Athens and Nicosia must be the guardians of the effort to find a solution to the Cyprus issue, in spite of Turkey's intransigency, main opposition New Democracy's shadow minister for the Cyprus problem George Koumoutsakos said in statements published on Sunday.

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos is likely to meet with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras next week to discuss the Cyprus issue.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked British counterpart Theresa May her support in achieving a “fair and viable” solution for Cyprus during a phone call on Tuesday, his office said in a press release.