President Nicos Anastasiades referred to the fact that the Republic of Cyprus has nothing against the people and citizens of Russia, but is obliged as a matter of principle to maintain the position it holds as an invaded country.
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades was answering questions from journalists on Wednesday evening while attending the presentation of the book by former Speaker of the Parliament Yiannakis Omirou.
Asked about the Republic of Cyprus' actions for the exploitation of natural gas deposits, he replied that "we continue the policy of exploiting both our own and the deposits of the region".
According to President Anastasiades, "it is not by chance that the EU chose to finance the study and construction of EastMed, if and when it is viable or offered as an alternative route for gas supply and decoupling from a specific market".
Asked whether we should invest in the geostrategic role of EastMed and Cyprus in general, he replied that "I think that so far our foreign policy testifies to that."
"The trilateral cooperation with Egypt, with Israel, with Jordan, the excellent relations with Lebanon, with Palestine, the excellent relations we have developed with the Gulf countries in this direction indicate that the Cypriot government is moving in this direction," he said.
Asked about Cyprus' relations with Russia, the President of the Republic said that "we are following a unified, unifying policy set by the EU."
"We believe that Russia has over time supported principled positions on the Cyprus problem," he said.
"But the latest actions unfortunately violate international law, with the result that we are obliged as a matter of principle, and we as a country that was invaded, a violation of international law, to maintain our stance," he said.
We have, he said, nothing with the Russian people we have nothing that creates problems with our citizens, "the problem is the vertical disagreement with the specific actions of the Russian government."
Asked if there will be an autobiography of Nicos Anastasiades, he replied, "You journalists recorded it."
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