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Lavrov to be visiting Cyprus next week

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Russia continues to stand for a comprehensive, fair and viable settlement of the Cypriot problem

Russia’s Lavrov in Cyprus for two-day working visit


Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected in Cyprus around midday on Thursday for a two-day working visit.

Talks at the Foreign Ministry in Nicosia with his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides, are scheduled for 2pm on Thursday and will mainly focus on the Cyprus problem, regional energy developments, the situation in Syria and EU-Russia relations.

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Lavrov will also participate in the 127th Session of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers organised in Nicosia and meet with President Nicos Anastasiades before his departure on Friday.

“We will review bilateral relations focusing mainly on the Cyprus problem, EU-Russia relations, regional energy developments, including those within Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone, and other issues of mutual interest,” Kasoulides told a press conference on Wednesday.

“I’m expecting to hear the views of Mr Lavrov on world interest issues, on international peace and security, especially on the hot issue of Syria,” he added.

Kasoulides said he will also raise Cyprus’ concerns over the planned development at  neighbouring Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear plant by Russian firm Rosatom.

His meeting with Lavrov, who will be accompanied by deputy foreign minister Alexei Meshkov, will be followed by a press conference and an official luncheon.

In the meantime, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Wednesday rejected western media ‘absurd’ allegations that Moscow tries to hinder the reunification of Cyprus.

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“These absurd allegations reflect the dissatisfaction of some political forces which adjust their actions to certain groups in the United States and Britain with our principled position on Cyprus,” she said.

“Russia`s position has not changed. We stand for a comprehensive, fair and viable settlement of the Cypriot problem in the interests of all Cypriots,” she added.

Zakharova also said Moscow will support any decision the Cypriots take and that they regard as unacceptable any attempts to use external influence to artificially accelerate the UN-brokered process so as to achieve a settlement at all costs.

Russia is closely monitoring the current stage of the inter-communal dialogue in Cyprus and wishes it success, she also said.

“The anti-Russia allegations are a smokescreen created to obscure the problems that should be addressed within the framework of the Cyprus settlement, such as the island state’s external security issues,” she also said.

“It is disappointing that the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are not involved in the discussion of these issues. It is obvious that the system of guarantees that was forced on Cyprus under the 1960 London and Zurich agreements is ineffective,” she added.

Russia is convinced, she noted, that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus following reunification can be safety protected by UN Security Council guarantees.

She then reaffirmed Russia’s belief that a Cyprus settlement can be truly lasting and reliable only if it is based on the expression of the political will by both Greek and Turkish Cypriots.

“That is, the combined population of Cyprus. As far as we know, the leaders of both communities accept this formula. It is based on common sense,” she said.

“We are successfully developing relations with the Republic of Cyprus in various spheres, and we believe that our relationship will continue after the island’s reunification. We know about the Cyprus leaders’ resolve to gradually strengthen cooperation with Russia,” she added.

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