Mr.Foreign Minister of Greece,
Dear Nikos,
It is a great pleasure and honour to be in Athens today, where I am making my first official visit since my return to the helm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus.
My presence in Athens today, apart from its obvious semantic dimension, I must say that it was full and productive in terms of substance, content and results.
After all, Greece has been and remains Cyprus' constant and enduring support in its efforts to find a viable and workable solution to the Cyprus problem, for which we are particularly grateful.
I would therefore like to express once again my warm and sincere thanks to my friend Nikos and his colleagues for their excellent hospitality and the organisation of today's visit.
With the Minister we had the opportunity to exchange views on a wide range of issues, including bilateral relations, the Cyprus issue, the response to Turkish challenges, the further deepening and optimization of multilateral cooperation formations, as well as other regional, European and international issues of common interest.
With regard to Bilateral Relations, I would like to be clear and unequivocal. Cyprus and Greece maintain an automatic mechanism of coordination and consultation. Both on national issues and on issues on our European and regional agendas.
With dear Nikos we reviewed the prevailing situation in the turbulent geographical basin of the Eastern Mediterranean, where Cyprus and Greece remain stable pillars of security and stability.
It is precisely for this reason that we have taken the lead and continue to work towards strengthening multilateral cooperation formations with countries in the region.
It is for this reason that we have taken the lead and continue to work towards strengthening multilateral cooperation formations with countries in the region. The common goal remains the creation of a mutually beneficial relationship that produces results.
In this context, we discussed possible ways to address Turkish provocativeness and aggression as it manifests itself towards Cyprus and Greece.
The continuous violations of international law, UN Resolutions and Turkey's ongoing hybrid tactics form a difficult environment that we have to face.
As far as we are concerned, we will continue to walk the path of rationality, which is none other than the path of international law, international treaties, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as well as European principles and values.
Our goal was and remains the resolution of the Cyprus problem on the agreed basis of a bizonal bicommunal federation, in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council.
With these few thoughts, I would like to thank again my friend Nikos for hosting and organizing our meeting and I look forward to meeting him soon in Nicosia.
EX/ΣX
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