UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, María Ángela Holguín, will hold on Monday, in Nicosia, separate meetings with President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman.
The meeting between President Christodoulides and Holguín at the Presidential Palace has been scheduled for 9.00 a.m. on Monday. Moreover, Holguín is expected to meet Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhrman, at 3.00 p.m. CNA has learnt.
According to statements on Friday by UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric in New York, the meetings will focus on discussing the ‘way forward’ on the Cyprus issue.
Holguín is expected to remain on the island until 14 June. She will then travel to Ankara and Athens for further meetings and consultations, according to Dujarric.
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on Sunday expressed hope that the renewed engagement of the UN Secretary-General and the European Union would lead to positive developments, paving the way for meaningful negotiations and a resolution of the Cyprus issue.
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. An informal meeting in broader format that was expected to take place before the end of 2025, is yet to be announced. María Angela Holguín, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Cyprus, is tasked to engage with the parties.