The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, met with the President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Anastasiades, on the sidelines of the EU Summit in Brussels on Thursday.
President Anastasiades briefed Donald Tusk on developments in relation to Turkish provocation in the Cypriot EEZ. In a tweet after the meeting, Mr. Tusk wrote: “President @AnastasiadesCY updated me on the situation off the coast of Cyprus. I expect #EUCO to confirm its full solidarity with Cyprus and its readiness to respond appropriately.”

President @AnastasiadesCY updated me on the situation off the coast of Cyprus. I expect #EUCO to confirm its full solidarity with Cyprus and its readiness to respond appropriately. pic.twitter.com/t7pUUFITpL

— Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) June 20, 2019

“I briefed the President of the European Council, Mr Tusk, of the continuing acts of unlawful actions. We discussed the European Union’s reaction to Turkey’s violations of the Republic of Cyprus’s EEZ”, Nikos Anastasiades wrote in his own post on twitter.

Ενημέρωσα τον @eucopresident κ. Τουσκ για τις συνεχιζόμενες έκνομες ενέργειες της Τουρκίας. Συζητήσαμε για την αντίδραση του #EUCO στις παραβιάσεις της Τουρκίας στην ΑΟΖ της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας. pic.twitter.com/f41CvqGLXo

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— Nicos Anastasiades (@AnastasiadesCY) June 20, 2019