Chairman of Citizens’ Alliance Yorgos Lillikas stated during his Athens visit that negotiation atmosphere in Cyprus is very threatening for the Greek Cypriot side. Greek Cypriot daily Simerini noted that following his meeting with Greece’s President and Former Prime Minister, Lillikas said that in these difficult days, Cyprus needs a powerful Greece and Greece needs an independent Cyprus. According to the news, Pavlopulos said that the so called occupation of Cyprus is nonsense and Karamanlis is against a solution like the Annan plan.