Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, expressed once again “the strong support of the European Commission in the negotiations for a Cyprus settlement” and the hope that these will lead to a comprehensive settlement for the benefit of all parties concerned”, in reply to a common letter by the Vice President of the European Parliament Dimitris Papadimoulis and MEP Takis Hadjigeorgiou.
President Juncker mentions the strong commitment of leaders, and explains that the European Commission supports political and technical negotiations.
Thanking them for the letter of January the 4th 2017, on the state of play in Cyprus talks Mr. Juncker noted that “the European Commission and I personally strongly support, politically and technically, the negotiations between the leaders of the two Cypriot communities to resolve the Cyprus problem under the auspices of the United Nations, and we welcome the progress and efforts made in this regard, including the Geneva Conference. ”
“I am confident of the strong commitment of the leaders to bring an end to the longstanding Cyprus problem and hope that the negotiations will lead to a comprehensive settlement for the benefit of all concerned,” he concludes.