The echo of Zelensky's intervention in the plenary session of the Parliament, which he addressed both for cutting the connection at the end of the session and for not mentioning the Turkish invasion, is strong, the consequences of which Cyprus continues to experience.
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Speaking to State Radio, the Speaker of the Parliament said that it was a historic intervention on the part of Mr Zelenski, all aspects of the atrocity were presented and this cannot leave anyone unaffected. "Especially for us here in Cyprus they scratch our wounds and remind us of very recent performances and images". Anita Demetriou, "despite some negative points, we maintain that all aspects of what is happening at the moment have been presented and Cyprus is standing firm on matters of principle, without conditions, without preconditions, without asterisks, even if we are disappointed that perhaps we stress every time visibly that we have not had the same response in the case of our Cyprus."
She added that this does not mean that we should not stand firm on matters of principle as we should stand firm on matters of principle. "We have an additional obligation to stand as we should on the right side of history."
Asked about the issue of Zelensky's omissions and failure to mention the Turkish invasion, the Speaker said that she did not think that Ukraine is annoyed with Cyprus' stance when Cyprus fully aligns itself with the decisions that were taken at the European level.
Regarding Cyprus-Russia relations before the invasion of Ukraine, the Speaker reiterated that when it comes to the issue of principles, human rights and international law, there is no discount, no omission, no other discussion.
Contact with the Ukrainian Ambassador after the "blackout"
Speaking on the issue of the disconnection at the end of her opposition and at the moment when she was referring to the Turkish invasion, Demetriou said that immediately afterwards she contacted the Ukrainian Ambassador to explain what exactly happened. "He told me that he immediately contacted Mr Zelensky's office, we were told that there was a problem with the connection and heassured me that there was no intention or purpose."The Speaker replied that by this morning she would have her statement in writing and translated into Ukrainian to be sent to Mr Zelenski's office, and would respond with a statement on the technical reasons either through the Ambassador or in writing.
In response to the preparatory work for the intervention, the Speaker said that all the preparatory work was done from the point of view of understanding, whether diplomatic or governmental, everything that should be done was done.
We expected that there would be at least a diplomatic position, we understand the difficulties and the circumstances, especially for a country that fully understands what invasion and occupation means. "Unfortunately it was not possible."
Immediate actions after the intervention of a soldier of the Azov Battalion in the Greek Parliament
Finally and asked to comment on the intervention of a soldier of the Azov Battalion in the Greek Parliament, the President of the body said that all actions were immediately and timely taken on our part to ensure that there would be nothing negative to overshadow the historic moment of the intervention of Mr.
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"Mr. Zelenski did not keep up appearances, politically and diplomatically in Greece by giving a platform to a neo-fascist of the Azov battalion, indeed the reactions were not limited to the parties of the left," said Aristos Damianou on behalf of AKEL.
Speaking to State Radio, he explained that "although the original intention was to attend despite some reservations about the next day of the war, what happened left us no choice".
Among other things, he noted the fact that the monitor went black while the Speaker was speaking about the Turkish invasion, and stressed that Zelenski could find two words to say about the Turkish invasion. "He said what he said, he didn't say what he should have said," he said.
"Not only did he not say, he said things that annoyed the President himself. Answers must be given for the arrangements that preceded it" he stressed.
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