European Council fully committed to a comprehensive Cyprus settlement, draft conclusions say

The European Council “recalls its previous conclusions” and remains “fully committed to the comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions”, the 27 EU member states note in the draft conclusions of the upcoming EU Summit (24-25 June) sent to the 27 national delegations, seen by CNA.

In the same draft text the EU27 regret that “the informal meeting in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations did not pave the way for the resumption of the formal negotiations” and reiterate that “the European Union will continue to play an active role in supporting the process”.

More specifically, according to the draft conclusions seen by CNA “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 inter

Source: Cyprus News Agency