He said they have both “two and all the participants at the Conference (of Geneva) assumed some obligations to the UN Secretary General”
The President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides expressed hope that at his forthcoming meeting with the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community Ersin Tatar, there will be a result, while noting that there will be announcements by the UN at the latest in a week.
The president answered journalists’ questions coming to the meeting with city and province of Larnaca in Oroklini.
Asked about his participation in the Ukraine Summit in Paris but also in Pentameris with France, Greece, Syria and Lebanon, which followed the Synod, the President of the Republic said that “I will first comment on our participation in the Ukraine Synod, because I saw some comments in Ukraine.”
“The Republic of Cyprus along with Ireland were the only NATO members who participated in the level of the Government leader and you understand the importance of this participation. And I hear criticism from some who again criticized when the Republic of Cyprus was not present. Let them continue on the same pattern, we don’t care, “he said.
President Christodoulides described yesterday’s five -member conference “especially important because what dominated was developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, first in Syria, there were some important messages to the temporary president of the country for actions that should be taken, so that the country could be taken to the country. And developments in Lebanon were also discussed. “
He recalled that the Republic of Cyprus was one of the first countries to support this effort in Lebanon, the formation of a government after so many years.
“I found myself in Lebanon within 24 hours after taking over the duties of the new president and I think our invitation from the French president – was an initiative of the French President – proves in practice the importance of our country,” he said.
Asked about his forthcoming meeting with the leader of the Turkish Cypriot Community Ersin Tatar, the President of the Republic said that “we have the meeting after those agreed in Geneva, I hope we go to this meeting to have an announcement.”
He said that “two and all participants in the Conference (Geneva) have some obligations to the UN Secretary -General and we are ready to begin implementing these obligations”.
Asked if there is any reason for the delay observed in the appointment of an envoy to the UN Secretary -General and whether there was a contact with the UN on this issue, President Christodoulides said that “yes we had contact with the UN, the UN bureaucratic processes are being done to proceed. I think that in a week from now, at the latest, we will have the UN announcements. “