Nicosia and Athens are waiting for the date for the convening of the informal five-party meeting, with the information that they want the appointment in mid-April to be strengthened. At the same time, however, the fact that until late last night there was no official response from the United Nations, raises new questions as to whether there are any obstacles from any of the interested parties.
Yesterday, the representative of the UN Secretary General, Stefan Duzarik, suffice to mention in his statements that the UN Secretary General intends to convene an informal 5 + 1 meeting on the Cyprus issue very soon.
Answering a question from KYPE regarding the 5 + 1 meeting, Mr. Duzarik said that after the consultations held by the senior UN official, Jane Hall Luth, in recent months, the Secretary General intends to convene an informal meeting 5 +1 for the Cyprus issue very soon.
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“An official announcement will follow. “The purpose of the meeting will be to determine whether there is common ground for the parties to negotiate a viable, lasting solution to the Cyprus problem within a foreseeable horizon,” the UN Secretary-General's spokesman added.
Information from Athens yesterday referred to the meeting for the first half of April. Speaking during briefing for diplomatic editors
Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandros Papaioannou stressed that the UN Secretary-General has not yet proposed a date for the convening of the informal Pentagon. March 25, probably in the first half of April.
Diplomatic mobility ahead of the meeting continues with the EU showing its interest in participating in the process. After the communication of Josep Borel with the two leaders at the beginning of the week and his upcoming visit in the first week of March, the President of the Republic Nikos Anastasiadis had a telephone conversation yesterday with the President of the European Council Charles Michel.
The two Presidents, according to the Government Spokesman, had the opportunity to exchange views on the forthcoming European Council Sessions, the first of which will be held by teleconference on 25-26 this month and the second by physical presence of Heads of State and Government in Brussels on 25-26 March.
President Anastasiadis briefed his interlocutor on the latest developments in relation to the informal meeting on the Cyprus issue that is expected to be convened by the UN Secretary General and the need for an EU representative to attend the Conference.
It is noted that the President of the Republic will also have a telephone conversation with the President of the European Commission, Mr. Ursula von der Leyen tomorrow, at 6.30 in the afternoon.
At the same time, however, from the Turkish side, actions and movements continue aimed at torpedoing the process by promoting the position of two separate sovereignty in Cyprus. This, after all, shows Ankara's moves in the occupied territories. Following the provocative actions in the enclosed area of Famagusta and the illegal opening of the area, the occupying authorities proceed with the creation of a “consulate”.
According to the GTA, Avrupa wrote in a post yesterday that according to the regime's “official newspaper”, the so-called cabinet decided to “rent” a plot of land in occupied Famagusta to Turkey for a period of 49 years.
The land is under the “control” and “management” of the so-called Ministry of Finance and will be “rented” to be used by the “consulate” of Turkey in the occupied city.
It should be noted that this was a request made by the Turkish government during Akinci, with the new occupation leader rushing to satisfy their request. The creation of a so-called consulate in the area, aims to serve the large number of settlers both in the area of Famagusta and in the area of Karpasia.
At the same time, however, they are proceeding with upgrade projects. According to Güneş, the so-called Minister of Tourism and Environment, Fikri Ataoλουlu, stated that the renovation plan of the old port of occupied Kyrenia has been completed 90% and that the renovation works will begin with three different offers, including the Kyrenia Castle.
Speaking to a private television station, Ataoglu said that they have been working for the renovation of the old port of Kyrenia and the surrounding area for two months, but did not announce it. He said he has revealed it now because they have completed 90% of the project work.
He noted that the offers of three phases concern the interior of the sea, the land and the buildings opposite, but also the renovation of areas that could touch the Castle of Kyrenia.
In parallel with the above, the occupying authorities submitted an application for participation in the 5th Islamic Games in Konya. Under the headline “We have been waiting for 40 years”, Kıbrıs writes that the occupying regime has formally applied to take part in the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games to be held between 10 and 19 September in Konya, Turkey.
The Turkish Cypriots had taken part as the “Turkish Cypriot Federal State” in the 1st Sports Games of Islamic Countries that took place in Izmir in 1980.
The games in Konya will be held with the participation of about 3,000 athletes from 56 countries in 20 sports.
The Turkish Cypriot request was signed by the “Deputy Prime Minister” and “Minister” of Energy and Economy, Erhan Arikli, who is also in charge of sports.
