President Sees No Solution to Cyprus Problem

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Cyprus President Demetris Christofias said rumours regarding solutions to the Cyprus problem should be ignored and that Cyprus was nowhere near reaching a solution.
 

During the Presidents New Year message he said to stay calm and that the government would remain faithful to UN resolutions, international and European law, and the high level agreements of 1977 and 1979, in efforts to reach a settlement, for which the good will of the Turkish side was necessary.
 

President Christofias said “Unfortunately I cannot say that we are close to a solution… in various aspects of the Cyprus problem there is a discord in the opinions expressed, while there are also issues which we have not managed to discuss adequately due to our differences. Nonetheless progress has been made but even this progress is less than we had expected.”
 

The president said the current talks were proving difficult and that patience, realism and insistence on principles were necessary in order to reach a solution.
 

He reiterated he was struggling for a viable and functional solution, which would rid Cyprus of the Turkish occupation and settlers, reunify the territory, the people, the institutions and the economy, safeguard the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the whole of the people of Cyprus, promote peace, friendship and cooperation among Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, in the framework of a united federal republic, and create a demilitarised, truly independent EU member state, without guardians.

He added that the government was lobbying the international community in order to exert pressure on Turkey to change its stance on the Cyprus problem.
 

With regard to the global financial crisis the President said the government has taken measures and promoted specific policies to manage the situation in Cyprus, adding that the joint effort of all political forces and social partners was necessary.
 

He assured that, despite the difficulties, the government would continue to promote its ambitious program to enhance the welfare state, promote development and strengthen the economy.
  

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