Deputy Government Spokesman Victoras Papadopoulos has urged the Turkish side to demonstrate the necessary political will so that the dialogue on the Cyprus problem could have prospects of success.
“We strive for the solution of the Cyprus problem, we want to see the dialogue becoming a successful one”, Papadopoulos said Monday.
Speaking at a press briefing, he called upon Ankara and the Turkish Cypriot side to work so that Cyprus becomes a place of peace and able to play a decisive role in the wider region.
The Deputy Government Spokesman pointed out that the Cypriot President “continues his efforts for the creation of those circumstances that would allow us to engage in a dialogue, where the two sides demonstrate political will for the solution of the Cyprus problem and not for the creation of circumstances for a future secession.”
He also announced that President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades will convene Friday morning a meeting of the National Council (top advisory body to the President on the Cyprus problem) during which he will inform the members of the Council about the developments on the Cyprus problem and the efforts to resume the Cyprus talks. The Cypriot President will also inform them about the outcome of his recent visit to the UK.
Papadopoulos pointed out that the Greek Cypriot side strives for an agreement on the joint communiqué between the G/c and T /c sides, that will pave the way for the resumption of UN-led negotiations on the problem of Cyprus, adding that the talks should have prospects of success.
“We don`t want a dialogue of the deaf, a dialogue that leads nowhere”, he stressed.
Efforts are currently underway with a view to achieve an agreement between the two communities on a joint communiqué that will pave the way for the resumption of UN-led negotiations on the problem of Cyprus, divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and occupied 37% of the island’s territory.