We cannot proceed to negotiations on the Cyprus problem under threats, Nicosia stresses

We cannot proceed to negotiations on the Cyprus problem under threats, Nicosia said on Thursday, welcoming at the same time the fact that the UN Secretary - General, Antonio Guterres, expressed his commitment and determination for the resumption of efforts for a Cyprus settlement after the process for the election of the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community that will take place in October in the Turkish occupied part of Cyprus.
 
Deputy Government Spokesman Panayiotis Sentonas said that dialogue should take place in the right framework and in order to have this framework Turkish threats against the Republic of Cyprus, as regards the Cypriot EEZ and the fenced-off city of Famagusta, need to be terminated.
 
In statements at the Presidential Palace, Sentonas said that “the President of the Republic wishes to welcome the fact that the UN Secretary General reit

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