But the Greek Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said a resumption of talks to reunify the island were far off. The Greek and Turkish ministers agreed to meet again in Athens in nine months time.

Euronews correspondent in Athens Stamatis Giannsis said: “In spite of the spirit of goodwill that was evident in the meetings between the Turkish and Greek foreign minister and the Greek political leadership, the outcome of their talks demonstrated once more that bridging the gap on the open issues between the two neighbouring countries is still subject to a long and arduous process of political negotiation.”

Source: www.euronews.com