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Stefanos Stefanou Bids Farewell to Giorgos Vassiliou: Transformed Cyprus, Economy, and Society

Published January 14, 2026, 09:01
Stefanos Stefanou Bids Farewell to Giorgos Vassiliou: Transformed Cyprus, Economy, and Society

Stefanos Stefanou bids farewell to Giorgos Vassiliou with a moving message, recognizing the significant and positive impact he left on Cyprus. Stefanou emphasizes that Vassiliou's tenure as President transformed Cyprus, its economy, and its society. He describes Vassiliou as a visionary, honest, modernizer, realist, and rationalist, who always sought solutions to problems. Discussions with him, as he states, revolved around a Cyprus of peace and progress. Stefanou expresses his respect and appreciation for the departing leader.