From Kalopanagiotis, where he inaugurated a project in the mountainous community of Cyprus, President Anastasiadis spoke about the Cyprus issue, sending many messages regarding his goals in the negotiations and the direction that Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots should look at.
President Anastasiadis's reports on the role of "motherland" -Greece and Turkey- in Cyprus, especially in the past, cause a special sensation. At one point in his speech, President Anastasiadis referred to the mistakes made by all and "that led to the contempt of one another", noting at the same time that "the" motherland "initially played a limited role." President Anastasiadis tried to separate the degree of responsibility of each of the two "motherland", noting that one played in the early stages while the other continued, referring to the role played by Greece and Turkey before the invasion but also in Turkish politics. after 1974. These reports bring to the fore previous statements made by the former President of the Republic Dimitris Christofias, who had also spoken about the responsibilities of the two "motherland", receiving strong criticism from his political opponents.
Continuing, Mr. Anastasiadis expressed the hope that "at some point, as after the catastrophe of '74, we have become independent and independent and finally operate as a state. In the same way to achieve the cutting of the umbilical cord with any other homeland. "Of course we respect our national origin, but at least we will work together as fellow citizens, as residents of this island that God has blessed us to live here."
During his speech, President Anastasiadis assured that "the basis of the dialogue does not ignore the European acquis, nor the protection of human rights, nor the free movement and establishment, nor the protection of property rights." He noted that "there are some data that have been created in the last 40 years" and that an effort is being made "to see how they are subverted to create even better, tolerable conditions for all without exception."
He went on to say that "of course we take into account first and foremost, as is natural when you lead the Greek Cypriot community, the concerns of the Greek Cypriot community, but if you really want to be President of the whole of Cyprus or a compatriot of the Turkish Cypriots, you can also ignore their own concerns ".
Finally, he sent the message that "through the solution of the Cyprus problem, stability will prevail and we will be a model throughout the region. We are at the same time geopolitically and geostrategically in such a position that we are literally the bridge between Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, the Arab Gulf states and Asia. Therefore, the prospects are created through the solution and the stability that will prevail for significant investments, for a significant prospect of advance ".
Source: FILELEFTHEROS