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It is with great pleasure that I am here with you today to inaugurate the 5th Traditional Flavours Festival organised by the Municipality of Ayia Napa. This is a three-day event that has become an established institution and which highlights Ayia Napa as a reference point for the tradition of our land, attracting local and foreign visitors and offering a unique experience to all.
In order to promote traditional Cypriot products, delicious local dishes and the unique style of Cypriot handicraft, the Festival is an important pillar for the protection, preservation and dissemination of the rich tangible and intangible cultural heritage of our country. The visitors of the Festival will have the opportunity to get to know part of the enormous wealth of our cultural tradition in the coming days at the central square of Ayia Napa, which will be transformed into a workshop of traditional flavours and arts. Through the three-day programme of the Festival and the customs that the organisers have chosen to revive during the events, every visitor can discover unknown aspects of our culture, which is an integral part of our identity as a people and a source of unique and inexhaustible treasure for our land.
It is our duty to continue to preserve intact and unchanged our cultural heritage in all its manifestations, making sure that it is transmitted and creatively exploited for the benefit of the new generation of our country. This is precisely the priority of the coherent policy and targeted actions promoted by the Government through the Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth, as well as the competent Deputy Ministry for Culture. Events like the one we are inaugurating tonight are the best ambassadors of our tradition and culture and become a strong ally of our efforts.
I would therefore like to warmly congratulate the President and the Members of the Ayia Napa Municipal Council, both for today's event and for all the activities they undertake in this direction, as well as for the rest of their actions aimed at promoting the quality of life of the residents of the Municipality.
I would therefore like to warmly congratulate the President and the Members of the Municipal Council of Ayia Napa, both for today's event and for all the activities they undertake in this direction, as well as for the rest of their actions aimed at promoting the quality of life of the residents of the Municipality.
I would also like to extend my sincere thanks and express the gratitude of the State to all the people of our country who participate in the Festival, since through their love for art and tradition, they have managed to keep alive the cultural heritage of our country.
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