Her will Nicosia and her Athens to make the electrical interconnection cable was expressed by Nikos Christodoulides, responding to the scenarios of the two sides’ crisis for the project.
The desire of the Republic of Cyprus and the desire of the Greek Government – and I transfer here and from my discussion with the Greek Prime Minister – is of course to make this electric interconnection, “the Cyprus president said in an interview with Huffingtonpost.gr.
According to Mr. Christodoulides, Yesterday’s statements were made “because there were some actions that went away from the context of the synonym we had with the Greek Prime Minister recently in New York and a few days ago in Copenhagen.”
Mr Christodoulides stresses that “Athens’ relations with Nicosia, my relations with the Greek prime minister are the strongest ever to have been” and that “we have proved it”.
“There is no crisis,” he points out and points out: “There may be some technocratic differences in relation to the project, one work Strategic importance that I want to repeat for many times that the Republic of Cyprus and supports and wants to be implemented. There are some technocratic, technical details that the independent authorities are resolved and there is absolutely no crisis at all. “
“We will not accept Turkey’s irrational disputes”
Asked if it is the attitude of the Turks that prevent the ship from approaching work, the Cypriot president says: “I do not consider anyone and in particular governments Greece and Cyprus, Cyprus and Greece, We will in any way accept the irrational disputes on the part of Turkey that escape international law. The Minister of Energy of Greece, the Lord Papastavrou, He said that the project is viable and this is also evidenced by European Union funding. Its work, implementation and viability depends on how quickly we move towards its implementation. Of course, and for the European Union to subsidize it, to regard it as a project of common European utility, of course it is viable. Beyond that we have to move quickly. Whatever delays occur, which are causing problems, you realize that they affect both the issue of costs and therefore sustainability. “
He also states that there is no issue of delay for the 25 million that Cyprus must pay. “It’s exactly what we discussed with the Greek Prime minister to New York. We came to a sympathy, we made a joint statement, and my statement yesterday was precisely because I interpreted the energy that was done, as one if you would like the remark of the political level between the Greek Prime Minister and me. And to say something about the 25 million that may not be known in Greece. Last week, as soon as I returned from New York, we approved the budget of the Republic of Cyprus for 2026 already submitted by the Minister of Finance to the House of Representatives. And there is the provision for another 25 million in the second year, I mean 2026, as a contractual obligation of the Republic of Cyprus. It is 25 and 25. It is 25 for 5 years with a total of 125 million, ”he says.