Cyprus issue would benefit from improved Greek-Turkish relations, says Christodoulides

Any improvement in Greek-Turkish relations will also help in resolving the Cyprus issue, Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has said, speaking after the inaugural Greece-Cyprus High-Level Cooperation Council on Friday.

Standing alongside Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens, Christodoulides sent a clear message to Ankara, saying that the prospects of a closer relationship between Turkey and the EU, which both Cyprus and Greece desire, "depends on progress in Greek-Turkish issues and the Cyprus problem."

He expressed satisfaction with the results of the cooperation council and the decisions that were made, noting that it was now important to monitor their implementation.

He described relations between Greece and Cyprus as excellent and their cooperation as exceptional but that there was always room for further improvement.

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