The Chairman of the Committee of Occupied Municipalities, is a "debt title" and can not be based on personal ambitions, according to an announcement by the Municipality of Famagusta.
According to a relevant announcement, since the establishment of the Committee of Occupied Municipalities under the Union of Municipalities of Cyprus, it was decided unanimously and it has been institutionalized that the Chairman of the Committee of Occupied Municipalities will be the Mayor of Famagusta, as the Mayor of the largest occupied Municipality and the metropolis. .
An institution that, as it is added, has been absolutely respected for a number of years until now.
"The circumvention of this institution is a disrespect to the Municipality of Famagusta, the citizens of Famagusta and the city of Famagusta by extension," the announcement continues.
At one of the most critical points in our history, now that Famagusta is being attacked from everywhere, the violation of this institution offends the unity of the occupied Municipalities and Communities, offends the unity of the refugee world, it is added.
The Municipality of Famagusta also says that with its presence it will support the occupied communities in the event organized with the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Municipality of Limassol on November 14 and 15, 2019 at the Public Garden in Limassol. He states, however, that he will continue to abstain from the work of the Committee of Occupied Municipalities until the issue is settled by the executive Committee of the Union of Municipalities.