President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, has proposed three dates for a new meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhürman.
Government Spokesperson, Constantinos Letymbiotis, told the Cyprus News Agency that all of the proposed dates are in February.
Greek Cypriot negotiator Menelaos Menelaou, informed the Turkish Cypriot negotiator, Mehmet Dana, on the dates but so far, there has been a response from the Turkish Cypriot side, he added.
The meeting is expected to be hosted by the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Khassim Diagne.
The two leaders held separate meetings with UNSG’s Personal Envoy, María Angela Holguín, as well as a joint meeting this week.
Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results due to Turkish intransigence. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.
In 2025 the Secretary-General hosted two informal meetings on Cyprus, in March in Geneva and in July in New York, while a tripartite meeting with the Cyprus leaders was also held in late September, at the end of the UN General Assembly High Level Week.
María Angela Holguín is tasked to engage with the parties, while former European Commissioner Johannes Hahn, designated by the Commission as Special Envoy for Cyprus, is also expected to contribute to the settlement process, in cooperation with Holguín.
