In his first visit to the country since being appointed EU envoy on the Cyprus issue, Raffaele Fitto underlined the European Union's intention to take on a significant role in the UN process on peace talks.
"The European Union is sending a very clear message: that it wishes to work and to take part with a very significant role in the United Nations process," Raffaele Fitto said after meeting with the president of the internationally recognised Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides. His visit also included a meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman.
He stressed that it is important for the EU "to contribute positively to the process", noting that the purpose of his first visit is to listen to the positions of the parties involved.
Fitto announced that he will return to Cyprus in the coming months and expressed the view that over the same period "very significant results" could be achieved.
“We want to follow the UN process clearly, because it is very important for us to make a significant and positive contribution in this way,” he said.
