The President of the Republic met with
the Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom
The President of the Republic, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, met today with
the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Mr David Cameron, at 10 Downing
Street, in London.
In his welcoming remarks, the Prime Minister, after welcoming
President Anastasiades, said: “We have a very close relationship as member
states of the European Union and the Commonwealth. There are many great defence
issues that we share together and we work together to solve some of these EU
issues right now.
But, I particularly want to welcome you and commend you for the
really strong leadership you are providing to bring a solution to the Cyprus
issue. I know how much effort you are putting into this, how much work you are
giving, how much leadership you are providing. We would encourage you to do
everything you can. I think it is a real opportunity, when there are so many
unsolved problems in the world, if we can demonstrate that dialogue and good
faith and good discussion can reach agreement that would be a great thing for
Europe, a great thing for Cyprus and a great thing for the world.
So, I want to encourage you to do everything you can. We, as one of
your oldest and best friends, we stand ready to help.”
For his part, President Anastasiades stated: “ Prime Minister, It is my pleasure to be here with you to discuss a
lot of problems and common concerns like the Cyprus question, the EU reform and
the humanitarian crisis we are facing today. I am sure that during our
deliberations we shall share a common vision that peace is coming to Cyprus.
It is a longstanding problem, which is to the best interest of Europe
and all quarters concerned, but as well as in the area, to be solved. If we
shall manage to solve it, it can be a model for the whole a
rea; how co-existence between Muslims, Christians and so on can work.
Moreover, the energy security is one of the things we will discuss
today.”
