Greece and Cyprus co-ordinated action discussed

THE FOREIGN Minister of Greece Demetris Droutsas and President Demetris Christofias yesterday discussed the two sides’ coordinated action regarding developments in the Cyprus problem.

Droutsas, on a 24-hour visit to Cyprus, will later this week visit London and New York, where he will have meetings with his British counterpart and the Secretary General of the UN.

Speaking to reporters on his departure from the presidential palace after a two-hour working dinner with Christofias last night, Droutsas said cooperation between Greece and Cyprus is “constant and very close”.

Referring to Christofias’ visit to Athens earlier this month, where he met the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, Droutsas said that both sides had a very good meeting.

He added that his visit to Cyprus offers the opportunity to go into the details of the discussion the two sides had in the Greek capital and said that Athens and Nicosia, united, are able to tackle any challenge.

Droutsas will today meet his Cypriot counterpart Marcos Kyprianou and the leaders of political parties.

He departs Cyprus this afternoon.

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