The Cyprus problem was among the issues discussed during the first meeting between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and new British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly that took place Friday in London.
In statements before the meeting at the Foreign Office, Dendias said that the focus of his visit is the bilateral cooperation framework and the implementation of the strategic agreement that he had signed with the current Prime Minister Liz Truss when she was the Foreign Secretary.
He said he would brief his British counterpart on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish provocations and the issues following the invalid Turkish-Libyan memorandum as well as on the situation in the Western Balkans.
The Greek Foreign Minister added that they would jointly analyze the Cyprus issue and “the possibility that a process for solving the Cyprus issue can finally begin”.
The United Kingdom, he stressed, is an important country for Greece, a strategic and historical friend of Greece and for the Greek government, it is important that the United Kingdom has a full picture of the Greek positions.
Ukraine and energy were also on the agenda.
In his twitter account, Cleverly said he was pleased to welcome the Greek Foreign Minister and added “we discussed our continued solidarity in the face of Russia’s brutal assault on Ukraine, and our commitment to stability and security in the Western Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean”.
Source: Cyprus News Agency