Holguin Says Erhurman Did Not Consider Trilateral Meeting Appropriate
Erhurman said a tripartite meeting in New York would have failed after Christodoulides arrived with 19 new proposals instead of seven confidence-building measures.
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Erhurman criticises Christodoulides over failed tripartite talks
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday excoriated President Nikos Christodoulides’ course of action during the United Nations’ “high-level week” in New York, saying that in the circumstances, a tripartite meeting of the pair and the UN would not have produced a result. He also criticised Christodoulides’ decision to arrive in New York with 19 […]
Holguin Says Erhurman Did Not Consider Trilateral Meeting Appropriate
NICOSIA – Although a trilateral meeting between the U.N. Secretary-General, President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman had not initially been planned in New York, “the Greek Cypriot leader proposed to have one this week, but, at this stage, the Turkish Cypriot leader did not consider the proposal appropriate,” U.N....
He is not discussing anything beyond the seven points of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and he did not reject a proposal for a trilateral UN meeting, Tufan Erhürman reported today, saying that the proposal for a 2+1 meeting in New York was from Nikos Christodoulides and not from the UN, which was not mentioned in the last meeting of the leaders in Nicosia by […] ‘Erhürman: The 2+1 meeting was Christodoulides’ proposal, not Guterres’ – “He…
TRNC President Tufan Erhürman emphasized that they wanted talks on the Cyprus issue not just for photo opportunities, but to achieve results. Erhürman criticized the fact that the leader of the Greek Cypriot Administration, Nikos Christodoulides, presented a new 19-point proposal while seven key issues were already being worked on, describing it as "adding water to a cooked meal."
“The favorable opportunity we had (for the Cyprus issue) during the past year and at the beginning of this year is gradually disappearing,” said the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for the Cyprus issue, Maria Angela Holguin, in an interview with the Turkish ANKA news agency, arguing that the climate of confrontation and the lack of political will are making it difficult to restart the process. Ms. Holguin also referred in detail to the bac…
"Christodoulidis offered nothing new, Erhürman rejected it," Holguin explained why Erhürman rejected Christodoulidis's offer for a trilateral meeting in New York: "The offer came, I consulted Erhürman, he asked if there was a new proposal, I told him he was reiterating his proposals in Cyprus, he rejected it."
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