The opening of the Deryneia roadblock is coming to an end, said the President of the Republic Nikos Anastasiadis, who visited the roadblock in the afternoon.
In his statements, President Anastasiadis stated that his presence there is a symbolic action, to prove how determined we are to work, so that there is no need for roadblocks.
He added that the Deryneia roadblock is nearing completion and expressed the hope that what has been agreed will enter into force immediately and will allow easier access to the occupied areas and will be the beginning of the boulevard for returning to the occupied areas.
The President of the Republic also stated that the difficulties we are facing are well known, noting that these difficulties should not undermine our determination for a solution.
What matters, he said, is the solution that will ultimately be agreed to be a solution that allows for hope and not leads to new adventures the next day.
The President of the Republic walked with the Mayor of Deryneia, Andros Karagiannis, at a point of the road that leads to the roadblock of Deryneia and overlooked the occupied Famagusta.
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In the afternoon, President Anastasiadis visited the Deryneia roadblock, in a symbolic action, as he told reporters, "to show how determined we are to work, so that there is no need for roadblocks. "That is our goal and aspiration," he said.
The President stated that "the roadblock of Deryneia, like that of Aplikio-Lefkas, would have been ready a long time ago if there were not some demands, some difficulties that we faced", to which, however, he did not want to refer.
The point, he said, "remains one: that at last, at least the Deryneia roadblock is heading towards the end. "I want to hope that what we have agreed on will be implemented immediately and will thus allow easier access to the occupied areas, but will also be the beginning of the boulevard for returning to the occupied areas."
"You are well aware of the efforts I am making, as well as the difficulties we are facing. Difficulties should not undermine our determination to work for a solution. What matters is the solution that will eventually - hopefully be agreed - be a solution that allows for hope and not leads the next day to new adventures. That is why the difficulties and the efforts that we make to be overcome, so that the solution can be sustainable, to be functional, to create prospects for peaceful coexistence ", the President of the Republic underlined.
He stated that "next week, the Director of Programs of the President of the European Commission will be here to see the parameters of what is being discussed in the talks, ie whether or not they are in line with the European acquis", and expressed the hope that " the next few days will create the prospects so that hope can return. "
Source: KYPE / SotiraNews / SigmaLive