The Confederal Group of the European United Left/Nordic Green Left in the European Parliament has pledged that the “Cyprus problem can only be solved on the agreed basis of a bi-communal bi-zonal federation with political equality, as this is prescribed in the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions”.
The position was outlined on Friday by Left GUE/NGL Vice President Joao Pimenta Lopes during a press conference with AKEL General Secretary Stefanos Stefanou in Larnaca where the External Bureau Meeting is taking place.
Lopes said the group “remains faithful and steadfast in its position that the Cyprus problem can only be solved on the agreed basis of a bi-communal bi-zonal federation with political equality, as this is prescribed in the relevant UN Security Council Resolutions. Any other solution cannot work and cannot be accepted by us”, he pledged.
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