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The Department of Antiquities of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces that on Sunday, 14^th of November 2021, the Medieval Castles of Pafos and Larnaka, as well as the Cyprus Museum at Lefkosia, will be lit blue, as part of the World Diabetes Day, to help increase solidarity towards our fellow men and women, who suffer from this condition.

The Department of Antiquities, as always, stands together with all citizens, as our cultural heritage is the link between the past and the future, and, as such, it comprises an integral part of the society. Thus, following the call of the Cyprus Diabetic Association, the Department of Antiquities embraces this campaign and contributes to the Association’s efforts to increase social awareness on the symptoms and consequences of this condition.

The World Diabetes Day aims at further developing the efforts for confronting diabetes at different levels, including the increase of scientific knowledge, and effective prevention. The message which the Department of Antiquities wishes to transfer, by lighting the monuments, concerns the need to safeguard the health of all citizens and social cohesion, as these needs became particularly apparent during this pandemic. Our cultural heritage reminds us of our duty to protect and provide tangible support to the most vulnerable groups.

(NG/IK)