President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades will hold meetings on Tuesday with Mahmoud Abbas, president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority.
The President of the State of Palestine will be in Cyprus on Tuesday, where during bilateral consultations the President will hold with his Palestinian counterpart, he will stress that Cyprus remains a firm supporter of a solution to the Palestinian problem, according to UN Security Council resolutions.
He will also underline that the Republic of Cyprus is ready to work to further deepen bilateral relations in fields of common interest.
The Cyprus issue will also be included in the agenda of discussions.
President Anastasiades will inform his counterpart on the efforts to end the Turkish occupation as well as the recent Turkish provocations in Famagusta and the island’s Exclusive Economic Zone as well as efforts to resume negotiations to find a solution to the Cyprus problem that corresponds with international law and the acquis Communautaire.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Varosha, the fenced off section of the Turkish occupied town of Famagusta, is often described as a ‘ghost town’.
UN Security Council resolution 550 (1984) considers any attempts to settle any part of Varosha by people other than its inhabitants as inadmissible and calls for the transfer of this area to the administration of the UN. UN Security Council resolution 789 (1992) also urges that with a view to the implementation of resolution 550 (1984), the area at present under the control of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus be extended to include Varosha.
Source: Cyprus News Agency