President Anastasiades expresses satisfaction for EU solidarity and support on the positions of Cyprus

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades expressed his satisfaction “for the solidarity and support on the positions of the Republic of Cyprus, as reflected in the adopted Conclusions” of the European Council.

Referring to this meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, President Anastasiades said that Guterres ruled out a two-state solution as a non-starter adding that he acknowledged that Turkish positions were “hampering efforts to resume talks”, but that “he would continue to work to create the conditions for a meaningful dialogue.”

In statements to the press, the President also thanked the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis, “who with his interventions managed to achieve the specific Conclusions” and pointed out that in the text adopted “the irreversible commitment of the EU is repeated in resolving the Cyprus problem, on the basis of a

Source: Cyprus News Agency