I am not interested in power, but I feel it is my duty for the country and my homeland to be part of a dynamic effort for real and progressive change, Andreas Mavroyiannis, the candidate for the presidency of the Republic, said on Tuesday night, noting that we can no longer afford any more postponements and we have to take our fate in our own hands.
Mavroyiannis was speaking at the Municipality of Mesa Geytonia, at the first political rally organised by the group supporting his candidacy, presenting his positions on the Cyprus problem, the economy and internal governance, with particular reference to the energy sector, where he reiterated the proposal to make natural gas available to Turkey and to the Turkish Cypriots, if this would create the "organic conditions" for a solution.
"Being a governor and acting great is of no interest to me, but I feel indebted to this country, this unjust, troubled country, which needs to do better," he said, noting that "in order to do better, first of all it needs to survive."
He noted that we are at a very critical juncture where even our very survival is not a given and that, for this reason, "my colleagues have decided to be part of a dynamic, at a critical moment for the country, so that we can bring a real, progressive change to the country, which will ensure our survival, our quality of life, but above all to ensure the future of our children in this land."
According to Mavroyiannis, "we cannot afford any more postponements, we cannot afford to destroy our own social fabric, we cannot afford to postpone the solution of the Cyprus problem as much as we can." Saying that the Cyprus problem is in a quagmire and we all know the facts of the occupation, the presidential candidate said that the right observations should be made and hope should be created "where there is none".
Without credibility, he noted, we will not see progress and "no one in the international community will ever come to our aid for our good looks," so, he said, "we must, more than ever, take our fate in our own hands and manage to change things." "We have to understand that we have to take our fate in our own hands and this candidacy has this purpose and this goal," he said.
Andreas Mavroyiannis also said that we are "an insecure state", that we need to make transversal changes and a long-term approach, which will go through radical cuts and changes, while the state should not serve certain private interests or the interests of the few against the many. He also referred to the need for good governance and the fight against corruption and corruption, "which we all see where they have led us and how unreliable our country has become."
Describing as "one of the biggest failures of the last decade" the fact that we have not yet managed to exploit the Aphrodite deposit, Mr.Mavroyiannis expressed the view that "we could very well bring it to our country, with actions and subsidies from our state", thus reducing energy costs for households and businesses.
Andreas Mavroyiannis reiterated the position that "if there is room and Turkey, for example, accepts us, we can let the companies sell and Turkey, if this thing can help us to change the situation in our country and solve our problem, to create these organic conditions". "But these things must be done thoughtfully and prioritizing our own needs," he added."
Source: CNA
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