The best way to secure the future of Cypriot Hellenism in their homeland is to continue the struggle to find a fair, viable and functional solution to the national problem, as prescribed by the relevant UN resolutions and according to the principles and values of the EU, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris.
In a speech on Sunday at the annual anti-occupation event for Ashia village, held at the courtyard of Apostolos Andreas Church in Aglantzia, Nicosia, Nouris referred to a solution that will really unify the island and the society and create entitled promising prospects for the future”.
The President of the Republic of Cyprus has repeatedly expressed the will to resume talks, demonstrating our readiness to cultivate the necessary positive climate between the two communities,” he noted and added that unfortunately the unacceptable attitude of Turkey and their illegal actions are “directed against the sovereignty and sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus, and maintain an inactive inertia in the negotiations for the solution of the Cyprus problem.”
Turkey’s insistence for a two-state solution, its arrogant attitude and continued revisionism do not leave much room for optimism, he added.
He underlined that the government is not complacent and is working non-stop to condemn the illegal actions which contravene international law and the UN Security Council resolutions. Nouris also stressed the need to continue reverse the Turkish actions including the faits accomplis that operate in the closed area of Famagusta but also the instrumentalization of migrants.
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