Greek Minister of National Defence, Nikos Dendias, has said that Greece will continue to support efforts for a viable solution to the Cyprus problem and to point out that it is an issue of occupation of an EU independent state.
In a post on X on the occasion of today’s 50th anniversary since the second phase of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Dendias said that Greece continues to “stand by the Republic of Cyprus. We honour our Greek and Cypriot brothers who fell while on duty, the missing, and those who defended the island’s freedom”.
“We do not forget,” he noted, adding that “we continue to support the effort for a just and viable solution of the Cyprus issue, while also highlighting to the international community that this is primarily a matter of the occupation of an independent state and an EU member state”.
“We do not forget,” he noted, adding that “we continue to support the effort for a just and viable solution to the Cyprus issue, while also highlighting to the international community that this is
primarily a matter of the occupation of an independent state and an EU member state”.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.
Source : Cyprus News Agency