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More than 90% of fires in Limassol are caused by the human factor, President of the Republic Nicos Christodoulides said, stressing that the Government has a plan to deal with the fires.
In his remarks to reporters today, on the sidelines of a charity basketball match at the Keravnos stadium and to a comment by a journalist that the issue of the Vasilikos terminal seems to be heading for a "velvet" divorce, President Christodoulides replied, "No, I would not say that we are discussing a "velvet" divorce. There are three strands: there is the ship, there is the terminal and there is the onshore. We are working to find a solution to move the project forward. We are not talking about a "velvet" divorce.
From there, let me mention something about Larnaca, because I am hearing things. The alternative to terminating a deal because the company was not living up to what it promised was to never do anything, and we will not allow that to happen. Would it be better to let nothing happen? Instead, we are proceeding immediately, there is interest and you can be sure that the project will start."
Asked about the exposed workers in Larnaca, the President said: "From day one, I said that there will not be any problem with the workers. We are doing everything possible to ensure the continuation of their work in the context of the new circumstances. I have spoken to both the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Transport. The instructions are clear and there is no cause for concern. We are working to find a solution."
Referring to the fires in Limassol and asked if the government has a plan, the President said: "In addition to the planning on the part of the Government, which of course there is, I want to thank the neighbouring states. I want to make a special mention to Jordan for its immediate response to our request.
Beyond that, more than 90% of the cases, as I have been informed, have been caused by human error. We must all be doubly careful. We also have a responsibility, each of us individually, not to take actions that create these kinds of very difficult situations."
(PM/AF/MS)
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