Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday evening expressed his readiness to participate in dialogue for the settlement of the Cyprus problem based on the agreed solution framework, on what has been already agreed and EU principles and values, calling for unity.
In his greeting at an event in Polemidia, Limassol, President Christodoulides reiterated that the current state of affairs was not only unsustainable, and ‘cannot be the future of our country, but also carries very serious risks’. It is for this reason that his main priority was none other than the liberation and reunification of the country, he added.
He also assured that, he continues to work for breaking the deadlock and for the talks to restart for a solution to the Cyprus issue.
‘I am ready to go to the dialogue table’, he said, for a solution on the basis of the agreed framework, on what has been agreed so far and, on the principles and values of the European Union, of which the Republic of Cyprus is a member and will continue to be an
d after the resolution of the Cyprus problem, he added.
He also expressed readiness for working towards the reunification of the country and its people, ‘for a viable and promising future for our children, in a modern European homeland, without barbed wires, without occupation troops and anachronistic guarantees’.
President Christodoulides stressed that, ‘in this great effort, for achieving this top national goal, it is vital that we remain united – our party is Cyprus and nothing else’, he said among other things.
He also referred to Cyprus’ role, especially in the region, noting that it was being recognised and upgraded, which, he said, significantly strengthened the efforts for the reunification of the country. ‘Anything other than reunification does not ensure the interests and the future of Cypriot Hellenism in this country’, he added.
The President also assured that the Government would continue to support the refugees.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northe
rn 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