Kyprogios Georgios: We are not giving away our land to anyonetranslated

With the presence of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Annita Dimitriou and the Archbishop of Cyprus, Mr. Georgiou took place yesterday, Thursday, October 1, 2026, in the square of the Cathedral of the Apostle Barnabas in the Archdiocese, the music and dance event of memory and honor: "Cyprus - Asia Minor. From the City to Mesaoria" with the Musical Scheme of Stefanos Pelekanis. The event was held on the occasion of the 1400th anniversary of the Akathistos Anthem and the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the National Anthem of the Republic of Cyprus.

In his greeting, His Beatitude said the following:

With particular emotion I welcome today's event with the imaginative title "Cyprus - Asia Minor: From the City to Mesaoria", which is organized by the Holy Archdiocese, headed by the Theophilus Bishop of Mesaoria Mr. Gregory and his associates.

The reference to Asia Minor always hurts us. Not only because Cyprus is a homeopathic place, not only because our own people also experienced the refugee, the uprooting and the loss of their ancestral land. We are deeply hurt by the geographical uprooting from holy lands, from places where the Greek culture and the...