In your statements by former Prime Minister, Antonis Samaraswho during his speech in Cyprus harshly criticized the government for the Greek-Turkish and Cypriot languages, responded to the government representative Pavlos Marinakis.
“I would like to answer, starting with a rhetorical question, whether there is at least half a statement from a government official that even implies a concession. There is not a moment when both the Prime Minister and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and I personally, representing the government, do not emphasize that we will never put sovereignty issues on the table”, emphasized Mr. Marinakis during the briefing for political editors .
“We will never discuss harmful solutions for Cyprus”
Continuing to focus on the Cypriot issue, the government representative stressed that “it is a given that Greek positions are identical to Cypriot ones”. “Greece and Cyprus are moving forward together on this issue as well as in general. It is a given that the solution to the Cyprus issue based on UN SA decisions is our national position,” he stated, adding that “the resumption of dialogue with Turkey has positive results even in the informal resumption of discussions on the Cyprus issue”.
“With all this and repeating that Greece and Cyprus walk together, what does Cyprus want? Betray yourself? asked Marinakis and added: “So there is no such issue, it is the Cypriot government’s top priority. We will never discuss harmful solutions for Cyprus, a two-state solution, and we will continue to move in that direction”, he clarified.
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