Cyprus Talks: NATO not out of discussion for Cyprus guarantees - Anastasiades

Greek Cypriot president, Nicos Anastasiades has said he did not rule out the possibility of NATO taking the place of guarantees, in the event of a Cyprus settlement. 

He made the comments when speaking on the margins of a reception, in Nicosia, to honour Cypriot sailor Pavlos Kontides, who was named recently World Sailor 2018, on Monday.

According to an announcement by Anastasiades, he was asked by journalists if there were any thoughts to have NATO instead of guarantees in the event of a Cyprus settlement. 

Anastasiades replied that “we need to have the conditions first for the resumption of the dialogue, and there are ways, there is the UN, there is the EU, there are many ways that can safeguard the Republic of Cyprus.”

Asked if the NATO option is out of discussion, Anastasiades said that for him, nothing was out of discussion.

According to the 1960 Treaty of Guarantee, Greece, Turkey and the UK are guarantor powers of the Republic of Cyprus.

SOURCECNA