Cypriot President Anastasiades Wants Confidence Restoration Measures With Turkey

President Anastasiades stated, "...what we need now is the implementation of measures that will restore confidence, and not measures that increase mistrust among the legal citizens of the island, through actions that violate international law," according to Parikiaki.

The Republic of Cyprus President added, "I call the Turkish Cypriot leadership and in particular Turkey to demonstrate genuine political will and negotiate in good faith, so as to contribute constructively to the efforts to reach a settlement as soon as possible, not only in theory and rhetoric, but through practical and substantial actions."

President Anastasiades also voiced his stance on the island's financial issues and Eurogroup mandates, "As a result of the hard work of the government and the efforts of the ordinary citizens, I can state with certainty that we have turned the page; the Cypriot economy is now on the road to recovery".

The Greek-Cypriot chief added, "Cyprus has made great progress in its reform program during these two years. The credit institutions have been restructured and recapitalized, foreign capital has been invested both in the Bank of Cyprus and the Hellenic Bank and public finances have been consolidated and important structural reforms, including a privatizations' roadmap, have been initiated. These achievements helped Cyprus re-access international capital markets during 2014."