The 01th Annual Formal Dinner of the Association "Scent of Ayia Napa" - Friends of the Sculpture Park was held yesterday, Friday, November 4, at the Nissi Blue Hotel in Ayia Napa with great success, which has become an institution and is one of the top and most qualitative secular events of Famagusta district.
At the Official Dinner, which is under the auspices of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Cyprus and honorary member of the Association, Mr. Nikos Christodoulidis, the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Konstantinos Ioannou, MPs of the Famagusta District, the Mayor of Agia Napa attended and honored with their presence Mr. Christos Zannettou, the President of EOA Famagusta Mr. Yiannis Karousos, the Deputy Mayors and Members of the Municipal Council of the Municipal Apartments of the Municipality of Agia Napa and other officials, friends and supporters of the Association.
In his greeting, the President of the Association "Scent of Ayia Napa" - Friends of the Sculpture Park, Mr. Christakis Pittas gave an extensive account of the actions of the association for the past year and also of the planned actions of the association for the new year.
He expressed his thanks to the PtD for placing the event under his auspices, the Minister of the Interior for his presence and for addressing a greeting, which he said demonstrates the interest and support of the Government in the association's work, to the Mayor Mr. Christos Zannettos and to the Deputy Mayors of Agia Napa, Sotiras, Liopetriou, Avgoros and Achnas as well as to all the supporters, sponsors and friends of the Association.
In his own greeting, the Mayor of Ayia Napa thanked the President Mr. Christakis Pitta and the Members of the Association for their unselfish contribution to Ayia Napa and their cooperation in creating a quality and functional city for citizens and visitors.
He assured the full support of the Municipal Council and himself personally in the actions and actions of the Association and at the same time expressed his respect for their volunteerism and initiatives to offer and support activities, which enrich the experience of the visitor and at the same time upgrade the livelihood level of residents.
For his part, the Minister of the Interior, Mr. Konstantinos Ioannou, said that the dinner "gave us all the opportunity to remember and honor the pioneer of the idea for the creation of the Sculpture Park, the late Kiki Konstantinou", a Famagusta, as he said, who loved Ayia Napa and envisioned to see it evolve to become a cradle of Culture and Arts.
The Sculpture Park, he added, is an important cultural project, a jewel of the Famagusta District, a place where art and artistic creation meet the incomparable Mediterranean natural beauty of our Cyprus, and the "Aroma Agias" Association contributes substantially and practically to its promotion and promotion Napa" – Friends of Sculpture Park.
"Your activity undoubtedly contributes to the continuous development of the space and enriches it with modern elements of culture, which make it a lively artistic destination for Cypriots and its foreign visitors" concluded Mr. Ioannou, who congratulated the Association for the project and its action.
During the event, the winners of the essay and poetry competitions were awarded and those who support the association's work, sponsors and people who contribute to culture, arts, letters and society in general were honored.