The Cyprus problem, the consequences of the war in Ukraine and the reforms promoted by the Government are among the issues that will occupy tomorrow's meeting of the National Council, President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades said today.
In his remarks on the sidelines of the ceremony of the maritime reconnection of Cyprus and Greece at the port of Limassol, President Anastasiades was asked what he expects from the National Council meeting to be held tomorrow at the Presidential Palace.
He added that the consequences of the war in Ukraine will also be of concern, noting that he was pleased to note that "the interest is equally great on the part of political leaders regarding the global economic crisis, which is a new, unfortunately, negative phenomenon recorded after the war in Ukraine.
"And, of course, we will also be concerned with the broader issues of the modernisation of legislation, institutions, in order to proceed with the Recovery and Resilience Fund, so that we are able to absorb and implement Programmes that have been designed, costed and approved by the political parties themselves and the European Union, through the 'Cyprus - Tomorrow' Plan", the President said.
Asked if he would try to secure the consensus of the political forces to move forward with what he mentioned, the President said that "the consensus is there, there are differences somewhere, I believe that in a good spirit, in a good climate the prospects can be created. There are no electoral considerations, there is nothing. If, on the contrary, if the reform measures envisaged are universally accepted and adopted as soon as possible, the better for all the Cypriot people, left, right, centre, they are not divided", they have no colour or ideology.
Asked what he expects from the European Council Summit to be held next week in Brussels, in relation to what it will set out about Turkey's challenges, the President said that "the priorities at the moment are certainly focused on the war in Ukraine, the consequences of the war, inflationary trends, but also the energy crisis and the food crisis.
There is no doubt that through the issues to be discussed I will have the opportunity to remind once again the European partners that in addition to Ukraine, which is of course of concern to us, there is also the European country, Cyprus, which has been under occupation for 48 years, which has been subjected to arbitrary actions against international law by a power which unfortunately is implementing revisionist policies."
Asked whether decisions will be taken on specific issues at the Brussels Summit, the President said "there are issues on which decisions can be taken, there are others, conclusions that will guide future decisions".
(PM/SX)
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