In a highly symbolic move, the Greek Prime Minister is visiting Nicosia today and taking part in the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion. He is the first Greek Prime Minister to visit Cyprus on the day of the black anniversary.
“Let us send a message that we have not forgotten what happened 50 years ago,” the Prime Minister said at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which is in Cyprus.
“Greece’s full support for Cyprus”
“I am here to unequivocally declare Greece’s full support for Cyprus in the new effort to reunify the island within the framework of UN resolutions, in order to close this wound,” he added.
K. Mitsotakis stressed that “we will have the EU on our side”, adding that the coming months will be crucial.
The Prime Minister stressed once again that Greece’s support will be total.
“Gold leaf thrown into the sea”
Half a century since the national tragedy of Cyprus. We honor those who were lost. And we demand a united European state, based on UN resolutions. No foreign occupying armies. And as the poet says: “A green leaf thrown into the sea,” notes the Prime Minister in his post on the 50th anniversary of the Turkish invasion.