The President of the Citizens' Alliance and candidate for the presidency of the Republic, George Lillikas, expressed concern and concern about the degraded meetings, as he characterized them, held by the President of the Republic Nikos Anastasiadis on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York |
Speaking during a visit to the People's Market in Nicosia, Mr. Lillikas said that the meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres lasted ten minutes, while the meeting with the Prime Minister of the guarantor power, Britain, lasted 15 minutes, as he said. .
Saying that it is not possible to expect that in ten minutes or in 15 minutes of a meeting with the UN Secretary General or with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, a substantive and in-depth discussion on the Cyprus problem can take place, Mr. Lillikas argued that this "is "Another proof of how much Mr. Anastasiadis's policy has gone bankrupt and as it seems to be bankrupt is being treated by the United Nations".
Regarding the statement of President Anastasiadis for convening the National Council after his return to Cyprus, Mr. Lillikas said that the National should be convened before going to New York to exchange views on the messages to be conveyed by President Anastasiadis. "Afterwards, once again, the National Council will be informed about the accomplishments," he added.
Asked about the meeting of the President of the Republic with Antonio Guterres, Mr. Lillikas said that President Anastasiadis correctly states the Turkish intransigence, stating his readiness to continue the talks, adding that the President of the Republic should express his good will. preparation before the second conference in Geneva.
"Unfortunately, he did not implement the policy of preparing for the second conference, as a result of which he effectively fell into the Turkish trap of being led to the international conference and having the official impasse in the presence of the UN Secretary General," Lillikas added.
Moreover, Mr. Lillikas called on the Government and the Minister of Finance to visit the People's Market and talk to the producers and the world, to find out what is the reality in the Cypriot economy, as he said.
"It is not difficult to see that fiscal indicators can be improved, but the real economy is still in crisis," he said, adding that "the real economy is not the numbers, the real economy is what the Cypriots are experiencing." "Citizens and Cypriots continue to live in hardship, they continue to lose their children who leave to find work abroad, they continue to find it difficult to meet their obligations towards their loans, worrying about losing their home."
Source: KYPE