There can be no bad solution to the Cyprus problem because President Demetris Christofias will not accept a solution that will not meet specific preconditions, as stipulated in UN resolutions and the agreements of 1977 and 1979, and is not based on the principles of international and European law, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou stressed on Wednesday.

Speaking after a meeting of the National Council, the top advisory body to the President on the handling of the Cyprus problem, Stephanou said that not everyone shares the same concept of a bizonal bicommunal federation – provided by the 1977 and 1979 agreements between the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities – so this needs to be discussed in order to reach a common understanding.

Stephanou said President Christofias briefed the National Council in depth on the meeting in New York between the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus and the UN Secretary General, and that the Council would continue to evaluate the course of negotiations until the next meeting in January with the UN chief, and will take the necessary decisions.

Commenting on concerns over possible dangers regarding a solution of the Cyprus problem, Stephanou pointed out that “we cannot reach a bad solution for the simple reason that the President of the Republic will not accept a solution that will not meet specific preconditions, as stipulated in UN resolutions and the agreements of 1977 and 1979, a solution that is not based on the principles of international and European law.“