"The [Greek] Cypriot side
is willing the EU's stronger engagement in this process. We agree with
that and would offer support," Merkel said.
BERLINGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed political support for Cyprus talks and promised stronger engagement with the European Union to facilitate a settlement for the dispute over the divided island.
"We are for progress in the UN process, as quickly and successfully as possible," Merkel told journalists during a joint press conference Tuesday in Berlin with the visiting Nikos Anastasiadis.