Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb in Nicosia on Monday that only through negotiations can the two Cypriot communities work out a solution to the decades-old Cyprus problem.
"It takes two to tango, dialogue is the only way forward," Stubb told reporters following a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Markos Kyprianou.
The visiting Finnish minister underlined that any solution has to be accepted by both Greek and Turkish Cypriots, instead of being imposed from the outside.
Stubb noted that he was on a fact-finding mission in Cyprus, adding both the European Union and the United Nations could facilitate a solution for the island divided since 1974.
Stubb was briefed by Kyprianou on the direct talks between the leaders of the two communities, who have met 26 times since last September.
Stubb and Kyprianou also discussed Turkey's EU accession process, the EU-NATO relations and other issues of common interests.
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