The continuous upgrading of the National Guard and strengthening the country’s deterrent power is the highest priority for the government, President of the Republic Christodoulides said during the affirmation ceremony on Thursday at the Presidential Palace for the new National Guard chief, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Theodorou, who succeeds Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas in the National Guard leadership.
Addressing the new National Guard chief, President Christodoulides said “the state entrusts you with the reins of the National Guard with the certainty that you will respond worthily to your high duties”.
He noted that Theodorou’s experience and service to date, as well as his distinctions, “are proof of your training and capability”.
Lieutenant General Emmanuel Theodorou replaces Georgios Tsitsikostas
“The fact that you served again in Cyprus as head of the honoured ELDYK makes you an even better expert on the circumstances before you and the challenges you are called to manage,” he stressed.
Addressing the outgoing chief, Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas, the President thanked him for the impeccable and excellent cooperation they had and “for the consistency and professionalism with which he served the supremely important effort to upgrade the National Guard’s operational capability”.
New chief vows to enhance operational capability
For his part, the new National Guard chief assured the President that he will make “every effort to further strengthen the National Guard’s operational capability through optimal and rational utilisation of the human and material resources made available to us”.
“Having human-centred management as my guideline, I will work tirelessly to meet the requirements of my duties,” Theodorou stressed.
