I see no reason why Greece and Cyprus could be convinced that Russia is their enemy or pursues a policy that is not friendly to them, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, answering a question at a conference. Press.
He stressed that Russia has “very warm, close relations” and “spiritual ties” with Greece and Cyprus and that there is no enmity between anyone in Russia, Greece and Cyprus.
According to a statement from the Russian embassy in Nicosia, when asked if statements by US diplomats about a change in Russia's attitude towards Greece and Cyprus have any basis, Lavrov said: they say it in any other country “.
“I do not see any reason why these countries could be convinced that Russia is their enemy or pursues a policy that is not friendly to them. “Someone is trying to persuade them, but politicians with common sense can see the whole truth: that the effort is simply to create an enemy for the Russian Federation.”
The head of the Russian diplomacy described such methods as “brutal public pressure”, which do not correspond to the concepts of diplomacy.
He pointed out that “not everyone in these countries like Cyprus and Greece can respond publicly to such war cry, because they are afraid to insult the` Big Brother` “.
He stressed that Russia has “very warm, close relations” and “spiritual ties” with Greece and Cyprus and that there is no enmity between anyone in Russia, Greece and Cyprus. He noted that he recently visited Greece and Cyprus and spoke by phone with the Foreign Minister of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis.
