UN efforts in Cyprus and Role of Religious Leaders Acknowledged
Margot Wallström, Minister for Foreign Affairs, welcomed the United Nations efforts to reach an agreement on the Cyprus issue and acknowledged the role of religious leaders of Cyprus in the reconciliation process at the Parliamentary debate on Foreign Affairs 2016 in the Swedish Parliament this morning, Wednesday 24.2.16.
Extract in English from the Statement of Government Policy 2016 on Cyprus:
“The Government welcomes the UN efforts to reach an agreement on the Cyprus issue. A solution would strengthen the UN’s authority and the EU’s ability to manage the challenges in its neighbourhood. Sweden has taken a unique initiative for cooperation between Cyprus’s religious leaders, who have an important role to play in the reconciliation process.”
You can see the full text of the Statement of Government Policy in the Parliamentary Debate on Foreign Policy 2016