Remarks by the President of the Republic on the
incident
involving a hijacked plane in Larnaka
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, said today that
the government is doing its utmost so that all passengers on the EgyptAir flight
that has been hijacked are safe.
On the sidelines of his meeting with the President of the European
Parliament, and when asked to give a comment on the incident involving a
hijacked plane in Larnaka, the President said that “it seems that 49 passengers
have been released. We are doing our utmost in order for everyone to be released
and safe and to give an end to this unprecedented (incident). In any case it is
not something which has to do with terrorism.”
