Visit of Yiannakis Omirou, President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus to the EP in Brussels. Arrival, welcome by Martin SCHULZ, EP President, roundtable and extracts from the press point

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SCHULZ, Martin (S&D, DE)

OMIROU, Yiannakis (CY)

Martin SCHULZ, EP President meets with Yiannakis Omirou, President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus: arrival, roundtable and extracts from the press point

Martin SCHULZ, EP President meets with Yiannakis Omirou, President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, shaking hands

SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President, We are looking with quite a big optimism the ongoing negotiation in the island between the two sides; with optimism for our side on the European Parliament, and we hope that it is justified, that the talks which are in a decisive phase really will finish with a success, because we believe that the unification of Cyprus in the times in which we are living and with the problems we are facing, it&rsquo;s a signal of hope, not only for the country, for the EU as a whole; I think it would be a worldwide signal that, with good will, solutions are possible.

SOUNDBITE (English), Martin SCHULZ, EP President: I gave the guarantee to Chairman Omirou that the EP is available to do whatever is needed at the moment we get a signal from the country that we should intervene; the EP is prepared to do it.

SOUNDBITE (English), Yiannakis Omirou, President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus: I would like to thank Martin for his support regarding the efforts for the settlement of the longstanding Cyprus problem on the basis of the principles upon which the European Union is founded. I consider the subsidiary contribution of the EU, and especially of the EP, towards the efforts of the settlement of the Cyprus problem as very very important and valuable.

SOUNDBITE (English), Yiannakis Omirou, President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus: We have also discussed the stabilising role of the Republic of Cyprus in a region of conflicts and destabilisation. Cyprus aims at sustain and enhancing its role as a stabilizing and cooperation factor in the region.