Council Conclusions to stress that Cyprus settlement must be in line with UN Security Council resolutions

The European Council intends to welcome the de-escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean, offer phased, proportionate and reversible positive engagement with Turkey and recall that it remains fully committed to the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem in accordance with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, notably 550, 789, 1251, according to latest draft conclusions, seen this morning by CNA and tabled at the General Affairs Council for debate ahead of the European Council meeting on Thursday.

More specifically, the draft text on Turkey notes that “the European Council reverted to the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and the European Union’s relations with Turkey, as agreed in March, and recalled the EU’s strategic interest in a stable and secure environment in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial

Source: Cyprus News Agency