President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Anastasiades expressed his full appreciation for the European Council (EUCO) conclusions on Turkey. More specifically, in a post he made earlier this morning on Twitter, after the text was formalized, the President state the following:

"I express my full appreciation for the EUCO conclusions on the collective response against Turkey’s illegal actions and the violence of the sovereign rights of Cyprus and Greece. The EU’s crystal-clear common position is that Turkey should fully respect international law and the UN convention of the Law of the Sea".

(CNA)