President of the European Commission Jean- Claude Juncker conveyed this evening his congratulations to Nicos Anastasiades on his re-election as President of the Republic of Cyprus, stressing that he is ready to assist the reunification effort.
In an official letter, issued this evening in Brussels, President Juncker also states that he is “looking forward to continue working closely with you in the next months in our common endeavour to deliver a more united, stronger and more democratic Union”, on the road to the Sibiu (the EU27 Summit in Romania in May 2019 as described in the “leaders` agenda” #EURoad2Sibiu).
In the official letter President Juncker states: “Dear President Anastasiades, On behalf of the European Commission and myself, I would like to offer you my warmest congratulations on your re-election as President of the Republic of Cyprus.”
Furthermore he reiterates that “following the renewal of your mandate, I am confident that you will continue to pursue, as skilfully as you did during your first term in office, the policies that have steered Cyprus on the path of economic growth”.
On the Cyprus issue, he says he would also like to take this opportunity to “assure you that the I stand ready as ever to assist in the efforts to bring to an end the division of the island and achieve the reunification of Cyprus”.
“I look forward to continue working closely with you in the next months in our common endeavour to deliver a more united, stronger and more democratic Union,” he concludes.
Cyprus has been divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Repeated UN-led rounds of peace talks have yet