Resolution of the Cyprus issue "which will be acceptable to the two communities, will not be imposed from outside, nor will it have a specific timetable in advance". These, emphasizes the permanent representative of Russia in the EU. Vladimir Tsizov, these are the necessary conditions for the talks to thrive. At this stage, however, Russia's permanent representative to the European Union, who has served in Cyprus and has been involved in the Cyprus issue for many years, does not appear optimistic.
According to the Athens Agency, in an interview with the newspaper "Phileleftheros" Mr. Tsizov points out: "As for what is said to be the last chance of Cyprus, I remember a person who came to Cyprus, at Larnaca airport, stating" This is the year of the Cyprus solution ”. It was Madeleine Albright. And the year was 1989 ".
As for the Politico newspaper, which reported that Russia does not welcome the reunification of Cyprus, Mr. Tzizov said that he has recently noticed a wider anti-Russian campaign in the Western press, however, adding, "this article contained lies. which concerned not only the politics of my country but also me personally ". Because, he continued, 30 years ago, in May 1986, I was serving at the Embassy in Cyprus. "My country, then called the Soviet Union, made a proposal for a comprehensive plan for a solution to the Cyprus problem, which contained everything, and the International Conference - right, however," he said.
Mr Jizov also referred to an incident a few days before the April 2004 referendums on the Annan plan. "A colleague of mine, a political director from an EU country, I will not say which one, visited Moscow and we had consultations on a wide range of issues, including the Cyprus issue. And he asked me what I think, with my experience in Cyprus, about the developments in the Cyprus issue. I answered him clearly that the Greek Cypriots would vote "no". And he tells me: "We in the EU know better, we know everything, it will be 52% -54% in favor of the Greek Cypriot side". I answered him with good luck. "A week later, he got a call from his country and said, 'How right you were!'" The Russian diplomat concluded.