There can be no solution in Cyprus if the treaty of guarantee is still in place - Anastasiades

There can be no solution to the Cyprus problem if the anachronistic treaty of guarantee continues to be in place, said Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades.

According to Anastasiades this is the message he has asked the Greek Premier to communicate to the Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan. 

The essence of the message is that to reach a settlement, we have to be fully in line with what the UN Secretary General has ascertained, and that is that the anachrnonistic treaty of guarantee cannot continue, especially when we are talking about an EU member state, Anastasiades said, responding to press questions during a reception to celebrate the French National Day, at the French Ambassador’s residence.

The message which the French Ambassador conveyed in his address at the reception, Anastasiades noted, was also very important. The Ambassador told his guests that “the best guarantee for a reunited Cyprus, an EU member, is Europe.”

Anastasiades also said he had not talked to Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan earlier today, on the sidelines of the NATO summit. Anastasiades noted that he would converse with Tsipras either later tonight or tomorrow.

Asked about the message he conveyed to Erdogan through Tsipras, President Anastasiades said that “my message is that in order to find a solution we must be fully in line with everything that the UN Secretary General has said, meaning that the anachronistic treaty of guarantees cannot continue, especially in an EU member state.”

source: CNA