"We acknowledge human suffering. But at the same time, we must take measures against efforts to alter the demographic character of our country,"
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In the context of measures to be taken to address the flow of migrants from the Turkish mainland to the Turkish-Cypriot north who were then settling in the southern republic causing tensions.
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Nicos Anastasiades
Nicos Anastasiades (Greek: Νίκος Αναστασιάδης; born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician who has been President of Cyprus since 2013. He was re-elected in 2018. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally between 1997 and 2013 and served as Member of Parliament from Limassol between 1981 and 2013.
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