Politicians from EU Member States will be appointed by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, during their forthcoming meeting regarding the further involvement of the EU. V Cypriotif he finds that there is political will on the part of the EU, as Mr. Christodoulidis said today.

In his speeches to journalists after his visit to the General Hospital of Limassol, the President of the Republic inquired about his yesterday’s conversation with the President of the European Council and asked to refer to Mr. Michel’s response to his proposal for further involvement of the EU in the Cyprus issue, he noted: “President of the European Council, it is not proper for me to speak for him, but I can tell you that on the basis of the discussion we have had, he appreciates the continued involvement of the EU in the efforts to “break» stalemate and resumption of negotiations.

In addition, the Republic of Cyprus is an EU member state and will remain so even after a possible solution to the Cyprus problem. We have agreed that I will travel to Brussels before the European Council date – the European Council will take place on 23 March, I will travel the day before – to meet with Mr. Michel to discuss our approach more specifically. , for example, also with the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Parliament.

So there will be a concrete discussion, we have some ideas, yesterday I had the opportunity to mention some examples of how the EU can help in “way out of a dead end and that’s what we’ll do.

I know the Cyprus issue quite well, it is not easy, it is certainly difficult, but we cannot stop efforts or “hide” behind Turkish intransigence. The current situation cannot be a solution to the Cyprus problem and we will do our best to break the deadlock and resume negotiations.”

When asked if he would propose names to Mr. Michel, he replied: “Yes, I mean specific names, some of which I have discussed with myself and in discussions with Mr. Michel, and if I see that there are political will I will also talk specifically about names.”

When asked if these people come from EU member states, the President of Cyprus said that “yes, they are from EU member states”, and when asked to clarify, he said that they were “political figures from the European space”.

Regarding the arrival of Ms. Di Carlo, he said: “I am looking forward to meeting Ms. Di Carlo, I think it is positive that she is coming to Cyprus, especially in front of the European Council. She will then travel to Brussels herself to accompany the UN Secretary General, who will be there. Our efforts in the EU are always done within the framework of the UN, I want to make it clear that there is no doubt on this particular issue.”

Regarding the meeting with Mr. Michel, he stressed: “This will be my first meeting, I will tell how we see the EU’s involvement in the work as a reinforcement in the direction of the UN wishing to resume negotiations. Before meeting Mrs. Di Carlo, I will have a meeting, already scheduled, with Mr. Stewart precisely to discuss these matters.

When asked if optimism was allowed, the President of the Republic of Cyprus replied that “a struggle is allowed, an attempt to create optimism.”

Source: RES-IPE