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The final proposal for the establishment and operation of the National Security Council (NSC), as approved by the Council of Ministers, was formulated after taking into account and incorporating the views of all political forces, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letibiotis said today.
In a statement to the media, the Spokesman said that "the establishment of a National Security Council, a consultative body with the mission to serve the national and public interest, is considered necessary, especially for our country, where the national issue is the security problem of Cyprus. Almost all the countries of the European Union, all the Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council and our neighbouring countries in the Eastern Mediterranean (including Turkey) have similar National Security Councils, under one name or another and with varying responsibilities. The mission of the FAC, whose establishment falls within the President of the Republic's pre-election programme, is to generate thoughts and ideas in relation to national security and to submit to the President of the Republic and, through him, to the Council of Ministers, assessments, recommendations and opinions to address threats and to fortify and strengthen the security of the Republic of Cyprus and its people.
The structured and well-founded opinion of a body, which will, as part of its mission, systematically and on a continuous basis study multidimensional security issues, will constitute a valuable and indispensable tool for the Head of State in the formulation of the relevant national strategies. The National Council, through the President of the Republic, will have the same opportunity to be informed by the FAC, if it so wishes.
The final proposal for the establishment and operation of the FAC, as approved by the Council of Ministers, was formulated after taking into account and incorporating the views of all political forces.
Surprising in this respect are the statements made by AKEL and DISY in yesterday's announcements that there was no prior consultation and that any suggestions they had submitted were not taken into account. As the same statements state, the President of the Republic asked for the views of all political forces. Suggestions were submitted in writing by both parties, several of which were identical and were taken seriously into account in the formulation of the final proposal. We invite them first to study the final proposal, as it has been formulated, in order to ascertain the incorporation of their own contributions. Nor can any concern about conflict with constitutional provisions be substantiated. It is clearly stated in point 8 of the proposal that the powers of the ACPC will be exercised 'subject to the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus on the powers of the President of the Republic and the Council of Ministers and of the Ministers, in relation to the exercise of executive power, and without prejudice to the powers of the National Council'."."
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