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President ready for the resumption of talks

17/08/2020 16:00

Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, was and is ready to continue talks for a Cyprus settlement, Government Spokesman Kyriakos Koushos said on Monday receiving a petition by a delegation of Morphou Municipal Council on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of Morphou`s occupation by Turkish troops in 1974.

Koushos noted that "we are ready to continue negotiations for a Cyprus settlement from where they were left in Crans Montana but unfortunately the Turkish intransigence hinders further progress." He noted that this intransigence has lately evolved into a policy of destabilizing the Eastern Mediterranean and a policy which unfortunately constitutes a second invasion, this time in Cyprus` EEZ.

The Spokesman underlined that "the primary goal and aim of the Cyprus President and the government is to solve the Cyprus problem, which makes us suffer for 46 years, a viable, just and functional settlement that will safeguard human rights and the EU acquis."

"Forty six years have passed from Morphou`s occupation. This is a tragic case as the occupation of all of our territories and the displacement of thousands of our compatriots," Koushos noted.

He assured that President Anastasiades was and is ready to continue the talks for a Cyprus settlement, adding that "we hope that there will soon be a potential for the resumption of the dialogue to achieve at last a settlement of the Cyprus problem."

On his part, Morphou Mayor Victoras Hadjiavraam called on the government to exert all of its powers with a view to reach a Cyprus settlement.

He noted that they know that the problem is Turkey’s stance, adding that "we need a Cyprus settlement more than ever before".

He also said that their petition was handed over to the five UN Security Council permanent members, the UN and the parliament.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish troops invaded and occupied 37% of its territory.