His resignation to the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiadis, submitted the negotiator in the Cyprus issue, Ambassador Andreas Mavrogiannis, according to his post “Citizen”.
Lack of mobility in the national issue of Cyprusessentially did what for which warned publicly a few weeks ago in an interview with RIK. The government spokesman, Marios Pelekanos, confirmed to “Politis” the resignation of Mavrogiannis, clarifying that will remain in office until May 15, as provided for in the relevant contract he has signed. The resignation was submitted in writing and was accepted by the President of the Republic. According to Cypriot government sources, no thought has been given to replacing it. There is even the such an appointment may not be made from the moment that no developments are expected in the Cyprus issue until the presidential elections of 2023. In such a case, a new appointment may be made by the new President of the Republic.
The resignation
In an interview with RIK, Mr. Mavrogiannis recently stated that “If there are no developments in the Cyprus issue, I will resign from the position of negotiator of the Greek Cypriot side. “I will give some time to see if there can be something with the appointment of an envoy or a MOE that concerns Famagusta”, he noted, “otherwise I will leave the position of negotiator».
In an interview also with Politis last summer, Mr. Mavrogiannis had stated that “does not mean having a negotiator without negotiations». He also cited as another reason for resigning, if he is interested in running for the 2023 presidential election. Then he said “I will submit my resignation”.
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