“President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias has underlined that efforts to reunify Cyprus and its people will continue with persistence and good will,” the Cypriote Famagusta Gazette reports.

The statement of the President voiced by one of the officials at the Armenian Church of Nicosia reads, "We remain committed to our goals for the creation of a peaceful, united and prosperous homeland for all its citizens, Greek Cypriots, Turkish Cypriots, Maronites, Armenians and Latins. These efforts to reunify Cyprus and its people will continue with persistence and good will, asserting our rights based on principles. We pursue a bizonal, bicommunal federation with a single sovereignty, citizenship and international personality as well as unified economic institutions.

Speaking about the Armenian Diaspora of Cyprus, President underlined that “tight bonds of friendship and common struggles describe the historic paths of Greek Cypriots and Armenians in our country. Cyprus and its people have always been present to the important historic times of the Armenian people.”

The President also recalled that Cyprus was the first European state that officially recognized Genocide in Ottoman Empire.