Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kombos said that “the government of the Republic of Cyprus has an obligation to maximise the possibility of going back to the negotiating table” on the Cyprus issue.
He spoke at an event in UK last night. He was referring to the new dynamic following the recent meeting in New York under the UN Secretary-General with Greek Cypriot leader Christodoulides and the Turkish Cypriot leader Tatar.
Speaking at an event at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, organised by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Cyprus and the National Federation of Cypriots in the UK.
Kombos stressed that the Greek Cypriot side is willing “to discuss in depth anything that has to do with the Cyprus question, as long as this discussion is taking place on the basis of the UN Security Council resolutions – There is nothing beyond that, there could be nothing beyond that.”
Representing the Labour government, Hamish Falconer, Foreign Minister for the Middle East said: “I want to assure you that this Labour government is committed to supporting the UN to find a lasting settlement – an outcome that will safeguard the future of Cyprus and the region better than any peacekeeping operation.
We believe that the existing UN framework, of a Bi-zonal, Bi-Communal Federation with political equality, remains the best available.”
Andrew Mitchell, until recently Shadow Foreign Secretary for the Conservative Party tossed the cross-party support in the UK Parliament for Cyprus and the Honorary Chair of the APPG for Cyprus Sir Roger Gale pledged its members’ support for the Cypriots “for as long as it takes.”
