With celebrations and parades, the Greek community of Cyprus is honoring today the national anniversary of October 28, 1940, the Greeks’ “NO” to foreign occupiers, to fascism, and later to Nazism.
As announced, a solemn thanksgiving service will be held at 10:00 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Barnabas in Nicosia, presided over by Archbishop George of Cyprus, in the presence of the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, and the Minister of Education, Sports, and Youth Athina Michaelidou, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Annita Dimitriou, the Ambassador of Greece, Konstantinos Kollia, as well as members of the political and military leadership.
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Parades are canceled due to severe weather conditions in Greece
The Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Environment, Christos Senekis, will deliver the day’s commemorative address.
Following this, at 11:00 a.m., the President of the Republic and the Ambassador of Greece will receive the parade’s salute in front of the Greek Embassy building, which will feature representative contingents of veterans, students from higher and tertiary educational institutions, secondary school students, Scouts, associations, and organizations.
Similar events will take place in cities and communities across free Cyprus. In Limassol, the government will be represented by Minister of Transport Evi Tsolaki; in Paphos, by Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letympiotis; in Larnaca by Deputy Minister to the President Irini Piki, and in the Municipality of Paralimni by Deputy Minister of Tourism Costas Koumis.
Source: CNA
