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Statements
by the President of the Republic on the humanitarian aid corridor to Gaza
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“The first ship has started to
return and we are ready to send the second ship with humanitarian aid to
Gaza,” the President of the Republic, Mr Nikos Christodoulides, said
today. In his statements to
journalists, at Vasilikos, and in response to a journalist’s remark that
Cyprus is in the global spotlight because of the “Amalthea” initiative, the
President of the Republic replied, “I am glad. It is an initiative of Cyprus.
It is not my initiative. It is an initiative of our country and I am glad
that it is receiving its international recognition. The first ship has started to
return and we are ready to send the second ship. I am pleased about the
international interest. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and I are receiving
calls from many countries to further strengthen the aid. As I mentioned last night, our
aim is to provide as much humanitarian aid as possible. In this context, we
are working with several countries, apart from those that supported the
Declaration and apart from the fact that some of them will visit Cyprus to see
for themselves this humanitarian aid mission. A decision has been made to set
up a special fund from countries that want to contribute financially to the
purchase of humanitarian aid and I am glad that there is this international
recognition and support.” (GS/NG) |
