Anastasiades: Unfair solution destined to fail

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is sending a message to Ankara and the Turkish Cypriot leadership that a Cyprus solution shouldn't fail to undo past injustices.

Anastasiades, who spoke at a public event Thursday evening, said he wanted to send a message to Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership that he was in favor of a solution to the Cyprus problem as long as a settlement would not perpetuate "traces of injustice" left over from the London-Zurich agreements.

"An agreement based on injustice is destined to fail," the president said.

Anastasiades also said that the grievances of the Greek Cypriots, including their expectations in a viable solution, are not up for negotiation, adding that he is ready to work towards a just solution.

"What I want to send out as a message is that everything we have stood for and continue to stand for, in...