Referring to yesterday's telephone conversation between US and Cypriot Foreign Ministers Anthony Blinken and Nico Christodoulidis, State Department spokesman Ned Price said they reaffirmed their mutual commitment to deepen US relations.
“The two ministers agreed on the importance of promoting stability in the Eastern Mediterranean through regional co-operation and the peaceful settlement of disputes,” Ned Price said in a written statement.
He added that Anthony Blinken pledged “continued US support for the Cypriot leadership in its efforts to facilitate the reunification of the island as a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation for the benefit of all Cypriots, as the United States encourages transparency, flexibility and compromise to find common ground so that talks on a settlement of the Cyprus issue can resume. “
At the same time, Mr. Blinken expressed his support for the 3 + 1 diplomatic mechanism, which includes the Republic of Cyprus, Greece, Israel and the United States.
Finally, the US Secretary of State stressed the importance of efforts to address the harmful influence of Russia and China in the region.
Source: KYPE
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