The Presidency of the Republic of Cyprus published on Wednesday the letter dated 22/7/19 with the position expressed by the President of the Republic on the issue of hydrocarbons, which he sent to the UN Secretary-General, the President of the European Commission, the High Representative of the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Issues, with a notification to the Turkish Cypriot leader M. Akinci.

The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, met with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiades, on the sidelines of the EU Summit in Brussels on Thursday.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in coordination with the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, is expected to raise to the European Council the issue of the immediate examination and adoption of measures against Turkey, as long as the neighboring country insists on its actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, according to government sources.