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A paragraph on the Cyprus problem and EU-Turkey relations has been included in the draft conclusions of the EU Council summit on Thursday.
According to reports, the two paragraphs are in the conclusion section under “Eastern Mediterranean”.
President Nikos Christodoulides left on Wednesday to attend the conference in Brussels.
On the sidelines of the summit, the president will have bilateral meetings with French President Emmanuel Macron and the prime ministers of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and of Portugal, Antonio Costa.
The paragraph on the Cyprus problem is expected to say that the European Council remains fully committed to a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, within the framework of the United Nations, in a manner consistent with the relevant UNSC resolutions and in accordance with the principles on which the EU is based and the acquis.
The draft paragraph says: “The European Union calls for the swift resumption of negotiations and stands ready to play an active role in supporting all stages of the UN-led negotiation process with all appropriate means at its disposal.”
Also, according to the document that is circulating, the paragraph on EU-Turkey relations is expected to say that the council expects the EU foreign affairs chief and commission to submit a report on the state of relations between the two with a view of moving forward in a strategic and future-oriented manner.
Earlier this month, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz took a swipe at both sides for the lack of movement after meeting Christodoulides, saying that for talks to gain momentum it requires political courage “from both sides” and questioned whether there was “enough will from both sides”.
As if to reinforce this, Germany’s ambassador to Cyprus Anke Schlimm, in an interview with Politis on Sunday said “willingness to compromise” was important to move forward.
She was clear that Germany remains committed to supporting a resolution of the Cyprus issue through talks under the auspices of the UN.
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