The Cypriot Minister of Commerce assessed that Serbia should be given more time to fulfill the European Council and Commission's conditions set for the commencement of the accession negotiations.

[1] On 11 February 2008, the Cypriot Foreign Minister Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, stated that "Cyprus will never recognize a unilateral declaration of independence outside the U.N. framework, and in particular by side-stepping the role of the Security Council".

[3] Christofias reiterated his opposition to recognition in an interview with a Russian newspaper, saying, "The one thing that Kosovo and Cyprus have in common, as far as the situation in these regions is concerned, is that in both cases, the basic principles of international law and legality, as well as UN decisions, are constantly being violated".

[8] On 28 June 2012, the Cypriot Foreign Ministry stated that while they have not recognized the independence of Kosovo, they were fully committed to further advancing the European perspective of the region.

They pledged that during their European Union Council Presidency, Cyprus would exercise its duties in a neutral and credible manner, taking into consideration the positions of all EU member states, but that any actions undertaken during the Presidency should not in any way be interpreted as suggesting any change in their position in relation to non-recognition and to the status of Kosovo under international law.