"The Government has taken measures to deal with accuracy,[/B] however, it is not limited to them alone," President Nicos Anastasiades said today, noting that the phenomenon of accuracy is not a Cypriot phenomenon, but a global one.
In his statements to reporters after the praise at the Apostle Barnabas Church for the anniversary of April 1, President Anastasiades was asked to refer to the message of the Day, saying that "today is a day to remember with gratitude the fighters of freedom, the ordinary peasants, the workers, the leaders, the church and the two great leaders of the struggle who united the Cypriot Hellenism and fought an unequal but righteous battle, managing to give freedom to this people.
A freedom which, unfortunately, as a result of interference, betrayal, external invasion, misuse of agreements, keeps 36 percent of our country in bondage. It is our duty and obligation, an honour to those who fought, to remain firmly committed to the principles of international law, to the principles and values that provide nothing but freedom, independence, dignity and protection of human rights," he said.
Asked if the Government can do anything to curb the increase in accuracy due to the war in Ukraine, the President said that "as everyone understands, it is a global phenomenon, it is not a local event. It is not due to local or idiosyncratic factors of our country.
Already, the Government has taken a number of measures, we are not limited to those. In May there will be a special session of the European Council at which the European Commission will propose various ways of dealing with the phenomenon faced not only by European countries, but by the world at large.
Therefore, we are both watching and vigilant and whatever measures we have to take we will take," he added.
Asked if in the effort to find alternative energy sources from the EU, the Cypriot government can exploit the deposits of the Republic of Cyprus and especially the "Aphrodite" deposit which has been deemed marketable and whether this is an option, President Anastasiades said that "it is an option, but a time-consuming option, to be fair, and given that some companies have to invest, they should evaluate properly and decide accordingly.
The fortunate thing for Cyprus is that it is not dependent on gas. It may be negative, certainly, to be dependent on oil, but in this case it seems to favour rather than cause the problems that it causes to the rest of the gas-dependent countries in Europe."
Asked whether he thinks the US stance
on the EastMed pipeline may change in light of the developments with the situation in Ukraine, the President said that "after the viability study is completed, etc., in Europe, in the companies and of course in the US, which seems to affect some of the companies, the decision will depend. But there are also alternative means of transport, Europe is already buying from America for this year a quantity of which will be transported by appropriately configured ships."
After the eulogy, the President of the Republic went to the Prisoner's Memorial where a service was held at the graves of the heroes and then laid a wreath, while in the afternoon he will attend an event organized by the Associations of Fighters of EOKA 55-59 for the anniversary of April 1.
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