"Patriarch Kirill urges Cyprus reunification‎"

Jan 25, 2011 21:55



24 January 2011, Interfax
"Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on Saturday called for rebuilding the unity and territorial integrity of Cyprus.
"The position of both the Russian Orthodox Church and Russia remains unchanged - Cyprus is a single state. All resources must be used to restore the degree of confidence that between the two communities had for centuries and the atmosphere in which people lived," Patriarch Kirill told reporters after he and the archbishop of Cyprus, Chrysostomos II, led a worship service at the Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin.
There are "quite many means" to reunify Cyprus, and it is "deplorable" that the international community has been unable to have the country reunited, the Patriarch said.
He said he would pray "for justice to be restored, for the unity and territorial integrity of Cyprus to be restored, for the two communities - the Greek and Turkish ones - to live together in peace and harmony of thought, maintaining a good relationship and preserving their cultural and religious traditions."
"We will use all available resources to bring this about," the Patriarch said".
That's while "Cyprus Talks In Geneva -Turkish Cypriot Leader Travels To Switzerland‎", "Erdoğan: No deal unless EU acts on trade with Turkish Cyprus", "Turkey to be ready for EU membership by beginning of 2014, Bağış says‎", "Mediterranean gas finds have Cypriots dreaming of riches‎""Turkey's President advises Merkel to be more constructive on Cyprus‎", "“Greek Cypriots know very well that Turkey's EU process is their insurance policy. The ending of Turkey's EU process would be their nightmare,” chief negotiator and State Minister Egemen Bağış told reporters Monday at the Istanbul Office of the Secretariat General for EU Affairs".
"Святейший Патриарх Кирилл: Мы будем молиться о восстановлении единства и целостности Кипра", "До решения кипрской проблемы еще далеко - президент Республики Кипр Димитрис Христофиас", "Будущее Турции - в Европейском союзе, но путь к этому не прост - Папандреу"...

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