UN chief Guterres sounds out Cyprus sides on prospects for peace talks
The UN chief will meet both Cypriot leaders and civil society as officials seek conditions for an informal conference and renewed talks.
- On Tuesday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres began a fresh effort to coax Cyprus' rival sides back into peace talks during his first visit to the island in 16 years.
- Decades of division since the 1974 conflict have left the island split, with peace negotiations stalled for nearly a decade; Erhurman recently campaigned on exploring a federal settlement.
- Parallel demonstrations planned for Tuesday by the Bi-communal Peace Initiative – United Cyprus urge a "Federal Solution Now," even as the government remains "reservedly optimistic" about the diplomatic effort.
- Following separate Tuesday discussions with Christodoulides and Erhurman, Guterres will host a joint meeting with both leaders on Wednesday in the United Nations-controlled buffer zone.
- Success depends on whether Turkey adopts a "more constructive approach" regarding its two-state solution demand, as failure could strain ties between NATO allies Greece and Turkey and affect European Union relations.
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UN Secretary-General Guterres has launched new mediation efforts between both sides on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, left the dinner with Antonio Guterres and the Turkish Cypriot leader satisfied. He hopes for specific announcements from the UN Secretary-General. The post Cyprus: Christodoulides' cautious optimism for announcements from Guterres appeared first on in.gr.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held separate talks in Cyprus with the presidents of the Greek and Turkish parts of the island, which he described as constructive. A trilateral meeting will be held on Wednesday.
UN chief meets rival Cyprus leaders, mulls prospects for talks
With less than six months until the end of his term in office, Guterres flew to the divided Mediterranean island on the first visit by a UN secretary general since Ban Ki-moon's visit in 2010. "I had two very constructive meetings with the leaders of the two communities," he said after separate talks with President Nikos Christodoulides of the Republic of Cyprus and his counterpart from the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC…
Guterres will meet separately with the Presidents of both sides of the conflict, later trying to resume negotiations at a joint dinner.
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