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The President of the Republic received the Foreign Minister of Greece The Cyprus problem remains a top priority for the foreign policy of Greece, the Greek Foreign Minister Mr Demetris Droutsas, who was received this morning by the President of the Republic Mr Demetris Christofias at the Presidential Palace, stated today. In statements to the press after the meeting Mr Droutsas said: “I concluded my visit to Cyprus with the meeting with President Christofias. It is a great joy and honour for me to be meeting with the President. We had, as always, a very good in depth discussion. He briefed me on the latest developments in the talks and on the prospects. I assured the President again, of the full support of Greece and of the Greek Government for his efforts. They are valuable efforts, which have been acknowledged and appreciated by the international factor and by all our EU partners. Cyprus, the Republic of Cyprus has a voice, authority and credibility. I reaffirmed, once again, our support for the proposals of the President of the Republic, which are well thought, constructive and can contribute to finding, soon, the solution we all desire, on the basis of the UN decisions, the EU values, with full respect for the acquis communautaire. This is the solution, which is for the benefit of all the inhabitants of Cyprus". - 09.09.2010 more... Statements by the President of the Republic “There is no way to find a solution other than to continue the discussion, no matter how difficult and exhausting it may be”, the President of the Republic Mr Demetris Christofias underlined yesterday. In statements to the press on his return to the Presidential Palace from the venue of the direct negotiations on the Cyprus problem, President Christofias, referring to the meeting yesterday with the Turkish Cypriot leader Mr Dervis Eroglu, said: “A discussion is under way on the proposals. It is not a simple discussion. Of course, it will be continued on the level of the leaders on Friday and on the level of the aides, further. It is a difficult issue, a very complex issue, which we are authorized by the people to discuss” . - 09.09.2010 more... Transcript of Remarks by Special Adviser of the Secretary-General Alexander Downer following the meeting of Cyprus leaders United Nations Protected Area Ladies and gentlemen, just very briefly let me say that, as you know, the leaders have met this morning from around 10’ o clock; slightly after ten o’clock until now, around 4:30 p.m., and that included a break for lunch. But we sat together during lunch and talked about the issues as well. Naturally enough, the day was devoted to discussing the proposals that have been put forward on the property issue. The leaders will now resume those discussions at 10 o’ clock on Friday for a full-day discussion again along the format of the discussion that we’ve had today. - 08.09.2010 more... The Minister of Foreign Affairs had a meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister Greece will continue to actively support President Christofias’ important efforts of finding a just, viable and functional solution to the Cyprus problem without artificial deadlines, mediation, pressure, often unreasonable pressure, on the basis of the UN Security Council decisions, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Mr Demetris Droutsas underlined yesterday. Speaking after a meeting he had with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Markos Kyprianou, Mr Droutsas said that “the solution we desire and should pursue must be based on the European Union's principles and values and with full respect for the acquis communautaire”. Both Ministers stressed that Greece and Cyprus believe in Turkey’s accession course: ‘We believe in it, we support it, but under the obvious conditions, the obvious preconditions that Turkey will fulfill all the obligations it has undertaken as a candidate country for EU accession towards the EU and all the member states of the EU, towards each member state separately,” Mr Droutsas said. - 09.09.2010 more... The Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Informal Meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs The Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Markos Kyprianou will participate at the Informal Meeting of the EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Gymnich), which will take place in Brussels on September 10-11. The Ministers will deal with the preparations of the European Council of September 16. Discussions will focus on EU’s relations with strategic partners – with emphasis given on EU’s relations with China, as well as with India and Brazil- and on the European Union’s role as a global actor. The general context of EU - Turkey relations will also be discussed. Finally, the European Ministers will discuss the issue of Pakistan and the problems caused by the destructive floods that struck the country. - 09.09.2010

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