Pope expresses support to the efforts for the reunification of Cyprus
Pope Francis on Thursday expressed his support to efforts aiming at the reunification of Cyprus, divided since the 1974 Turkish invasion.
Addressing the annual ceremony for the exchange of New Year greetings with the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican, the Pope stressed the importance of dialogue and respect of international law for the resolution of “frozen conflicts” that persist in Europe “of which some decades-old that need resolution, starting from the situation regarding the Western Balkans and south Caucasus and Georgia.”
«In the same context, I would like to express the Wholly See’s support to the negotiations for the reunification of Cyprus, which could increase regional cooperation, favouring stability in the Mediterranean region,” Pope Francis said, according to an official press release, expressing his appreciation over the efforts made
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Addressing the annual ceremony for the exchange of New Year greetings with the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican, the Pope stressed the importance of dialogue and respect of international law for the resolution of “frozen conflicts” that persist in Europe “of which some decades-old that need resolution, starting from the situation regarding the Western Balkans and south Caucasus and Georgia.”
«In the same context, I would like to express the Wholly See’s support to the negotiations for the reunification of Cyprus, which could increase regional cooperation, favouring stability in the Mediterranean region,” Pope Francis said, according to an official press release, expressing his appreciation over the efforts made
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