Nicosia, Cyprus. The next meeting between Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and President Nikos Christodoulides will be organised in the near future, according to reports on Wednesday.
Preparations for the leaders’ meeting
The Cyprus News Agency reported that Erhurman’s undersecretary Mehmet Dana and Greek Cypriot chief negotiator Menelaos Menelaou met on Wednesday and held an exchange of views in the context of preparations for the next leaders’ meeting.
The agency said more specific information on the scheduling of that meeting will be available in the near future.
Previous meeting and UN comments
Erhurman and Christodoulides most recently met on April 6, when the United Nations said they had exchanged views on substance and on the way forward, and welcomed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ sustained commitment and engagement on the Cyprus issue.
The UN added that the leaders will meet again before the end of the month.
Confidence-building measures and domestic context
Christodoulides said he and Erhurman exchanged some views on confidence-building measures and on issues discussed from time to time.
Erhurman made no statement about the meeting and was at the centre of Turkish Cypriot domestic politics at the time, mediating between the ruling coalition and trade unions over payments of the cost-of-living allowance to public sector workers.
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