Today is a great day for democracy and citizens. The Parliament has risen to the occasion.
It has opened the way to the reform of the justice system.
It has sent a message to thousands of our fellow citizens that it listens to their concerns and provides solutions to their problems.
I thank the political forces that put the good of the citizen above any expediency.
Thank you to the members of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs who all together, in a spirit of goodwill and a spirit of consensual approach, contributed substantially to the formulation and improvement of the bills.
In particular, however, a big thank you to the Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs, Mr. Nikos Tornaritis, whose role was not only catalytic but also decisive in bringing the bills before the plenary session of the Parliament.
Thanks to the Pancyprian Bar Association for not letting individual disagreements be an obstacle, and with vigour not only supported but also contributed to the formulation of the bills.
Thanks are due to the Supreme Court, to the Attorney General who also served as Minister of Justice and also to my predecessors Mr. Ionas Nikolaou and Ms. Emily Yoliti.
We expect next Thursday to complete this due revolution in justice. To begin a new era for the rule of law in Cyprus. And the achievement belongs to all.
Finally, I assure you that modernization does not stop next Thursday, but will be continuous, personally remaining close to the institutions and political forces with whom I am already in contact, for the next modernizing steps to follow.
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