Nicosia anxiously waits for the strikes by the EU’s Josep Borrell on Turkish-held Famagusta and the way Ankara’s provocations shall be addressed when the Council meets once more in December.
Borrell – Excessive Consultant of the European Union for Overseas Affairs – is predicted to suggest concrete measures after the Council takes inventory of latest developments there.
The European Fee has already referred to as on Turkey to reverse its unilateral actions within the fenced off space of Varosha in Famagusta on July 20 – the anniversary of Ankara’s invasion in Cyprus again in 1974. That was after they opened up the ‘ghost city’ for settlement.
On Tuesday, the Overseas Ministers of Greece and Cyprus met once more in Nicosia – hours solely after the Overseas Ministers Council in Luxembourg the place the state of play in Famagusta was mentioned.
Their assembly primarily targeted on coordination strikes to be taken collectively in view of the subsequent COREPER (Committee of Everlasting Representatives) and December’s Council.
Each ministers careworn that they anticipated concrete measures on Famagusta on the premise of the proposals the EU Excessive Consultant would make. And that these measures needs to be taken quickly, very quickly.