CYPRUS TALKS CONTINUE WITH ‘GOOD WILL’

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE
23.Nov.09

President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias has underlined
that efforts to reunify Cyprus and its people will continue with
persistence and good will.

In an address at a mass at the Armenian Church in Nicosia, read out
by Deputy Minister to the President Titos Christofides, President
Christofias stressed "we remain committed to our goals for the creation
of a peaceful, united and prosperous homeland for all its citizens,
Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Maronites, Armenians and Latins".

He reiterated that "efforts to reunify Cyprus and its people will
continue with persistence and good will, asserting our rights based on
principles. We pursue a bizonal, bicommunal federation with a single
sovereignty, citizenship and international personality as well as
unified economic institutions".

Referring to the Armenian people living in Cyprus, he said that "tight
bonds of friendship and common struggles describe the historic paths
of Greek Cypriots and Armenians in our country".

"Cyprus and its people have always been present to the important
historic times of the Armenian people", he said.

The Cypriot President recalled that Cyprus was the first European
state, which adopted a resolution recognising the Armenian Genocide.

The religious groups in Cyprus, he said, are an important part of
Cyprus and enrich its multicultural society.

President Christofias reassured that the government does its utmost
to contribute to maintaining he religious groups` identities.