The
Government welcomes the decision by the House of Representatives to
approve the loan agreement. The responsible decision taken today by the
majority of the House of Representatives constitutes a milestone in the
effort of Cyprus to address the unprecedented economic crisis that
beleaguers the country.
It would have been a paradox if European
Parliaments were to approve the loan of 10 billion euro to Cyprus and
for the Parliament of a country whose coffers are empty to reject it
without having a realistic alternative plan before it. The Government will dedicate itself to the
implementation of the Memorandum and the countryʼs continuing presence
in the EU and the eurozone. In this effort we want to have with us the
entire political leadership, both those who voted in favour of the loan
agreement and those who voted against it because Cyprusʼ salvation
stands above everything else.
