But soon after the vote, government spokesperson Stefanos Stefanou said that President Demetris Christofias would veto the decision since it is not in line with his promise to reach a settlement of the long-standing Cypriot issue, which would demilitarise the divided island.
Međutim, ubrzo nakon glasanja, portparol vlade Stefanos Stefanu rekao je da će predsednik Demetris Kristofijas staviti veto na odluku, s obzirom da nije u skladu sa njegovim obećanjem da će biti postignut sporazum o dugogodišnjem kiparskom pitanju, čime bi se demilitarizovalo to podeljeno ostrvo.