CNA - Greek Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Demetris Droutsas has noted that the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus should take advantage of the next weeks in their efforts to solve the Cyprus problem, and pointed out that the Turkish Cypriot side should adopt a constructive attitude.

Speaking after a meeting in New York with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, Droutsas said President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias was addressing the negotiating process in a very constructive and courageous manner, and assured that Greece fully supports his efforts.

Asked if he shared the UN Secretary General`s optimism about the events in Cyprus, Droutsas said ``it is certainly again an important period in the negotiating process on Cyprus.``

``We have to encourage both leaders, President Christofias and the leader of the Turkish Cypriot community Mr. Mehmet Ali Talat, to take advantage of the next days and weeks to come, and try to intensify also their talks but I would also like to stress the fact that maybe time is not always your friend but the quality of the solution, the settlement for Cyprus should not be some sort of a victim of any kind of time frameworks,`` he said.

He added that ``we have to put all our efforts and energy in trying to take advantage of the next weeks to come but certainly it needs also from the Turkish Cypriot side the necessary constructive attitude in order to find the necessary settlement.``