Through the cooperation of the two governments, the upgrade of the National Guard, but also the simultaneous upgrade of ELDYK, those prospects are created that allow the leader of the Greek Cypriot community to negotiate from a position of confidence, said the President of the Republic Nikos Anastasiadis during a visit at the "Lieutenant General Stavrianakos" camp of ELDYK in Malounda, on the occasion of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
According to a statement issued by the GTP, "upon his arrival at the camp, President Anastasiadis, who was accompanied by the Minister of Defense Christoforos Fokaidis and the Commander of the National Guard Lieutenant General Elias Leontaris, laid a wreath at the monument to the fallen officers. Turkish Invasion".
Then, addressing the members of ELDYK, the President of the Republic said that he is with them for another year to pay tribute to "those who gave their lives to live free and to fight for the liberation of our occupied territories." gratitude of the whole Cypriot Hellenism for the work they perform, "for the deterrent power that another dynamic gives to the negotiating table, when you know that the forces of either the National Guard or the ELDYK can be the defensive shield".
"The defense order of our army shows our own dispositions for a peaceful solution of the Cyprus problem, but at the same time it gives a message: that there is a strong deterrent force. "And through the cooperation of the two governments, the upgrade of the National Guard and the simultaneous upgrade of ELDYK, those perspectives are created that allow the leader of the Greek Cypriot community to negotiate from a position of confidence", said President Anastasiadis.
At the same time, the President of the Republic added, "I want to convey to you the warmth and love - these days I know that you will miss your families. But I am sure that during your service here you will have found that you are equally in your own places, in your own families, in people who really love and respect you but also appreciate what you do ".
As for our country, he said, "may 2018 be the time when what we have been wanting for 43 years will become a reality:" finally Cyprus will be free from occupying armies, guarantees, invasive rights, a state will be created and established. which is equal to the rest of the EU Member States, with the rights of its inhabitants fully guaranteed, with peace guaranteed and peaceful coexistence imposed through principles and values ".
For his part, the Commander of ELDYK Colonel Prokopios Mavraganis thanked the President for his presence where, as he said, he shows his interest in ELDYK, which is not exhausted on this day but is seen daily and by the way in which Both the Ministry of Defense and the National Guard stand daily in support of dealing with any problems, difficulties and challenges that ELDYK has to face, offering from their backwardness to serve its needs.
Colonel Mavraganis, as mentioned, also thanked for the expressions of love and offering of the Cypriot citizens to the soldiers of ELDYK and for the gratitude expressed daily by the ordinary Cypriot people both for what ELDYK has done in the past and for her presence here.
Finally, he wished that "2018 brings the result that you strive so hard to bring".
Source: KYPE
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