The Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Ms Marilena Evangelou, in a statement after today's meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Victims, expressed her satisfaction with the fact that there is cooperation to address issues of a humanitarian nature such as refugee issues, missing persons and stranded persons. These are issues on which there is no room for political confrontation, only cooperation. She said that views were exchanged on the plan for the care of spouses and parents of missing persons, as well as on the progress of the Revised Resettlement Plan for the Occupied Territories.
The Deputy Minister also assured Members of the Refugee Committee that issues relating to the consequences of the Turkish invasion and ongoing occupation are at the forefront of both the Ministry of State and the Government's attention and support will continue to be provided as far as possible.
In response to a question, Ms. Evangelou replied that there is interest in the Revised Resettlement Plan in the Occupied Territories and expressed the hope that interest will continue. 264 persons have already received a resettlement allowance, while 19 persons have expressed interest in the Revised Resettlement Scheme in the Occupied Territories. He added that the care allowance has recently been included for which 15 applications have been received and if and when the request of the residents of Kormakiti for the establishment of a school is met, then the student allowance will also be provided, just as in the case of the internally displaced persons.
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