The President of Armenia, Vahagn Khachaturyan, has expressed the full support of his country to a solution of the Cyprus problem on the basis of the Cyprus related resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations Organization, the international law and the EU acquis.
Khachaturyan received on Tuesday the credentials of the new Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Armenia, Dr. Kypros Giorgallis, at a ceremony held at the Presidential Palace in Yerevan.
According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, during the private meeting that followed, the Ambassador expressed his readiness and commitment to further strengthen and deepen the relations between the two countries and their cooperation, both at the bilateral level, as well as in international fora. The Ambassador also briefed the Armenian President on the latest developments regarding the Cyprus problem.
On his part, the President of Armenia referred to the common principles and values that the two countries share, particularly in the field of the respect for international law and reiterated the full support of his country for a solution of the Cyprus problem on the basis of the Cyprus related Resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations Organization, the international law and the EU acquis.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.
Source: Cyprus News Agency