Demetriou calls for regular National Council meetings

House President Annita Demetriou on Wednesday called for the National Council to be convened “at regular intervals”.

She said the reason behind her call was that “the Cyprus problem does not only concern the government, but the political leadership collectively.”

“The government’s alternative proposal, that political leaders communicate with the president by telephone to be informed about current developments, [is] inappropriate,” she said.

“For such serious issues, political leaders and institutions cannot be informed by the mass media.”

She said the National Council “is the body in which there can be correct and timely information, an exchange of opinions and assessments, as well as the collective handling of issues concerning [the Cyprus problem].”

The National Council consists of leaders of the main political parties as well as former presidents, and was last convened following the United Nations’ General Assembly meeting in September.