[PIO] The President of the Republic received the Deputy Minister of Defence of Greece

The President of the Republic Mr. Nikos Christodoulides received today, at the Presidential Palace, the Deputy Minister of Defence of Greece Mr. Nikolaos Chardalias.

During the meeting, the President of the Republic noted that Cyprus is ready to assist Greece in its efforts to extinguish the fires, which he also expressed to the country's leadership.

For his part, Mr. Hardialias said, among other things, that Greece always stands by Cyprus, noting "we are by your side in every situation".

After the meeting, Mr. Hardialias told reporters, among other things, that in light of the visit of National Defence Minister Nikos Dendias and ahead of President Christodoulides' meeting with the Prime Minister of Greece, he discussed various issues with the President of the Republic, adding "we fully support the effort that the President is making in the Cyprus problem to get more EU involvement. These are solutions that cannot be beyond the resolutions and requirements of the UN Security Council."

Asked if he hoped that the momentum of calm in the Aegean would be maintained, the Deputy Minister said "it remains to be seen. In any case, we want there to be calm, we want any dialogue to begin, but always within the logic of the issues raised by the Prime Minister."

Asked to comment on the issue of the Turkish President's transition to the occupied territories, the Deputy Minister said that "we are following this with calmness, sobriety and loyalty to our positions and our views. We are not deviating even for a moment, not even a step from everything we have set and for everything we have been fighting and advocating for all these years."

Regarding the events condemning the black anniversaries, Mr. Hardialias said that "we do not forget. We are here to remember the sacrifice of the fallen and to give the message that we will always fight for the sovereignty of the homeland."

Finally, asked what message he is sending after his meeting with the President of the Republic, Mr.

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