President od Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides emphasized that the greatest honor for Yannos Kranidiotis would be “the transformation of Cyprus into a state free from outdated guarantees and occupying troops.”
Christodoulides made this statement during a speech at a memorial event for Kranidiotis and journalists Nina Asimakopoulou, Dimitris Pantazopoulos and Panagiotis Poulos, who lost their lives in the crash of the prime minister’s Falcon aircraft in September 1999 in Romania. The plane suffered severe turbulence and lost altitude abruptly.
The event, marking the 25th anniversary of the tragic accident, was co-organized by the Educational Foundation of the Athens Journalists’ Union (ESIEA) and the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Athens.
Christodoulides highlighted that Kranidiotis belonged to “a rare category of politicians, especially in today’s era” and spoke about his relationship with Cyprus, his native land. He noted that Kranidiotis “combined vision with political realism, technical and scientific expertise with political insight, and modern European perception.” Christodoulides also recalled that “for 18 years, in all the positions he held, he was a significant institutional link between Cyprus and Greece.”
SOURCE; ANA-MPA
