Nicosia, Cyprus. President Nikos Christodoulides said the government is standing by all those affected by the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and that solutions will be found for those impacted and for the country.
Government response and farmers’ calls
Commenting on livestock farmers’ calls for the outbreak to be addressed in a unified manner, including the north, Christodoulides said that “we are here to handle all issues”.
Investments and steps taken
Christodoulides said the government continues to invest in the health and education sectors. He added that he received a letter on Thursday from agricultural organisations and that “some actions within the outlined framework have already begun”.
EU membership and application of EU law
“I want to clarify that, when it became a member of the EU, the whole of the Republic of Cyprus became part of the EU. Quite rightly, the implementation of the acquis communautaire has been suspended in the areas that are not under the effective control of the government of the Republic of Cyprus, namely the occupied areas,” he said.
Support for those affected
Christodoulides said he was “well aware of the challenges those affected have to face” and reiterated that the government stood by all of them.
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