It is always under the auspices of the United Nations that negotiations on the Cyprus problem will take place and the role of the EU should be reinforcing, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letibiotis said today.
Speaking to reporters at the Presidential Palace after the meeting between President Nicos Christodoulides and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, the Government Spokesman said that "it was a preparatory meeting in view of Ms. Di Carlo's visit next week.
Ms. Di Carlo's visit itself sends the message that the UN places the resumption of negotiations and breaking the deadlock very high on its priorities."
He added that during today's meeting, the President of the Republic reiterated his will for the immediate resumption of negotiations on the agreed basis, noting that he "developed to Mr. Stewart and his proposal for more active EU involvement to break the deadlock.
He reiterated his proposal for a social meeting, a dinner with Mr. Tatar and Mr. Stewart when he returns from Brussels and also his readiness for a joint meeting with Mrs Di Carlo and Mr Tatar next week.
Asked what was Mr Stewart's response to the President's proposal, Mr Letibiotis said that "the UN sees it positively, sees the EU as a partner that should be active in the course of the negotiations."
Asked what was Mr Stewart's response to the President's proposal, Mr Letibiotis said that "the UN sees it positively, sees the EU as a partner that should be active in the course of the negotiations."
Mr Letibiotis said that "the UN sees it positively, sees the EU as a partner that should be active in the course of the negotiations.
He also sees positively the positive tone that the President of the Republic of Cyprus has set in his public statements since the day he took office and they believe that he is cultivating the right climate for the negotiations to be able to resume."
Asked if the United Nations is seeking clarification on how our side understands its presence in a new phase of the talks, the Spokesman said that "it is precisely what the President will have the opportunity to discuss with Mrs. Di Carlo next week. Obviously it is always under the auspices of the United Nations that both the talks and the negotiations will take place and the role of the EU should be reinforcing."
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