Remarks by the Gov.
Spokesman following President Anastasiades’ meeting
with the US Deputy
Assistant Secretary of State
An assessment of the
course of the negotiations, the confidence building measures and the
more active involvement of the European Union in the negotiation
process for a solution to the Cyprus problem, were the issues
discussed at today’s meeting between the President of the Republic,
Mr Nicos Anastasiades, and the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of
State, Mr Eric Rubin, at the Presidential Palace.
In his remarks to the
press following the meeting, the Government Spokesman, Mr Christos
Stylianides, said that the meeting had focused on three pillars. “The
first one entailed the assessment of the course of the negotiations
so far. The President of the Republic presented his views and
assessment on the phase of the submission of the initial positions,
the so-called screening, and there was an exchange of views on how to
overcome some problems that have already been ascertained.
Secondly, there was a
systematic and thorough discussion on the issue of confidence
building measures, which focused primarily on the issue of
Famagusta.”
He added that the third
issue discussed was the more active involvement of the EU in the
process of the negotiations, the value and importance of this
involvement and how much it could help so that the dialogue would
become more productive and specific, mainly in relation to the
compatibility or the lack of compatibility of the submitted proposals
with the acquis communautaire.
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