One year has passed since the biological absence of Vassos Lyssarides and yet he continues the struggle through the legacy he left as a legacy, said the President of the C.In his address at the political memorial of Vassos Lyssarides, Mr. Sizopoulos said that he was a leader with an unquenchable passion for struggle, for democracy, for social justice, for the freedom of our country.
Mr. Sizopoulos referred to the saying of Vassos Lyssarides "even dead I would continue the struggle", adding that he was a leader with an unquenchable passion for struggle, for democracy, for social justice, for the freedom of our country.
"A farsighted politician, a true leader who left an indelible mark on the modern history of Cypriot Hellenism and not only", he said.
He added that "we modestly and humbly pay today the due tribute to V. Lyssarides in this place where exactly 53 years ago, on May 11, 1969, the founding congress of the EPEK was held, the establishment of which was an absolute necessity for the thwarting of the plans of the Athens junta for the coup d'etat overthrow of Arch. He also said that his leadership, insight, and coherent political thinking contributed to the fact that he was ahead of his time.
He also said that his political assessments and predictions unfortunately came true in almost all cases, concerning the dangers that would arise from the Zurich-London agreements, the goals set by Turkey to control Cyprus politically and militarily, in order to become a strong regional power with global reach, the treacherous policy pursued by the Athenian junta against the Hellenic Cypriots, for the dissolution of the Republic of Cyprus and the imposition of a dichotomous solution, and the suspicious role of the American-British factor.
His political path, Mr. Sizopoulos, he said, has made him a special figure in Europe and in the Non-Aligned world who has helped to create strong ties of friendship with leaders such as Mitterrand, Ulof Palme, Willy Brandt, Andreas Papandreou, Kryski, Gonzalez, Castro, Che Guevara, Nelson Mandela, Agostino Neto, Yasser Arafat, Nasser and others.a.
Contents of this article including associated images are belongs Cyprus Times
Views & opinions expressed are those of the author and/or Cyprus Times
Source
