Cyprus Issue At Deadlock Due to Turkish stance

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President Demetris Christofias said that the Cyprus problem is now in a deadlock due to Turkey's and Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu stance. Speaking at the celebration ceremony of Saint Maronas at the cathedral church of Maronite community in Cyprus, Christofias stressed that in the last five years successes and convergences have been achieved at the negotiations, which in total constitute significant improvements in relation to previous plans that attempted to be imposed but rightly were rejected by the Cypriot people.

"We subvert the unacceptable punishing climate prevailed internationally and particularly in Europe after the referenda (in 2004), with the correct stance of the Cypriot people and with demonstrating Turkey`s intransigence and the goodwill of our side."

Christofias added that with determination and seriousness the government managed to create an important perspective for the island in a strategic, political and economic point of view, with the delimitation of the EEZ, the researches for natural gas and the second licensing round. "We achieved that having on our side in a crucial time for the future of Cyprus, the entire intentional community", he stressed. (CNA)