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The President of the Republic Mr.Nikos Christodoulides attended today the memorial service held at the Mausoleum of Makedonitissa for the fallen officers and soldiers during the Turkish invasion, and laid a wreath at the graves of the heroes.
Then, in his statements to journalists, the President of the Republic said that today is "a day of honour, a day of reflection. What we should do is to promise all those who sacrificed for the Republic of Cyprus, for the independence and territorial integrity of our country that we will do everything possible to reverse the current abnormal state of affairs, that is, to give meaning to their sacrifice through the reunification of our country.
Despite the difficulties, despite the challenges, despite the problems, we are here and we are doing everything possible to break the deadlock and to resume meaningful talks from where they were interrupted in the summer of 2017.
And I think that the initiative taken by our side is recognized by the international community, specific initiatives have been taken, especially by EU member states, and we hope that there will soon be positive results."
Asked whether, taking into account the rhetoric of the Turkish side, there can be conditions for a return to dialogue, the President of the Republic said: "I heard the Turkish Cypriot leader's statements last night, let's see what else we will hear today during Mr Erdogan's presence here.
What I can tell you is that I do not wish, I do not see any added value in engaging in a public debate of accusations, criticism and many other things that may satisfy the 'ears' of some in public, but offer nothing to the main objective, which is how we honour the sacrifice of all these people by overturning the current state of affairs.
So, certainly rhetoric has its own importance, I do not underestimate it in any way, but the Cyprus problem will be solved through negotiations. And that is where our attention is focused."
(PM/MB/EXP)
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