The Hellenic Force in Cyprus (ELDYK) comprises a prime factor for peace and security on the island, President of the Hellenic Parliament Evaggelos Meimarakis said today.
Meimarakis, while on in Cyprus, visited today an ELDYK camp, near the capital, Nicosia, and expressed the determination and solid resolution of the Greek Parliament to stand by and cooperate with state institutions of the Republic of Cyprus.
In a written statement, the Greek Parliament Speakers says his visit at the site aims to pay tribute to “our dead heroes and to today’s defenders of one of the most heroic army units of our country”.
He adds that this unit has honored the cause of its creation, by fulfilling in a heroic manner its mission to defend Cypriot territory.
“I hope that the conditions will not arise again in the future, prompting it to a new ultimate sacrifice”, Meimarakis said.
He concluded by saying that the devotion displayed by the unit’s personnel is guaranteeing the defence of people’s rights and of peace.
EDLYK, the Greek military contingent, arrived in Cyprus in 1960, in accordance with the treaties that established the Republic of Cyprus. Greece is one of the three guarantor powers of Cyprus – the other two being Britain and Turkey.
