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The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Giannis Karousos, characterized the Port and Marina Larnaca on Friday as a project that will significantly upgrade and strengthen the economy of the whole of Cyprus, noting that the benefit to the economy per year will be around 120 million euros./b>
Mr. Karousos, together with the members of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Communications and Works, visited the Province of Larnaca, specifically the Port of Larnaca, the Office of the District Civil Engineer of Larnaca, and the Archaeological Museum of the Province of Larnaca.
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In his statements, the Minister of Transport stated that together with the competent Parliamentary Committee on Transport, they were informed by Kition Ocean Holdings Ltd about the progress of the implementation of the development project of the Port and Marina of Larnaca. According to the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, it was informed about “the development, the details and the timetables of this large-scale project, which is essentially the largest investment we have in Cyprus at the moment and will exceed 1.2 billion euros, with a benefit to the economy.” about 120 million euros per year “.
Mr. Karousos said that” everything is according to the schedules “and that” we will be ready on April 1 to hand over to the investor the Port and Marina of Larnaca ” while he spoke about a project that will upgrade and significantly strengthen the economy of the whole of Cyprus.
For his part, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Communications and Works, Marinos Mousiouttas stated “that in the context of the new Parliament, the Committee on Transport decided to make this round throughout Cyprus to see issues and problems on the ground that fall within the competencies he told her and stressed that in this context is the visit to Larnaca today “.
We heard from the investors, said Mr. Mousiouttas “how this project will be developed. What we have gained so far is that there is a huge unanimity from all the actors of Larnaca, Town Halls, government services, individuals, so that this project is a jewel for both Larnaca and Cyprus. We, as a Commission, said that we will monitor the progress of the project, we are ready to help where needed. “/p>
Asked if the construction works in the Port and Marina of Larnaca will affect its smooth operation, Mr. Mousiouttas noted that, “according to the information, all efforts are being made so that the impact is as small as possible. to exist “.
In turn, the Mayor of Larnaca Andreas Vyras thanked the Transport Committee for the interest and the visit, saying that the role of the Committee “was very helpful during the assignment process. The issue has been discussed in the Committee too many times and the role of Members has been very helpful in several cases. “
all the stakeholders, in the Ministry, in the state services “.
He noted the interest shown by the investors themselves, who” do everything they can in order to proceed as planned. What I want to say is that as Larnaca we are looking forward to this project “.
It is a project, said Mr. Vyras” for which the city has been fighting for decades and we are pleased to we are now seeing its implementation “. The issue now, he continued, is to move forward and implement according to our expectations. Finally, he spoke about a project that will bring cooperation and help economic development and improve the quality of life of the city.
