At a nearly four-hour meeting, the National Council considered all the measures it could take and the answers it would give to possible Erdogan announcements about Varos. The meeting was attended by the Mayor of Famagusta, the Attorney General and the Speaker of Parliament.
Government Spokesman Marios Pelekanos said after the meeting that it was held in a creative and constructive atmosphere and that he informed the political leaders about the Government's actions for Varosi but also about the resumption of talks.
Mr. Pelekanos did not elaborate on the measures that will be announced in the announcements, but stressed that depending on the developments, the National will meet again after any reports from Erdogan during his illegal visit and will be on standby.
The Spokesman said that during the meeting, the President of the Republic gave an extensive briefing to the political leaders and the Mayor of Famagusta, who participated in the meeting, on all the actions taken by the Government since the last informal Summit in Geneva. on the one hand for the resumption of negotiations and on the other hand on the issue of Turkish provocations and threats to Famagusta, in view of the forthcoming illegal visit of the President of Turkey to the occupied territories.
The Attorney General of the Republic, who participated in the meeting, presented the views of the Legal Service on specific aspects.
"I would like to point out that the Mayor of Famagusta conveyed to the attendees the positions of the Municipality of Famagusta, asking all members of the National Council to stand united on the side of the people of Famagusta, something with which all political leaders agreed. The positions, positions and suggestions of all political leaders were heard and views were exchanged on how to handle the Turkish provocation. "It was agreed that the National Council would convene again on an ad hoc basis depending on developments during the Turkish President's illegal visit to the occupied territories," he said.
Asked, Mr. Pelekanos said he did not want to expand on the decisions taken during the National Council meeting.
"Some decisions have indeed been made, which, depending on the developments, will take the form of implementation," he said.
In another question, he said that "if there is a need for the National Council to convene an emergency as soon as the President of Turkey arrives, then yes, it will be convened immediately."
Asked about the measures considered by the National Council today, the Spokesman said that the suggestions for measures submitted by the political leaders are on the table and depending on the developments the National Council will be convened to take decisions based on these developments.