Russian Ambassador to Cyprus Vyacheslav Shumskiy said that Moscow fully supports the sovereign right of Cyprus to exploit its natural resources.

“Our position is absolutely clear , and we were among the first countries to comment on that, and we totally support the sovereign right of the Cypriot people for exploitation of natural resources , this is totally in accordance with the international law and with the EU regulations, so there is no doubt about that”, he noted.

Invited to comment on Turkish threats against Cyprus, he said that Turkey’s position is not “very wise”. “This is their position, they do not recognize the Republic of Cyprus, I don`t think that this is a very wise position”, he said.

Replying to a question whether Cyprus can expect something specific from the international community, Russian Ambassador said that “so far the situation is more or less quiet and I don’t think we will see it becoming ‘hot’”. Invited to comment on recent media reports that the Russian government is sending warships in the Mediterranean, he said that he has no information on that , adding that he will be available for comments , once he is briefed on the matter.