The President of the Republic, Mr.Nicos Anastasiades, today accepted the credentials of five new Ambassadors with whom he held separate private meetings.
In particular, the new Ambassador of Sweden, Mr. Martin Hagström, the new Ambassador of Switzerland, Mr. Christoph Burgener, the new Ambassador of Kuwait, Mr. Abdullah Musaed Alkhafari, the new Ambassador of Spain, Mr. Gabriel Ferrán Carrión and the new Ambassador of Oman, Mr. Mohamed Abdallah Awad Al-Nahdy, presented their credentials to the President of the Republic at an official ceremony held at the Presidential Palace this morning.
He also stressed the will of the Republic of Cyprus to further upgrade bilateral relations at all levels, with emphasis on strengthening cooperation in areas of common interest.
Subsequently, the President of the Republic briefed the five new Ambassadors on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem, while expressing his deep gratitude and appreciation, on behalf of the entire Cypriot people, for their countries' principled stance and support for our efforts to end the Turkish occupation and achieve a comprehensive solution on the basis of the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and international law. A support, he said, which especially at this time becomes even more urgent given the Turkish insistence on a two-state solution, which runs counter to the agreed UN framework for a solution on the basis of a bizonal, bicommunal federation.
Finally, President Anastasiades stressed that our side, despite the Turkish intransigence, will continue to make every effort to create favourable conditions for the resumption of talks under the auspices of the United Nations and asked the Ambassadors to continue to put pressure on Ankara to avoid the continuation of any illegal actions that undermine the objective of achieving a viable and just solution to the Cyprus problem.
(PM/MX/XX)
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