Cyprus President Demetris Christofias on Monday categorically rejected that he bears personal responsibility concerning the deadly blast that took place on July 11 at the naval base "Evaggelos Florakis", at Mari, adding that he will not resign.

The president was addressing a group of refugees from Morphou, a Turkish-occupied town in the north western part of Cyprus, during the inauguration of their new "Morphou Sports Association" premises, in Limassol.

Speaking in the aftermath of the publication of a report, earlier Monday, by Head of the Inquiry Commission Polis Polyviou, concerning the allocation of responsibilities on the handling of the storage of a confiscated cargo, that led to the deadly blast killing 13 people, President Christofias noted that the report's conclusion are not substantiated by the testimonies in front of the commission, adding that Polyviou had overstepped the terms of his mandate.

"The conclusions on behalf of Polyviou are not substantiated from the testimonies taken and the material presented in front of the inquiry commission", the president said.

He added that "to the contrary, many conclusions by Polyviou in his report - especially when it comes to the President's involvement to the issue under scrutiny - seem manifestly and at first sight to lack the necessary documentation".

The president went on by saying that "without doubt, one can safely argue that Polyviou has overstepped the terms of his mandate".

Moreover, he said that he would await the report by the Police, which will allocate possible criminal responsibilities and will give a comprehensive picture of the incident, in order for the government to take a definite position.