If and when any of the measures proposed by the EU against Russiado not help and are not towards the goal pursued by the EU, then they will simply not be adopted, said the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the laying of the foundation stone of the new EOKA Fighters’ Restoration Wing in Palodia, the President, N. Anastasiadis, was invited to refer to the debate that will take place on Monday in the EU regarding the imposition of sanctions. against Russia and how it will act on it the Cypriot government said that “Some concerns have already been raised about the 6th package. What we have said is that they need to be targeted in order to have results.
At the same time, the impact on the Member States should be taken into account by European partners, and ultimately, instead of being sanctions against the invader, they should be sanctions against the Member States. Therefore, we will act accordingly.
We are in favor of the unity of the EU, in favor of the measures that must be taken when international law is violated. And this certainly can not exclude Cyprus».
Asked if there is a case for KD not to participate, the President said that “there is no such thing. What is there is that if and when some of the proposed measures that we have identified and documented have shown that they do not help, are not in line with the EU goal, those specific measures will simply not be adopted.».
You are called to say if there is a case to open the discussion on NATO membership for Cyprus as wellPresident Anastasiadis said that “I think it is too early to discuss something similar, there are serious problems that, even if it were the wish of the Cypriot government, would run into procedural issues and especially the refusal of course of Turkey.
It takes unanimity to become a (member) of NATO. In addition, we are a small country, we need protection of course, the issue is to be effective in protection and decisions to be approved by the people».
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