Russia welcomes the initiative of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to organize a five-day informal meeting on the Cyprus issue and hopes that this will allow the resumption of a meaningful dialogue aimed at achieving results at various levels, the Ambassador said in a written statement. , Stanislav Osaci.
At the same time, he notes that "it will take cool and meticulous work from the sides at all levels, as well as political will and willingness to reach compromise agreements."
He also stressed that "we consider unacceptable the decision to open Varosia", to note that "any unilateral actions that violate previous UN Security Council resolutions create additional difficulties for the resumption of the negotiation process."
The Russian Ambassador points out that his country continues to closely monitor the situation in relation to the Cyprus issue. "Our position is well known. "Some accuse us of repeating the same positions for many years."
He points out that such a consistent approach aims solely to preserve all the positives that have accumulated from the sides during the sometimes difficult negotiations on the road to the reunification of the island and were summarized in the agreed parameters of the UN and the relevant UN Security Council resolutions. .
The current situation, he says, which has been stagnant for more than three years, is causing not only our concern but also that of the entire international community.
"The lack of progress in the negotiation process leads to the deconstruction of the situation around the island, to the creation of accomplishments, pushes some of its participants to unilateral actions that are contrary to the decisions of the United Nations Security Council," he notes.
We strongly believe, he adds, that it is unacceptable to question the importance of UN resolutions, which concern the whole spectrum of the Cyprus problem, including the basis for a solution, or to allow their free interpretation.
"In our view, the UN package of decisions regarding Cyprus, which provides for the establishment of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation with an international personality, is an optimal consensus basis for a solution to the Cyprus problem for both communities on the island." says the Russian Ambassador.
He also points out that "the desire to challenge the expediency of full compliance with them can have unforeseen consequences not only for the communities but also for the legal basis of the island's state structure, which was settled in the Zurich-London Agreements in 1959".
"We welcome the initiative of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to organize a five-day informal meeting. We hope that this will allow the resumption of a meaningful dialogue aimed at achieving results at various levels. We are sure that there is no other alternative than this. "It's the only stable way to find mutually acceptable solutions to any dispute issues."
In the circumstances when the sides have serious differences of opinion about the future of the island, it is difficult to expect an immediate break of the impasse for a solution, says Mr. Osaci, noting that "it will take cool and meticulous work from the sides at all levels. , as well as political will and willingness to reach compromise agreements. At the end of the day, the final solution is in their hands ".
It states that the Russian Federation, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, remains committed to the settlement arrangements adopted by the relevant resolutions.
"The lack of a solution does not contribute to promoting stability in the Eastern Mediterranean. "We have repeatedly reiterated that the best way to reduce tensions in relation to the island is to achieve a comprehensive, lasting, sustainable and just solution to the Cyprus problem," he said.
The Russian Ambassador points out that as a permanent member of the UN Security Council and as a country that traditionally maintains close relations with the countries of the region and is directly interested in preventing the escalation of tensions in and around the friendly country of Cyprus, Russia intends to continue to actively support the steps to achieve a result that will create conditions of prosperity, security and development of a united island for the benefit of all the people living there.
Source: KYPE