Christodoulides talks Iran with von der Leyen
President Nikos Christodoulides held telephone conversations with European Commission President Ursula von der Layen and Greek Prime Kyriakos Mitsotakis to discuss developments in the region following US-Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday morning.
In a post on X, he said he had spoke with von der Leyen about the “deeply worrying regional developments”, adding Cyprus is committed to continue working closely with partners in the EU and the region to ensure regional stability and security.
Government spokesman Konstantinos Letympiotis also on X wrote that Christodoulides held a telephone conversation with Mitsotakis during which they exchanged views on developments in the region.
Meanwhile, EU High Representative Kaja Kallas has convened an extraordinary Council of Foreign Ministers via video conference on Sunday, stressing that Iran’s counterattacks risk dragging the wider region into war.
“I will convene an extraordinary Council of Foreign Ministers by teleconference on Sunday, so that we can examine the rapidly evolving events in the Middle East,” Kallas said in her post.
“I am in communication with our partners in the Gulf countries. The Iranian regime’s indiscriminate attacks against its neighbouring states risk dragging the region into a wider war and we condemn this,” she said. “It is important that the war does not expand further. Iran has choices to make.”
Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos is expected to take part in the teleconference.