The statements made by Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu have torpedoed any possibility for the resumption of a substantive dialogue in the Cyprus problem, Government Spokesman Christos Stylianides stressed here today.

In a written a statement the Spokesman undelined that during the last three months the President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades and the Greek Cypriot side have struggled constructively to break the deadlock and to enter, at last, into a process of substantive talks on the Cyprus problem with a prospect for a positive conclusion.

He indicated at the same time that Preside Anassades` position that the basis of the negotiations should be absolutely clear and ffully abide by UN Security Council resolutions has been affirmed,noting tat  and it is demonstrated that “if we enter into a dialogue without a specific basis for the negotiations, we will simply be led toward a deadlock with unforeseen consequences with regard to the prospects of a solution”.

Stylianides stressed that the Turkish Cypriot leadership, with the contribution of the Turkish side, displayed its persistence on extreme and intransigent positions,  a noted that under the present circumstances, the President of the Republic is not willing to enter into a dialogue for the sake of a dialogue.

Moreover, th Government Spokesman underlined that the international community has the obigation, in the context of these new facts of the geopolitical rearrangements in the Eastern Mediterranean, to help so that the region enters, at last, into a process for peace, stability and cooperation.

He also reaffireds that President Anastasiades and the Greek Cypriot side will continue with the same constructive approach, which emanates from the decisions and the resolutions of the United Nations, “believing that cooperation and stability in the region is to the benefit of all the people of this region and in particular, of course, of the people of Cyprus as a whole, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots alike”.

Cyprus has been divided since 1974 ,when Turkish troops invaded and occupied 37% of its territory. Previous UN-led efforts to reunify the island under a federal roof have failed. A renewed effort began in September this year, with the aim to finalise a joint statement that would pave the way for the resumption of Cyprus talks