey and its accomplices in the occupied territories insist on ignoring international and European law and stand in the way of achieving a truly functional and viable solution to the Cyprus problem for the benefit of all the legitimate inhabitants of the island, he added.
"This also imposes our duty towards tomorrow's generations, a duty that we will carry out with the values and lessons of both 25 March 1821 and 1 April 1955 as our guiding beacon."
"This imposes our duty towards tomorrow's generations, a duty that we will carry out with the values and lessons of both 25 March 1821 and 1 April 1955 as our guiding beacon. It is with this patriotic feeling that we will go forward, vindicating the sacrifices of our heroes and our own history. We honour the heroic fighters, who with the greatness of their souls and their self-sacrifice, carved the path to freedom with their blood," he said.
Mr. Louca referred extensively to the struggles of Hellenism, the sacrifices of the heroes of 1821 and 1955 and the messages derived from them. As he said, among other things, "these messages are also given to us by the sacrifice of the two heroes of Finio, Demos Herodotus and Efstathios Xenophontos, who did not hesitate to give what was most precious to them, their own lives, for the freedom of our homeland. Their monument in the central square of the village sends exactly the message that freedom is won through struggle and sacrifice."
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