During a telephone call between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, the latter proclaimed that a Cypriot solution must be founded on the joint declaration ratified by the nation's two leaders, according to Bayrak news portal.

Greek Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Evangelos Venizelos stated his government's worry, regarding Turkey's illegalities in the Greek-Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone.

During a recent U.S. Department of State daily press briefing in Washington, D.C., spokesperson Jennifer Psaki was questioned on the current state of affairs in Cyprus.