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CyprusAntónio GuterresPrime Minister Alexis TsiprasGeneral SecretaryAndros KyprianouPrime minister Alexis Tsipras has meeting with the head of Cyprus’ AKEL party Andros Kyprianou
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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met the General Secretary of Cyprus’ AKEL party Andros Kyprianou in Athens on Friday, at his offices in the Maximos Mansion. Emerging from the meeting, Kyprianou said that he had a very productive meeting with Tsipras, in which he presented AKEL’s positions on the Cyprus issue.
He also expressed his belief that a report to be presented on Monday by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres “will not launch any initiative [for the resumption of Cyprus talks] at this stage.”
Guterres had made it clear that he will not launch a new round of talks unless he is convinced that the political will exists to take the process to the end, Kyprianou noted, and added that “this causes us a great deal of concern.”
He said the Greek prime minister had given him assurances that Greece will steadfastly continue to support the positions it has always held, in favour of a solution based on a bizonal-bicommunal federation, while insisting on the abolition of guarantor and intervention rights by Turkey.
“We have made it clear that the Cyprus solution must be solved, otherwise we will slide toward a permanent division of the island, and all of the political parties on Cyprus have decided that the Cyprus issue can only be resolved through negotiations,” he said.
Source: AMNA