President of the Republic Demetris Christofias has stressed that Cyprus will not allow its Presidency of the Council to be affected by the problems that occupier Turkey is creating.
President Christofias was speaking during an opening statement at a joint press conference with President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz at the “Filoxenia“ Conference Centre”.
He also said that Cyprus shall preside over an entirely European Presidency of the Council and any problems that Turkey might create shall be problems managed in a collective, European way.
In his opening remarks, President Christofias welcomed the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz as well as the Presidents of the Political Groups, members of the Conference of Presidents that together with Schulz, constitute the Parliament’s delegation visiting Cyprus.
“It is true that in the last years, we have built with Mr. President a close relationship of trust and a true friendship”, he said, reminding that Schulz will be in Cyprus at the beginning of July, when Cyprus assumes the six-month rotating Presidency of the Council of the E.U.
