Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades addressed the "Stelios Bi-communal Business Awards 2014″ and stated his stance on international law violations.

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has declared that he will not rejoin negotiations between the two territories of Cyprus, due to Turkish intimidations of blackmail.

After concluding a meeting with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, United Nations Special Envoy to Cyprus Espen Barth Eide stated to reporters, "I think is is very important now that everybody acts responsibly and avoid further escalation and that we, as soon as possible, create an understanding that the oil and gas resources as President Anastasiades has repeatedly stated, is for all Cypriots".