“We are on the right track,” Cyprus President says after more than two hours of talks — UN-backed process intensifies as both sides prepare the ground for the next critical phase
The meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides signals the start of a decisive diplomatic phase for the Cyprus issue. With the European Union taking a more active role and UN Secretary-General António Guterres preparing to visit the island, Athens and Nicosia are seeking to forge a unified European strategy ahead of renewed negotiations.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres will travel to Cyprus on July 27-28 in a renewed effort to revive the long-stalled reunification process. Diplomatic sources say the visit could culminate in the announcement of a new five-party conference and a structured roadmap aimed at breaking the decades-long deadlock over the Cyprus issue.
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“We cannot change geography; Turkey will always be a neighboring state to the Republic of Cyprus. Mr. Erdoğan will, of course, be welcome at this summit to discuss developments in the region,” Christodoulides told reporters in Nicosia, as reported by Reuters.
Today, President Nikos Christodoulides is traveling to Athens to meet with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The meeting is set for noon at the Maximou Mansion, prior to the expanded discussions on the Cyprus issue, which are scheduled for March 17 and 18 in Geneva.
For her part, the UN official said she looked forward to the expanded meeting in March and conveyed the UN Secretary General‘s commitment to help both sides move forward.
The meeting was the first between the Lebanese president and a leader of another state which of course has symbolic and of substantive significance.
