President of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiadis. File photoATHENA, May 14.Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis believes that it is too early for Nicosia to discuss NATO membership due to Turkey's position, which will block the admission of Cyprus to the alliance. that a discussion of NATO and Cyprus membership will begin. «I think it is too early to discuss something like that, there are serious problems that, even if the Cypriot government had the desire, would face procedural issues and, of course, the objection on the part of Turkey. Unanimity is required for the state to become a member of NATO,» Anastasiadis said. His statement was circulated by the press and information bureau. «Besides this, we are a small country, we need protection, of course, and the main thing is that the protection be effective, and any decisions be approved by the people,» the president said.
«A threat to the whole world.» China warned about the consequences of NATO expansion When asked about new anti-Russian sanctions, Anastasiadis replied that if any sanctions proposed by the EU against Russia do not help and do not meet the goal pursued by the EU, they simply will not be accepted. The EU will discuss the introduction on Monday new sanctions against Russia. When asked how the Cypriot government would act, Anastasiadis said that «some concerns have already been expressed about the sixth package.» «We said that they should be targeted, meaning getting results. At the same time, European partners should impact on EU member states, and ultimately it should be sanctions against the invading country, not sanctions against member states. So we will act accordingly,» Anastasiadis said.
The ruling party of Turkey spoke about the entry of Sweden and Finland into NATO»We are for the unity of the EU, for the measures that must be taken in violation of international law. And this, of course, cannot exclude Cyprus,» — the president said. When asked if Cyprus could not participate in the sanctions, the president replied that there was nothing like that. «If some of the proposed measures that we have identified and documented show that they do not help, n do not correspond to the goal pursued by the EU, these specific measures will simply not be taken,» he said. Sweden and Finland
