NICOSIA – Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Senator Alfredo Mantica expressed hope on Wednesday that Turkey would fulfill its obligations in the framework of its EU accession course and contribute to the reunification of Cyprus in a manner decided by the Cypriots.Speaking after talks in Nicosia with Minister of Foreign Affairs Markos Kyprianou, Mantica said the Italian government was interested in stability in the Mediterranean and maintained a positive stance towards negotiations for a Cyprus settlement, noting that the Cyprus problem is one that concerns the Cypriots and ''we do not wish to intervene.''''We are ready, as a friendly country towards Cyprus, to assist the negotiations,'' he said and expressed certainty that the next few months would be important for the EU and for Cyprus.