During the visit to Damascus, the head of the Greek Cyprus Demetrios Khristofas asked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to help in canceling the support to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus by the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), the Turkish Cihan news agency reported.
Khristofas also discussed the cancellation of ferry transportation from Syria to South Cyprus.
Khristofas's visit to Damascus takes place on the backdrop of the Turkish Foreign Minister's forthcoming visit to Syria, where he intends to act as mediator in improving the Iraqi-Syrian relations