They exchanged "conversations" between Karousos and Petridis via Twitter

Tweet were exchanged by the Mayor of Ayia Napa Giannis Karousos and the Minister of Interior Konstantinos Petridis on the occasion of the promotion of the bill for reforms in the local self-government and the possible merger of the Municipality of Ayia Napa with another Municipality and with the prevailing scenario .

The Mayor of Ayia Napa has already started him struggle for the autonomy of Ayia Napa based on budget but also active population.

The occasion was also a post by journalist Dionysis Dionysiou who wrote on Twitter: “I hear from Politis 107.6 FM the mayor of Ayia Napa and I agree that this Municipality should remain autonomous. People have a Global Tourism Brand as a Municipality ”

Giannis Karousos, then, answered with "meaning": "The point is to hear our arguments and those who decide!"

It was there that the Minister of Interior responded to the Mayor of Ayia Napa, telling him: "I do not think you have a complaint from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Especially for Ayia Napa, we talked countless times and it was helped more than ever by the government. But we can not ignore the overwhelming arguments for reform, because it will supposedly destroy the brand. "

Then Giannis Karousos answered Konstantinos Petridis: "I have no complaints, and yes I confirm that with Konstantinos Petridis, Ayia Napa was supported as never before. After decades its importance was recognized. Rest assured that we will discuss Ayia Napa so many more times, for its vision and goals. ”

And the beaches in the "conversation"

Of course, this is not the first time that Karousos and Petridis have started a public confrontation via Twitter.

On December 22, the Mayor of Ayia Napa on the occasion of including Nissi Beach among the best beaches in the world from the travel network "FlightNetwork", wrote: "A competitive advantage we have achieved in recent years is the recognition of our beaches. After taking over their management. Today all these advantages are at stake. The reason is simple: we decided and not others for us ".

At that time, the Minister of Interior did not fail to respond to the Mayor of Ayia Napa via Twitter, writing the following: "Maybe, friend Giannis Karousos, since the beaches are public wealth (and consequently their incomes) we should reconsider their decentralization. If it is with these criteria that we will proceed. "Decentralization for the benefit of local government is not a la carte."

For his part, the Mayor of Ayia Napa responded by saying: "Friend Konstantine Petridis, my report had to do with the 2014 decision of the Municipality to take over the management of the beaches by individuals for the benefit of tourism and the public interest. Today's results justify us for the benefit of the whole of Cyprus."