Greece gave democracy to the rest of the world.

I have underscored my commitment to dialogue and cooperation with our neighboring Turkey, a country that plays an important role for the future of our region. But I still stress that the promotion of this important relations can only take place on the basis of mutual respect without threats of war and questioning of sovereign rights.

I think that the best guarantee for the Cypriot people to feel safe is the potential of a fair and sustainable solution.

I have always taken measures to fight corruption, to attract investment, to create a better context for investment in Greece.

Greece and the Greek people have recently had to deal with the harshest consequences of the global and European economic crisis. As an economy and as a society, we have had to experience a program of disastrous austerity which made the problems more acute instead of resolving them.

Greece gave democracy to the rest of the world.

Austerity is not part of the European treaties; democracy and the principle of popular sovereignty are.