The President of the Republic Mr. Nicos Christodoulides convened today, in the afternoon, at the Presidential Palace, an emergency meeting for information and coordination on the inclusion of Cypriot individuals and entities on the lists of the latest sanctions published yesterday by the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
The extraordinary meeting, which was chaired by the President of the Republic, was attended by the Attorney General, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Finance, the Deputy Minister to the President, a representative of the Central Bank, the Director General of the Ministry of Finance, who chairs the National Sanctions Enforcement Unit, the Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government Spokesman, the Director of the Office of the President of the Republic and the Director of the Diplomatic Office of the President of the Republic.
During the meeting, the aforementioned developments were discussed, an exchange of views took place and it was decided to further handle the issue and investigate the elements that led to the imposition of sanctions. The decisions were taken with the sole aim of preserving the name of Cyprus as a reliable financial and business centre.
The President of the Republic considers the whole issue to be particularly serious and gave clear instructions for a full investigation.
(PM/EP)
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