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The Government is taking all necessary steps to prevent further fait accompli from Turkish plans, President of the Republic Nicos Christodoulides said today.
In his statements to reporters, while attending the working lunch hosted by the Swedish Embassy, and in response to a reporter's remark that Turkish plans are proceeding in the area of Deryneia with the construction of workers' houses and asked about the Government's actions in this regard, the President of the Republic said: "already, we have raised the issue with the United Nations and the European Union, we are taking all the actions that need to be taken within the diplomatic framework in order to avoid such a development."
At the same time, what I have mentioned above applies. The need to proceed to the resumption of talks as soon as possible, to achieve a solution to the Cyprus problem, is the only one that can prevent further fait accompli and you understand that the creation of new fait accompli only succeeds in further distancing the objective of a solution to the Cyprus problem.
It is for this reason that from the first day of my assumption of office, we have been working in exactly this direction and I hope that results will soon be achieved."
Asked about the meeting on the YESY which he will chair tomorrow, the President of the Republic said: "we are not touching the philosophy of the YESY, so that there is no misunderstanding. Our philosophy is for all the issues that exist - and there are several issues and it is expected that there will be, we are talking about a major reform - how through our actions we are upgrading the quality of the services offered, and we believe that there is great ground to enhance the quality of the services offered, and this is the main issue tomorrow. And what I will put in my own introductory intervention is those actions that will enhance the level of services offered, because we are talking specifically about health, you understand that this is the key issue."
In response to a journalist's remark that there is also an issue with the sustainability of hospitals, the President said: "of course it is directly intertwined, but first we start with upgrading quality, to look in particular at the issue of public hospitals. It is something that we are concerned about, that is why I have also called all stakeholders, so that specific decisions are taken to ensure first, this is the main issue, the strengthening of the services offered and of course the issues of sustainability. There are many other issues that we will raise."
Asked if there is any information on what was passed between European officials and the President of Turkey in their various contacts and whether the Cyprus problem was on the agenda of the contacts, the President of the Republic said: "yes, of course there is information and the Cyprus problem was one of the main issues discussed."
Asked if the Cyprus problem was discussed at the meeting between the President of France and the UN Secretary General, the President said: "I am not aware of the specific discussion to tell you, I have no information."
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