The President of the Republic Mr Nicos Anastasiades, who is currently on a tour of Larnaca, inaugurated the renovated Larnaca City Museum.
In his statements to journalists after the inauguration, the President of the Republic said that "today we inaugurated the renovated Larnaca Museum, a truly remarkable project which highlights the history and the relationship of Larnaca with antiquity, the oldest city in Cyprus.
A Museum which with the new museological data exhibits our cultural heritage, the historical course we have lived through and most importantly as a result of the renovation, the expansion, the visitors who before the renovation did not exceed two thousand, today exceed 11 thousand.
To congratulate all those who worked, to thank the Director and the staff of the Department of Antiquities. To thank the Minister of Transport for the interest shown and the perseverance shown so that the project could be completed, which in progress - it was initially planned more limitedly for expansion and renovation - then, as a result of the needs that emerged, was elaborated, resulting in a cost of 1.4 million euros.
And I would like to warmly thank all those who contributed to the realization of this important project for the city of Larnaca and the history of our country and our culture.
Earlier today, the President of the Republic inspected the works for the third phase of the reconstruction of the Larnaca - Dhekelia coastal road in the Oroklini area, accompanied by the Minister of Transport Mr. Yannis Karousos and then inspected the site of the oil refineries at the Larnaca - Dhekelia coastal front, accompanied by Energy Minister Natasha Pileides.
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