France supports efforts for Cyprus solution
03.SEP.09
France has pledged its support towards efforts for a solution to the Cyprus problem, Cyprus President Demetris Christofias said after a working lunch he had yesterday with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy in Paris.
Chistofias and Sarkozy discussed the latest developments in the Cyprus problem, relations between the two countries and Turkey`s EU accession course in view of the European Commission`s assessment in December.
Speaking to the press, Christofias said he was very pleased with the outcome of the meeting.
"France, as President Sarkozy has said, has been supporting Cyprus right from the first start and will continue to do so until Cyprus is vindicated, on the right basis, always defending principles,” he said.
On bilateral relations, Christofias pointed out that they are at a very good level, adding that both he and Sarkozy have authorised their respective foreign ministers to be in constant contact to prepare documents and agreements, to be signed between the two countries as soon as possible.
The solution should be functional, based on UN resolutions and human rights conventions and fundamental freedoms, he stressed.
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