Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met with the Mayor of Famagusta Simos Ioannou on Monday, April 3, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens, to discuss the latest developments the Cyprus issue. During the meeting, Dendias underlined Greece’ support to efforts for a just and viable solution, based on the UN Security Council Resolutions for the creation of a bicommunal, bizonal federation. “I met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the Mayor of Famagusta, S. Ioannou. The focus was on the latest developments in the Cyprus problem. Greece supports efforts for a just and viable solution, based on the UNSC Resolutions for the creation of a bicommunal, bizonal federation,” Dendias said in a post on Twitter. Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Varosha, the fenced off section of the Turkish occupied town of Famagusta, is often described as a ‘ghost town’. UN Security Council resolution 550 (1984) considers any attempts to settle any part of Varosha by people other than its inhabitants as inadmissible and calls for the transfer of this area to the administration of the UN. UN Security Council resolution 789 (1992) also urges that with a view to the implementation of resolution 550 (1984), the area at present under the control of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus be extended to include Varosha.
Source: Cyprus News Agency