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There should be immediate
humanitarian aid to Gaza, said tonight the President of the Republic, Mr
Nikos Christodoulides.
In his statements to the press,
in Deryneia, and asked about the meeting he had earlier today with the UN
Coordinator on the Gaza issue, the President of the Republic said that
"We are working together to implement the maritime humanitarian corridor
from Cyprus to Gaza. It is not the only option, there are other options, but
in view of the serious humanitarian needs, humanitarian aid should be
provided immediately.
We welcome the fact that (the
Coordinator) was in Cyprus today, she will visit Israel, she will then brief
the Secretary-General and we hope that the conditions that will allow the
maritime humanitarian corridor to function normally will soon be in place."
In a journalist’s remark that
the needs of the population in Gaza are increasing, the President of the
Republic said “Exactly and there should not be any political incentives that
make it difficult to implement such options. The criterion that must judge
any existing options, such as this Cypriot proposal, is the needs of the
people in Gaza which are clearly increasing day by day."
In response to another
question, he said: “We are in cooperation with Britain and the country where
the Secretary-General’s Special Representative comes and with the
Netherlands, the EU in general and all the states that can contribute towards
this direction.”
(NG/IA)
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