Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said the support of the US Congress was ‘valuable’ in the effort to end Cyprus’ occupation.
In a post on X, the Spokesperson notes that within the framework of the 41st annual conference of the International Coordinating Committee ‘Justice for Cyprus’ (PSEKA), that took place in Washington, D.C. they held a series of important meetings with members of the House and Senate of the United States.
‘Cyprus-US relations have recorded significant and measurable progress in recent years,’ the Spokesperson says, noting that today, the cooperation between the two countries was steadily expanding in areas of strategic importance, from security and energy to the economy, technology and regional stability.
‘The Republic of Cyprus is now recognised as a reliable and predictable partner of the United States in the Eastern Mediterranean. As a state that can significantly contribute to the security, cooperation and stability of the wider region’, Letymbiotis says in his post.
At the same time, he adds, the struggle to end the island’s occupation and to restore legitimacy ‘continues with the same determination. With consistency, with persistence and with faith in International Law’.
‘The long-standing and bipartisan support expressed in the US Congress constitutes a valuable support in this effort’, he said, adding that every step that strengthens the international position of the Republic of Cyprus, ‘also strengthens our power to claim the liberation and reunification of our homeland’.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results due to Turkish intransigence. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.
In 2025 the Secretary-General hosted two informal meetings on Cyprus, in March in Geneva and in July in New York, while a tripartite meeting with the Cyprus leaders was also held in late September, at the end of the UN General Assembly High Level Week. An informal meeting in broader format that was expected to take place before the end of 2025, is yet to be announced. María Angela Holguín, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Cyprus, is tasked to engage with the parties.