Cyprus: All parties except ELAM will go to Geneva

A meeting of the National Council, chaired by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, took place at the Presidential Palace of Cyprus on Tuesday (16/3). During it, Nikos Anastasiadis briefed the political leaders on the latest developments in the Cyprus issue, on the contacts and exchanges of views he had with the European institutions and with EU heads of state and government, but also with other actors of the international community..

The government spokesman, Kyriakos Kousios, after the meeting ended, stated that it was also attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Christodoulidis, and the negotiator of the Greek Cypriot side, Andreas Mavrogiannis.

Also, as broadcast by the Athens News Agency, he informed the political leaders about the process that will be followed during the Five-party conference in Geneva and once again called on the political leaders to accompany him during the five-party process. «All political parties, with the exception of ELAM, have accepted the invitation of the President of the Republic and the political leaders will be present in GenevaHe said characteristically.

THE Nikos Anastasiadis informed the political leaders that before the move to Geneva there will be another meeting of the National Council, while in the meantime the sessions of the advisory group that will advise the President of the Republic and the negotiator will continue.

Finally, the President of the Republic referred to the developments concerning the coronavirus pandemic and especially to the recent events that took place in Limassol, and asked the political leaders to all assist in order to instill in our people the need for self-discipline, for social and wider understanding of the problem, so that we can, through limiting the spread of the pandemic, return to normalcy as soon as possible. “