– Madam President, first I should like to thank everyone who contributed towards the integration of the Republic of Cyprus into the European Union and to say that Cyprus, which has battled and fought hard for freedom, justice and, above all, solidarity between peoples, is becoming a member of the European Union, which has these as its principles and objective.
Il nostro prossimo obiettivo è risolvere la questione cipriota, un obiettivo che, purtroppo, non siamo stati in grado di conseguire prima dell’ integrazione.