Nicosia, Cyprus. President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman are set to meet on Tuesday as part of UN-led efforts to move the Cyprus problem forward and keep communication channels open.
Meeting details
The meeting is scheduled for 11am at the chief of mission’s residence in the buffer zone and will be hosted by the UN secretary-general’s special representative in Cyprus, Khassim Diagne.
Christodoulides rejects postponement suggestion
On Saturday, Christodoulides rejected a suggestion by UN special envoy Maria Angela Holguin that substantive negotiations could be postponed until after June.
Position on timing of talks
In an interview with Greek newspaper Ta Nea, Christodoulides said that neither Cyprus’ EU Council presidency nor upcoming parliamentary elections are obstacles to resuming talks.
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