Cyprus honours Greek Independence Day at parades across the island

Cyprus will be celebrating Greek Independence Day on Monday, with a host of parades, events, and church services.

At 10am, a church service will be held at the Panayia Faneromeni church in Nicosia’s old town, led by Archbishop Georgios, and attended by President Nikos Christodoulides, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou, House Speaker Annita Demetriou, and the ambassador of Greece Ioannis Papameletiou.

Later, the president and all the others present at the church service will attend a student parade outside the Greek embassy.

Meanwhile, at 12.30pm, Christodoulides will make a speech at the ambassador’s residence in Nicosia.

Church services and parades will also be held in other cities around Cyprus.

In Limassol, the events will be attended by Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis, while in Larnaca, events will be attended by Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou.

In Paphos, the events will be attended by Energy Minister George Papanastasiou, and in Paralimni by undersecretary to the president Irini Piki.

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis will be attended the event in Polis Chrysochou.