Southern Cyprus: DISY leader Annita Demetriou meets Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens

DISY leader Annita Demetriou met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens yesterday.

According to the Cypriot newspaper Fileleftheros, the talks covered the Cyprus issue, the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project, which envisages an electricity link between southern Cyprus and Greece, regional cooperation, and defence and security. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Demetriou stressed the importance of joint action by southern Cyprus and Greece to counter tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean and better protect national interests.

Demetriou claimed that all existing European tools should be used against Turkey's “uncompromising stance”. She said the GSI project was of strategic importance, as it would end southern Cyprus's energy isolation and strengthen Europe's energy security. The two sides also discussed a memorandum signed between Turkey and Libya. According to the report, they agreed to intensify efforts on all platforms to have the memorandum condemned as “illegal”, and efforts within the European People's Party (EPP) would also be stepped up.