The president of Cyprus, Nikos Jristodoulides, has shown this Sunday his dissatisfaction with what he considers a slow reaction from the European Union (EU) to the crisis caused by Israel’s bombardment to military objectives and nuclear facilities on Iranian soil.
“It is not possible for the EU to claim a geopolitical role, which see all these events and does not have at least at least indispensable, a call of its Council of Foreign Ministers. So we have requested it from the EU … and I think it will be held,” said Jristodoulides, according to local media.
The president wanted to publicly show his dissatisfaction with the fact that the EU was, in his opinion, slow to react, and said that one or two member countries did not agree with the joint statement sent.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, issued a note yesterday in which he urged “all parties”, not to mention Iran or Israel, to “immediately reduce the tension and refrain from retaliation.”
Jristodoulides announced today that he plans to telephone this Sunday, at the request of Iran, to Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamín Netanyahu, to end the crisis.
“Iran asked us to transmit some messages to Israel, so I will talk to (Netanyahu) today. That was scheduled for last night, but due to the chaotic situation, it could not be,” said President Chipriota today.
Jristodoulides said that the objective of that call is to end the current situation that, “does not lead to any result or resolution of any difference.”
The politician Chipriot explained that he has also spoken with the president of Egypt, Abdelfatah al Sisi, and with Von der Leyen.
