The readiness of services in battling fires will be reaffirmed during a meeting that will be held on Monday under President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades.
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris told reporters on Sunday that just like every year, everything that needed to be done for the prevention of fires has been done.
Speaking after the memorial service of EOKA liberation struggle heroes Michalakis Karaoli and Andreas Demetriou in Palechori, the Interior Minister said that during Monday’s meeting “we will express our readiness to the President of the Republic to tackle fires”.
All services (Forestry Department, Fire Service, the Ministry of Interior) and the Civil Defence are ready, he added.
Tomorrow’s meeting will reconfirm the readiness so we do not have unforeseen problems and be able to handle any issues, he noted.
The Minister also said everyone is expecting that with the conclusion of the meeting there will be a short period of adaptation and implementation of any new decisions taken”.
Source: Cyprus News Agency