President undergoes surgery on thigh after fall (update 2)

President Nicos Anastasiades underwent successful emergency surgery on Saturday afternoon after suffering a fractured thigh bone in a fall.

Anastasiades was admitted to the Mediterranean Hospital in Limassol where he underwent surgery to his right leg. The Cyprus News Agency said the operation went well.

The president had been out shopping in Limassol when he fell.

Government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou had said before the operation that there was no cause for concern regarding the president’s condition.

Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci called Anastasiades to wish him well.

The two men agreed to consult on the next steps in the Cyprus problem after Anastasiades recovers.

Parties and organisations issued statements wishing the president a speedy recovery.

 

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.