Overseas Cypriots reaffirm commitment to continue struggle for justice

Cypriots of the Diaspora reaffirmed once again their commitment to continue their struggle for justice for Cyprus and for the restoration of human rights and basic freedoms for all Cypriots.

Addressing the opening ceremony of the four-day world conference in Nicosia of the Central Boards of U.S.-based PSEKA (International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus) and U.K.-based POMAK (World Federation of Overseas Cypriots), as well as the World Conference of NEPOMAK (World Federation of Young Overseas Cypriots), the leaderships of overseas Cypriots called upon all Cypriots to continue their struggle for vindication.

POMAK President Haris Sofoklides noted that POMAK and PSEKA have been working for the success of the Cypriot government’s efforts to change the pro Turkish positions of the governments of Britain and the US.

“We confronted efforts to upgrade the pseudostate in Turkish occupied Cyprus and we continue the struggle against their advertisements for holidays in our hotels, which the Turkish troops have taken away from the Greek Cypriots, as well as against the selling of Greek Cypriot properties, which are occupied by Turkish troops. We also continue to unveil the Turkish propaganda and lies for the so-called isolation of the Turkish Cypriots”, he said.

President of PSEKA Phillip Christofer expressed the view that “no solution and no plan can ever be acceptable, unless we are able to go back to the places we were born, unless the solution ensures the restoration of human rights for all Cypriots”.

Speaking on behalf of young Cypriots abroad, President of NEPOMAK Christos Karaolis talked about NEPOMAK’s work during the first five years of its establishment, and reassured that young Cypriots would continue more intensively their struggle, “for justice, freedom and reunification of Cyprus”.

The President of the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE) Stephanos Tamvakis reassured that “Hellenes all over the world will always be by your side until the final vindication of the Cyprus cause, until Cyprus is reunified”.

Addressing the conference, Archbishop Chrysostomos II called upon all Cypriots to unite in order to achieve a just, viable and functional solution of the Cyprus problem.