The Republic of Cyprus's response to a letter from Chevron Corporation, in relation to negotiations between the two sides for the the development plan of the "Aphrodite" gas field, is expected within the next few hours , the Director of the Press Office of the President of the Republic Victor Papadopoulos told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA).

Papadopoulos was replying to a question regarding the meeting that took place on Monday morning at the Presidential Palace, with the participation of the Ministers of Energy, Trade and Industry and Foreign Affairs, George Papanastasiou and Constantinos Kombos, respectively, and Attorney General George Savvides.

Papadopoulos pointed out that "Chevron responded to the letter of the Republic of Cyprus towards the end of last week and the response of the Republic of Cyprus to the letter of the American company is expected within the next few hours."

"We cannot go into details while the negotiation continues, but we are optimistic that there will be a positive outcome", he concluded, adding that "this is our clear political will."