Following his meeting with President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday that Greece and Cyprus are a field of stability in the wider region, which is characterized by conflicts.

After the conclusion of the meeting, the Greek PM announced that the two leaders agreed on a trilateral meeting with Egypt that will focus on ways to safeguard the peace and stability in the Eastern Mediterranean.

“This meeting is also an invitation to other forces of the region to cooperate with us, always within the framework of the international UN principles,” Tsipras added.

Commenting on the positive stance of the EC Commissioner of Energy with regard to the energy agreements Greece intends to sign, the Greek PM told the Cypriot President that “better things come to those who try”.

In his statements, the Greek Prime Minister also stressed that the primary target of the two nations is the continuation of the bi-community discussions for a just and viable solution to the Cyprus issue.

With regard to the Turkish provocations and the way they have affected the progress of negotiations for the Cyprus issue, Tsipras said: “We underlined that after Barbaros withdrawal, the conditions are better for the restart of the discussions.”