The informal meeting on the Cyprus issue in an enlarged format, convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Geneva, has been concluded.
The informal discussion was attended by the heads of the five delegations: the Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar, Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, Turkish FM Hakan Fidan and UK Minister of State for Europe, North America and overseas territories Stephen Doughty.
Christodoulides will then brief the Cyprus national council.
New informal five-party meeting on Cyprus issue at the end of July
A new informal five-party meeting on the Cyprus issue will take place at the end of July in Geneva, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
He also noted that he will soon appoint a special envoy for the Cyprus issue and stressed that the two sides agreed on initiatives that will help build trust between the two sides.
During the meeting, it was decided to open four crossing points and to set up a technical committee on youth, an initiative on the environment and the climate crisis, with solar energy in the buffer zone, as well as restoration of cemeteries. As Guterres pointed out, since the Crans-Montana, Switzerland, talks, there has been no substantial progress, but today, there was significant advancement.
