Christodoulides: EU to discuss resuming talks with Turkey

According to the website Sigmalive, Greek Cypriot administration leader Nikos Christodoulides said in a statement in Brussels that the European Union will meet with Turkey this month to discuss resuming negotiations on the Cyprus problem.

Christodoulides expressed the hope that EU involvement could help create the conditions for resuming talks on Cyprus. He said he had been informed that a high-level meeting between the EU and Turkey would take place this month. The meeting would address possible progress in EU-Turkey relations as well as efforts to restart negotiations.

Pointing out that progress in EU-Turkey relations is linked to resuming negotiations on Cyprus, Christodoulides said his political will was clear. He also repeated his view that the EU could play a leading role in efforts to resolve the Cyprus problem.