"Since its establishment in 1987, the Union of Displaced Communities of Famagusta has aimed to preserve the memory of our occupied territories and strengthen relations between the displaced residents of the Province of Famagusta, eagerly awaiting the solution of our political problem and the return to our occupied territories ", said in his greeting to the General Assembly of the Union the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Socrates Hasikos.
According to an announcement, in his greeting read by George Chrysafinis, First Administrative Officer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prefect of Famagusta, Mr. Hasikos said that the Ministry of Interior, as an aid to this effort, subsidizes the Displaced Union on an annual basis. covering its operating expenses.
Until now, the Union was housed in various places, while making efforts to find its own temporary housing, he added, adding that after years of searching, the Union is ready to build its own temporary housing on a Turkish Cypriot piece in Larnaca, which will serve the 60 refugee communities of the Province of Famagusta.
The Ministry of Interior welcomes this effort and will assist in the execution of the project with the total amount of € 60.000.
He congratulated the newly elected Presidents and Members of the Occupied Community Councils and noted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to support the refugee communities and refugees through the various measures that are underway, within the framework of the state's financial capabilities, until we manage to reach in the coveted solution of the Cyprus problem.
The full speech of the Minister of Interior:
It is with great pleasure and deep emotion that I have accepted your invitation to address this short greeting to the General Assembly of the Union of Displaced Communities of Famagusta, which unequivocally confirms the existence of our occupied communities as living organisms, despite the fact that they function as living organisms. and to operate far from the homeland, due to the ongoing Turkish military occupation of a significant part of our homeland.
Since its establishment in 1987, the Association of Displaced Communities of Famagusta has aimed to preserve the memory of our occupied territories and to strengthen relations between the displaced inhabitants of the Province of Famagusta, eagerly awaiting the solution of our political problem and the return to the occupied territories. our territories.
The Ministry of Interior, as a facilitator of this effort, subsidizes on an annual basis the Association of Displaced Communities of Famagusta to cover its operating expenses.
Until now, the Union was housed in various places, while making efforts to find its own temporary housing.
After years of searching, the Union is ready to build its own temporary home on a Turkish Cypriot plot in Larnaca, which will serve the 60 refugee communities in Famagusta District.
The Ministry of Interior welcomes this effort and will assist in the execution of the project with the total amount of € 60.000.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the newly elected Presidents and Members of the Occupied Community Councils and wish them every success in the difficult task they are called upon to carry out. The Ministry of Interior will continue to support the refugee communities and our appeals through the various measures that are underway, within the framework of the financial possibilities of the state, until we manage to reach the coveted solution to the Cyprus problem.
Closing this short greeting, I would like to congratulate the Union of Displaced Communities of Famagusta for its remarkable work and for its good cooperation with the Government in the common struggle for a return to our occupied land. I assure you, once again, of our good faith and our political will to continue to support the issues of the displaced.
Finally, I wish you every success in the work of your General Assembly.
Note: The greeting was read, on behalf of the Minister of Interior, by Mr. George Chrysafinis, First Administrative Officer of the Ministry of Interior and Deputy Prefect of Famagusta.
Source: autodioikisicy.com