Cyprus Marks 65th Anniversary of Independence

The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Niκos Christodoulides, receives the salute of the subject parade connected the juncture of Cyprus Independence Day. Credit: Cyprus Presidency

Marking the Republic of Cyprus’s 65th day of independency from British rule, President Nikos Christodoulides stressed the nation’s imperative to solidify its powerfulness “through actions, not words,” arsenic it pursues reunification.

Speaking aft the yearly subject parade successful Nicosia, the President paid tribute to the island’s hard past, honoring Eoka fighters astatine the “imprisoned graves” and aboriginal commemorating those who defended the Republic during the conflicts of the 1960s and 1970s.

Members of the Cyprus National Guard parade successful Nicosia connected Wednesday. Credit: Cyprus Presidency

“Today we honour each those who defended and proceed to support the Republic of Cyprus, which, contempt a devastating stroke successful its infancy, has survived and evolved into a subordinate authorities of the European Union,” Christodoulides said.

He outlined the dual strategy indispensable to execute the eventual extremity of liberation and reunification: domestically, by gathering a beardown deterrent force and a robust economy, reinforcing the regularisation of law, and showing “determination to tackle corruption”; and internationally, by pursuing an outward-looking overseas argumentation that positions Cyprus arsenic portion of the solutions to determination and planetary challenges, thereby enhancing its planetary role.

The President besides highlighted the information of Greek combatant jets successful the parade, calling their beingness “a wide connection of the communal conflict of Cyprus and Greece…that some countries are pillars of information and stability” successful the region.

Greek F-16s flying implicit the subject parade successful Nicosia:

US Rubio congratulates Cyprus connected Independence Day

Marco Rubio, US Secretary of State, congratulated the radical of the Republic of Cyprus connected the anniversary. In a statement, helium said:

“The Republic of Cyprus is simply a valued spouse of the United States. Our collaboration increases commercialized trade, combats illicit fiscal flows, and strengthens determination security, allowing citizens of some our nations to prosper.

We are particularly grateful for the Republic of Cyprus’s assistance successful securing the information of U.S. citizens successful situation zones, 1 of our highest priorities. We are besides committed to a Cypriot-led, UN-facilitated broad colony to reunify the land arsenic a bizonal, bicommunal federation with governmental equality for each Cypriots.“