Defence Minister, Michalis Giorgallas, underlined on Sunday the need to do everything possible in order to lift the impasse regarding the Cyprus settlement process and resume talks to reach a solution. In his address at a memorial service, in Nicosia, on the occasion of the 29th anniversary of the assassination of Kurdish rights advocate Theofilos Georgiadis, read by the Ministry of Defense Permanent Secretary Andreas Loukas, the Minister said that there can be no compromise with the current status quo of the Turkish occupation and division of Cyprus. The Minister added that “we need to stay devoted and focused on our goal, in doing everything possible to lift the impasse, resume negotiations” and through a sincere dialogue reach ‘a viable and functioning solution, without occupation troops and foreign guarantees’ or intervention rights. The solution needs to restore the unity of the country and the people, the Minister underlined. Also, on Saturday evening, during an event for reserve soldiers of the National Guard, Giorgallas noted that ‘amidst a period of important and complicated international events, we ought to remain firmly focused on the advocacy of the fundamental principles of freedom and democracy.’
Source: Cyprus News Agency