The meeting between Christodoulidis and Guterres in Brussels is constructive – They agree that the impasse must be broken – Understanding to resume based on Security Council resolutions – The Turkish attitude “stinks” – Developments for interconnection with Euro-Turkish, in Brussels at the beginning of April Holgin
Christodoulidis and Guteres“they got along well”, say government sources commenting on the meeting the two had yesterday in Brussels. The President hosted the UN Secretary General at the offices of the permanent delegation of the Republic of Cyprus to the Commission. A meeting that took place immediately after the lunch Antonio Guterres had with the members of the European Council.
The discussion lasted about 20 minutes and focused on two issues . The details of the “Amalthia” project for the provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza and of course the latest developments in Cyprus, in the wake of the completion of the second phase of the Holgin mission. p>
Identical approach
According to information, during the discussion it was confirmed that the Greek Cypriot side and the UN are in favor of resuming the talks based on the agreed framework and the decisions of the Security Council which are terms of the mandate of the Secretary General.
According to a government announcement, Nikos Christodoulidis told Antonio Guterres that his commitment remains unchanged and undiminished in the effort to restart the negotiations from the point where they were interrupted in Crans Montana. He expressed the belief that all the concerns of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots can be answered at the negotiating table within the agreed framework of the Bizonal Bicommunal Federation with political equality.
In addition, the President referred to the need to create an appropriate positive climate that will contribute to the resumption of negotiations and stated that the Greek Cypriot side will continue to demonstrate a constructive attitude. As an example he gave the announcement of the unilateral measures towards the Turkish Cypriots, which in turn were welcomed by the Secretary General.
What Guterres replied
As the Government announced, the Secretary General reiterated his commitment to the efforts to restart the negotiations and his support for the work of Mrs. Holgin, with whom he is in constant communication and is informed of her contacts and meetings.
< p dir="ltr">Without opening his papers and sharing with the President his thoughts on the next practical moves in the Cyprus issue. An intractable problem, due to the Turkish side's insistence on changing course, recognizing sovereign equality and agreeing on two separate states.
Factor… Europe
During the two's conversation, Nikos Christodoulidis referred extensively in his proposal for a more active involvement of the European Union in the process. He said that the status of the Republic of Cyprus as a member state of the European Union should be utilized, so that Brussels can support its efforts in any way they can. UN. Through the achievement of a mutually beneficial state of affairs, he indicated by referring to the connection of the Cypriot with the Euro-Turkish.
The President of the European Council, with whom the Secretary General of the UN had a working dinner last night. Among the issues they discussed was the Cyprus issue and according to government sources, Charles Michel declared the readiness of Brussels to assist in the efforts made by the UN to restart the negotiations.
After the meeting between the two also blocked Maria Angela Holguin's visit to Brussels for meetings, in the first week of April.
