DISY president Annita Demetriou and former party leader Averof Neophytou have welcomed progress on confidence-building measures (CBMs) in Cyprus, while cautioning that the latest developments are not enough on their own to pave the way for the resumption of reunification negotiations.
In a post on X, Demetriou described the agreement to advance the confidence-building measures as a positive step that keeps a window of opportunity open for the Cyprus issue.
She said the developments had created the prospect of a meeting between the two leaders and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, or even the convening of a new informal five-party conference.
However, the DISY president stressed that the priority remained achieving substantive progress that would lead to the resumption of negotiations, with the aim of reaching a fair and sustainable solution to the Cyprus problem.
Positive step, but challenges remain
Neophytou also welcomed the progress achieved on confidence-building measures, echoing Demetriou’s assessment of the latest developments.
In a separate post, the former DISY leader said the developments opened the way for a trilateral meeting with the UN Secretary-General, as well as the possibility of convening a five-party conference.
At the same time, he warned that considerable distance remained before negotiations could resume.
"We still have a long way to go before negotiations can resume," he said.
Both DISY figures therefore welcomed the latest steps as encouraging developments, while underlining that confidence-building measures must ultimately translate into meaningful progress towards renewed negotiations and a comprehensive settlement.
