The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Mr. Giannis Karousos and the Deputy Minister of Tourism Mr. Savvas Perdios paid a visit today to the marina of Ayia Napa where they were informed about the progress of the works. Mr. Karousos and Mr. Perdios had the opportunity to be guided, together with the Mayors and Common Mayors of the greater Famagusta area, to the facilities of this magnificent Project and expressed their gratitude for the implementation process.
In his statements after the tour, the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works said that "the timing of the visit is not accidental as we look with optimism the next day as our country is successfully facing the pandemic. "This makes our economy ready to enter a course of dynamic recovery and we emerge victorious again after a very difficult period."
In addition, the Minister underlined that the marina of Ayia Napa is the second largest development project currently underway in Cyprus with a budget of over 300 million euros and based on a relevant study will contribute to the economy of the place, during its operation. , more than 1 billion. euro. "This project is not just a marina, but a marina which will be a jewel of the Mediterranean, which will significantly upgrade the province of Famagusta, will upgrade the tourist product and at the same time will benefit the whole of Cyprus," said the Minister. .
Finally, Mr. Karousos stated that in addition to the marina of Ayia Napa, in the free province of Famagusta, the implementation of 81 projects, with a total budget of 202 million euros, were executed, are being executed or have been launched. The upgrade concerns the entire province of Famagusta and covers projects in all municipalities and communities of the province. By upgrading the entire province of Famagusta, we are making the greatest contribution to the recovery of the economy that has already begun.
Then, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Mr. Savvas Perdios, stated that "the free province of Famagusta has a special role to play in the recovery of our economy. The project related to the wider region will contribute to its general upgrade as well as to the attraction of quality tourism, resulting in the inflow of direct and indirect revenues to the state ".
Finally, referring to the new jobs, Mr. Perdios said that "only for the construction projects it is estimated that more than 800 new jobs have been created and in addition about 500 people will be employed for the operation and management of the Project".
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