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President Expresses Willingness to Find Solutions for POW Records

Published February 19, 2026, 12:10
President Expresses Willingness to Find Solutions for POW Records

The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, met with members of the 1974 Association of War Prisoners and discussed issues concerning the correction of prisoner records, the increase of the honorary allowance, holidays, and discounts on electricity. President Christodoulides stated that preparations have been made by the relevant Ministries, and there is a political will to solve the problems. The President of the Association, Vasos Christou, stated that the President listened carefully to their problems and promised to consider solutions for reasonable requests. Specifically, the need to correct the records, where there are people who were not prisoners, and to increase the honorary allowance were discussed. The issues of holidays and electricity discount concerning war prisoners were also raised. Regarding the public awareness of the issue of prisoners of war, it was mentioned that there would be contacts with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cypriot embassies abroad for the sending of educational material to the diaspora communities.