PD meeting with cheesemakers - "They can not speculate"

I will not tolerate violation of the provisions or conditions that should distinguish the preparation of halloumi, stressed today the President of the Republic, Nikos Anastasiadis, noting that next week a meeting will be held with the cheesemakers on this issue.

He also said that it is not possible for the Government to bear the burden of the refusal of some to fulfill their obligations based on the standard of making halloumi and that "we will be absolute and strict in the controls that must be carried out to meet the conditions" of its preparation. halloumiou.

In a statement issued after the signing of the book of condolences for the death of the President of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the UAE Embassy in Nicosia, and asked if there was sheep and goats outside the Presidential Palace, President Anastasiadis replied: “No inconvenience for the display of requests. If there is even one annoyance, it is the ways of behavior ".

He noted that next week a meeting will be held with the cheesemakers "so that they realize that they can not speculate to the detriment of suppliers or especially sheep and goat farmers. "They should keep in mind that the controls for the participation of goat and sheep milk in the preparation of halloumi will be very strict, and therefore I hope that a way will be found," he said.

He also said that the Government has already announced an aid of 8 million but it is not possible for the Government to bear the burden of the refusal of some to fulfill their obligations based on the standard of making halloumi.

"And we will be absolute and strict in the controls that must be carried out to meet the conditions set out in the protocol, from the adoption of the relevant directive and therefore I will not tolerate violation of the provisions or conditions that must distinguish the preparation of halloumi ", He underlined.

Asked about the meeting that will take place on Friday at the Presidential Palace on the issue of the economy and when asked what people expect from it, President Anastasiadis said that "I do not want to prejudge."

"The state has a degree of capability and financial flexibility. "What we are interested in is something that all countries are definitely facing as a result, unfortunately, of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is to see how we can help alleviate the problems of vulnerable groups of the population and beyond," he said.