In a letter to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Cypriot MP and Dean of the House of Representatives, Christos Orphanides, calls for his removal Nikos Tsafou From the position of the Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy.

In the letter, Mr Orphanides states: “During the recent reshuffle you have done by the Greek Government, you have placed Mr Tsoffos as the Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy.

Mr Tsafos, when working in the US, has made a reference to the pseudo -state where he called it ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’, something that as a Cypriot citizen annoys me, I denounce it and I find its report unacceptable.

His ex -post statement in ‘failure and wrong’ does not justify his stay at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “

Marinakis: We are covered by his statement, there is no issue

Asked today about the case of Nikos Tsafos, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said the government was “covered” by its clarifying statement.

“Mr Tsafos recognized the mistake of that old post he had made about 5-6 years ago. He reiterated today that he had long recognized it, reiterated that he himself serves the standing Greek positions for Cyprus and serving the national and absolutely timeless Greek interests. Today he responded clearly and categorically, there is no issue for Mr Tsoffos. “

In a post earlier, Mr Tsafos said: “In the last days and on the occasion of the great honor the prime minister has made me put me in the position of Deputy Minister of Energy, my opposition attacked me by returning a post I made in 2020, and which I had erased, recognizing it. I do not allow anyone to question my patriotism and my dedication to the homeland and Cyprus.

I returned to Greece in 2022 after many years abroad to serve the homeland to face the biggest energy crisis that Europe has ever gone through. In these last three years I have worked continuously to defend the interests of our country. “