President Christodoulides appeared, emphasizing that the European Union sent a positive message towards Ankara, and he was satisfied with the outcome of the discussion and the content of the Conclusions regarding Turkey.
\nIn his statements, President Christodoulides, attending the second day of the Summit\u2019s proceedings, expressed his satisfaction with the results of the strategic discussion held on Turkey. The President mentioned that \u201cfrom the beginning, we set a goal, the substantive connection of Euro-Turkish relations with the Cyprus issue, which is clearly evident in the Conclusions and the discussion held.\u201d
\nContinuing, President Christodoulides underscored that \u201cwe deliberately sent a message to Turkey, a positive message,\u201d the realisation of which \u201cdepends on specific positive developments in Euro-Turkish relations and progress in Cyprus.\u201d
\nNikos Christodoulides referred to a significant juncture, taking into account the efforts made by the UN Secretary-General to resume negotiations.
\nFurthermore, President Christodoulides expressed gratitude to all leaders participating in the discussion, \u201cfirst and foremost, the Prime Minister of Greece,\u201d as well as \u201cthe President of France, the Chancellor of Germany, the Prime Minister of Italy, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands,\u201d and also the President of the Council and the President of the Commission.
\nAccording to Christodoulides, through their interventions, they clarified \u201cthis connection and recognised the constructive role of the Republic of Cyprus and the current need for Turkey, if it desires this positive message to be translated into specific actions, to proceed with the necessary steps in Cyprus.\u201d
\nReferring to the discussion on developments in the Middle East, President Christodoulides said that \u201cbeyond the general message of avoiding exacerbation of the situation, it was important that the position of the Republic of Cyprus, the position to reconsider the status for specific areas of Syria, was greeted and supported by a significant number of states.\u201d
\nHe mentioned Denmark, Austria, Italy, and Greece as examples. He added that the Institutions also view this dimension positively \u201cand the need, after 14 years, to re-examine this status, something that will have a substantial positive impact on addressing migration.\u201d
\nThe President mentioned that he and Ursula von der Leyen informed about Lebanon and their upcoming visit on 2nd May, during which a specific economic support package for the country will be announced, addressing both migration and the multiple challenges the neighbouring country faces.
\nFurthermore, he mentioned that Charles Michel, during his intervention, said that before the end of his term, he plans to organise a special EU summit with the Arab states of the region, and one of the issues to be addressed will be the status of Syria.European Union relations with Turkey. positive message, Euro-Turkish relations, Cyprus issue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Christodoulides expressed satisfaction with the positive message sent to Turkey by the European Union during a strategic discussion on Euro-Turkish relations and the Cyprus issue. He thanked leaders for their support, including the Prime Minister of Greece, the President of France, the Chancellor of Germany, and others. The President also mentioned the need for Turkey to take specific actions in Cyprus to translate the positive message into reality. Additionally, he highlighted the support for re-examining the status of specific areas in Syria, which could positively impact migration. Finally, he discussed plans for economic support for Lebanon and a future EU summit with Arab states to address the status of Syria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2134,4477,1031,2458,3,1539,413,4985,398,379,599,6932,2404,499,4081,576,747,2828,4691,2796,419,3940,412,148,4442,69,821,1864,4279,193,5821,1069,4509,6951,4843,2405,1792,3840,3522,3225,3043,6386,1358,2471,114,177,414,1093,4100],"class_list":["post-8688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-challenges","tag-charles","tag-christodoulides","tag-connection","tag-cyprus","tag-cyprus-issue","tag-cyprus-problem","tag-developments","tag-diplomacy","tag-eu","tag-euro","tag-euro-turkish-relations","tag-european-union","tag-france","tag-future","tag-germany","tag-greece","tag-institutions","tag-intervention","tag-issues","tag-italy","tag-leaders","tag-lebanon","tag-local","tag-message","tag-middle-east","tag-migration","tag-negotiations","tag-netherlands","tag-nikos-christodoulides","tag-package","tag-positive-developments","tag-positive-impact","tag-positive-message","tag-president","tag-president-christodoulides","tag-prime-minister","tag-progress","tag-relations","tag-republic-of-cyprus","tag-satisfaction","tag-situation","tag-support","tag-syria","tag-top-news","tag-turkey","tag-un","tag-ursula-von-der-leyen","tag-visit"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n