Prospects unlock Cyprus settlement and the situation in Ukraine will discuss the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Greece Sergey Lavrov Nikos Kotzias in the Russian capital on Wednesday, according to a report by the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs.
"Greece very interested to hear directly the Russian assessments of the prospects of Ukrainian settlement fall. In Greece there is a clear understanding that isolation can be achieved only by political, not military means ", - reported in the explanatory notes of the Department of information and press of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
"of course, considerable attention Lavrov and Cozies will pay a consideration of the prospects unlock the Cyprus settlement process, the resumption of intercommunal talks at the base of the respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus, the relevant resolutions of the UN security Council, statements by the leaders of the Cypriot communities from eleven February 2014. Russia, as a permanent member of the UNSC resolution, actively participates in efforts long-term solution to the Cyprus problem ", - reported in the document.
"An important rallying point for our countries is a joint struggle against fascism in the Second world war. Today, Russia and Greece are strongly opposed attempts to rewrite history, to glorify the Nazis and their accomplices. This year we are celebrating the 70th anniversary of Victory in great Patriotic war, which will be a new impetus to these efforts, " added the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
the report also noted that during the talks, the Ministers will discuss the problem of combating the terrorist threat, most importantly, from an " Islamic country ".
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