The young MEP Fidias Panayiotou, managed to make the Cypriot government and its parties Megalonissos, to unite. They all condemned his visit to the so -called “Presidential Palace” to occupied Nicosia, noting that his stance is undermining for its interests Republic and gives arguments to the Turkish side.
The government spokesman Konstantinos Letibiotis He said that “it is sad by a MEP who was elected by the Cypriot people to represent him in the European Parliament, to take actions that are being exploited by the occupation regime to promote his unacceptable narrative.”
Mr Letibiotis said that “it is not only the interview, but it is also the place where the interview took place.”
He also noted that, “We are already experiencing yesterday, we are seeing the effort to tool for the pseudo -state of this action, and yesterday’s action by Mr. Panagiotou himself violates UN Security Council resolutions and, at least inadvertently, I repeat, acts as a propaganda tool.
It is good to keep in mind that we all owe, regardless of a political starting point, to operate in mind that the Cyprus issue is a national affair, and in particular our elected officials must be considered, to keep in mind that every public act has a political burden and has an impact and we have to do so.
The political essence of this energy transcends the personal choice of each, touches the core of the sensitivities of our national issue. And I remind you that if he were a MEP of another state or official of another state, we would currently be intense.
We all need to keep in mind the core of our national aspirations. And it is something I have to say at least in the midst of the efforts we are in convening the July’s multilateral conference, and we are constantly mentioning this after every session of each National Council, what has long inspired and possesses the political forces of the country, our political persons, and our political figures, and our political figures.
“Pain of Turkish propaganda”
His representative Alarm commenting on the attitude of Phidias He wrote: ‘He was elected our representative to the European Parliament to give existence to the Tatar And the pseudo -state? “
The Democratic Party (DIKO) In a harsh announcement, he states that “Fidias Panagiotou from the day of his election, continues to feed Turkish diplomacy and the Turkish media, to propagate their own unacceptable positions in the Cyprus issue”. He also stresses that “as did Ersin Tatar’s ‘interview’, the Turkish side unfortunately exploits the ignorance, naivety and ignorance of the Greek Cypriot MEP to promote its own positions. In this way, unfortunately, a Cypriot MEP is transformed into a pawn and tool of Turkish diplomacy and the Turkish media. Unfortunately, Fidias Panagiotou seems to not understand – or chooses to ignore – that his actions give arguments to the Turkish side, which, as expected, utilizes them to the fullest to propagate the Republic of Cyprus and legality. “
The Socialist EDEK In his own announcement, he argues that Fidias Panagiotou has passed the Eskammen, as they “teach us half the story”, passed on to the service of Turkish propaganda and even in its worst form, Turkey’s attempt to recognize the occupied part of our homeland. The invocation of ignorance and the excuse of “I don’t know anything” is not accepted. He cannot know. And the announcement continues: “Mr. Panagiotou consciously ‘haunts’ the country who elected him MEP, to all of our compatriots who have lost everything from the Turkish invasion and still suffer, on those who watered the soil that the MEP had watered with their blood. Mr Panagiotou, however representing the ‘journalist’, is a MEP of the Republic of Cyprus. If he does not understand it, if he has not learned it yet, then he can offer good service to the Republic of Cyprus and the people, resign and let others take over, who know what the role of the MEP of the Republic of Cyprus is. “
OR Democratic lineup (DIPA) In a statement, “the decision of the Cypriot MEP, Pheidia Panagiotou, to interview Erin Tatar in the occupied and in the so -called ‘Presidential Palace’, practically provides recognition and substance to the illegal and unaware of the occupied. The act of the MEP of our country is condemned and is a huge political and institutional person. As a democratic line, we call on him to review his attitude towards very serious issues that affect our country, preceding our national problem. Mr. Panagiotou must realize the weight of the office he serves and the implications or side effects of each act in public and private life. The apolitical or even communicative approach, lightly what heart, on such serious issues, cannot be accepted, nor can it continue to be tolerated on the altar of professional activities of the MEP. ”