The sides involved in the Cyprus problem are seeking to hold a new trilateral meeting with the UN Secretary-General before the end of November. This emerged from a phone call on Tuesday afternoon between President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Guterres’ assessment of Monday’s meeting
According to information, the Secretary-General described the results of Monday’s meeting as “substantive”. The meeting brought together the two leaders and Guterres’ personal envoy, María Ángela Holguín.
Monday’s meeting was held between President Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman.
Next steps and a new trilateral meeting
During the call, the two men discussed the next steps on the Cyprus problem, with the aim of organising a new trilateral meeting under the UN Secretary-General.
The meeting would take place after Guterres completes his visit to the Philippines and before the end of the month.
President Christodoulides believes the meeting will most likely be held in a European country. The venue has not yet been finalised.
Guterres’ meeting with Erdoğan
The phone call also touched on Guterres’ meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Antalya. No further details about the content of that discussion have been made public.
