“The Cyprus issue is a constant concern and a top national priority of Greek foreign policy,” the President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou noted on Monday, welcoming the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides to the Presidential Mansion on his first official visit to Athens after assuming his new duties.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis also made joint statements with the new President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, after their meeting at the Maximos Mansion in Athens on Monday, the first following the election of the new Cypriot President. The prime minister began with a reference to the tragic accident in Tempi.
After wishing Christodoulides good luck in his work and congratulating him on his election, Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasized: “Unfortunately, our meeting takes place under heavy clouds of sorrow. In this horrible accident, two young people from Cyprus also lost their lives. We are determined to change what has hurt us. The shortcomings of decades and unacceptable behavior of government employees from the past. I will be the first in the battle to uproot every islet of the old, anachronistic state”.
Christodoulides, on his part, stressed the important symbolism of his visit, while calling for a more active EU engagement in efforts to resume talks on the Cyprus issue.
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