Cyprus will have an opportunity to assess Turkey’s intentions over the Cyprus problem in the upcoming informal EU foreign ministers meeting, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Friday.

The government is “preparing for all scenarios, where we hope Turkey will show a constructive stance,” he told reporters after a Cabinet meeting.

Fidan accepted the invitation to attend the meeting also known as Gymnich, slated for August 29 in Brussels. Nicosia stressed he was invited after it gave the green light, and it was not pressured to do so.

Asked if Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos will call on Fidan to recognise the Republic of Cyprus, Letymbiotis said “Cyprus’ positions will be presented they way they always have been.”

While he expressed the hope Turkey would show a constructive stance, the spokesman underlined they were ready for any situation which could arise.

“In any case, all 27 foreign ministers of member states will be there, in the presence of Fidan as a visitor, and they will see for themselves and reach their own conclusions.”

Letymbiotis said Gymnich would be an “opportunity to confirm Turkey’s real stance and intentions.”

The government however has come under a lot of pressure on the home front, with parties piling on the criticism who have accused the President of ‘conceding’ for allowing Fidan to attend.

Letymbiotis was asked to comment on statements by MP Pavlos Mylonas that President Nikos Christodoulides did not stick to his pre-election promises on the Cyprus problem, with the spokesman responding that “every MP has to right to share their opinions.”

However, he urged for anyone to go back and check Christodoulides’ promises both before and after his election.

“You will see that there is continuity in the way he handles the national matter, the Cyprus problem.

“It is our initiatives that have brought back activity on the Cyprus problem after seven years of inactivity and we hope for more. We are still not satisfied as negotiations have not begun yet,” but the international community has accepted the Greek Cypriot’s “constructive stance,” Letymbiotis said.

The spokesman sought to stress that “we are all at the same starting point. The so-called status quo is not acceptable by anyone.”

He expressed hope for a positive result and activity surrounding the Cyprus problem.

Responding to growing criticism that Nicosia gave the green light for Fidan’s attendance, Letymbiotis said the decision was supporting on decisions of the European Council in April, linked Euro-Turkish relations to the Cyprus problem.

The spokesman specified the National Council had been briefed on the matter at the time, and rejected criticism from opposition parties that the President is not keeping political parties informed of any progress.

A National Council meeting is slated to take place next month on September 13, ahead of Christodoulides’ upcoming trip to New York.

Letymbiotis sought to assure that party leaders would be briefed as part of a policy on transparency.

Letymbiotis reaffirmed that any solution outside the UN-established framework, such as a two-state solution, would not be acceptable to the Republic of Cyprus or the international community. The government remains in close contact with the UN regarding the possibility of a tripartite meeting to discuss the issue further.