UN Secretary-General António Guterres had a brief conversation with President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides as the President arrived at the COP31 venue in Antalya. During the exchange, he said he believed the conditions exist for the Cyprus problem process to move forward through a new trilateral meeting.
“We can go ahead and do it,” he said.
New meeting with the two leaders
Mr Guterres said he intends to invite the two leaders to a meeting as soon as possible. He said that after returning from the Philippines, he will look at the available dates so that the meeting can be scheduled.
The Secretary-General is expected to travel to the Philippines after completing his visit to Antalya, on 11 and 12 November.
Meloni initiative for Fitto-Fidan meeting
At the same time, according to information, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has reportedly taken the initiative to help arrange a meeting in Ankara on 20 November between European Commission Executive Vice-President and Special Envoy for the Cyprus problem Raffaele Fitto and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
The aim of the initiative is to help the meeting between the two officials take place in Ankara, with the Cyprus problem at the centre of the contacts.
